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The Thin Blue Line· Season 2 · Episode 3

Fly on the Wall

S02E03·8.3·November 28, 1996·29m·BBC One

Fowler receives a letter from the BBC, which then comes to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Gasforth Police Station. Unfortunately, Grim convinces the officers, sans Fowler, that they are all going to become international television stars, prompting them all to undergo many changes to look "nice for the telly" and end up making fools of themselves in front of the cameramen until a farmer enters the station with a gun.

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#1In Season 2of 7 rated episodes
#1All-timeof 14 rated episodes
+0.0vs season avgSeason 2 averages 8.3
1996First airedNovember 28, 1996

Guest stars

Trevor PeacockTrevor Peacockas Turnip ManWalter SparrowWalter Sparrowas Local ResidentAlan CoxAlan Coxas Bob ToughDawn McDanielas Escort

Crew

Ben EltonBen EltonWriter

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