The Boys in Blue (1982)
1h 31m
Running Time
September 20, 1982Release Date
The Boys in Blue (1982)
1h 31m
Running Time
September 20, 1982Release Date
Plot.
Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with closure due to a lack of crime, they decide to invent some crimes to justify their existence. When they try to steal a painting from a local rich businessman (Roy Kinnear), they accidently stumble across a gang of real art thieves who have just stolen £1 million worth of paintings. It is up to the two bungling cops to stop them escaping with their haul.
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Cast & Crew.
Bobby Ball
P.C. Bobby Ball
Tommy Cannon
Sergeant Tommy Cannon
Suzanne Danielle
Kim
Eric Sykes
Chief Constable
Roy Kinnear
Mr. Lloyd
Jack Douglas
Chief Superintendent
Val Guest
Director
Jon Pertwee
Coastguard
Sidney Green
Writer
Sidney Gilliat
Writer
Edward Judd
Hilling
Sid Colin
Writer
Arthur English
Man on Motorbike
Greg Smith
Producer
Eric Francis
Fred the Postman
Billy Burden
Herdsman
Media.
Details.
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The Boys in Blue is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Suzanne Danielle and Roy Kinnear. It is loosely based on the classic 1939 Will Hay film Ask a Policeman, which Guest co-wrote. Some policemen who have failed to make any arrests are threatened with dismissal, and begin to invent crime to justify their existence. It was the final feature film that Guest directed.