The BEST episodes of The Detectives season 3

Every episode of The Detectives season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Detectives season 3!

The Detectives began life as a regular sketch on Jasper Carrott's 'Canned Carrott' series. Jasper, and his long time friend Robert Powell (As Jasper said 'He was once Jesus Christ and now I've got him down to my level), play Bob Louis and Dave Briggs, two detective constables so happless, it is inconcievable that they ever graduated from Hendon police school. Their boss 'the super' although worn out by their inabillities within police work, always had a special bond for them, and partook in a love-hate relationship with them. The Super, Frank Cottom, was played by veteran London actor George Sewell. There are subtle differences from the sketch to the TV series. For instance, in the sketches, Dave Briggs was married, yet both Bob and Dave are single in the series, and it is made clear that they both lack in romantic experience.

Last Updated: 4/16/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Flash
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7.95
19 votes

#1 - Flash

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1995

After mixing their drinks at the policemen's ball, Louis and Briggs confront a new horror involving a flasher, a Marquess and the commissioner's wife.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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7.79
14 votes

#2 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/1995

After 30 years of watching and waiting, Superintendent Cottam ropes the boys into helping him catch notorious bullion thief, Ronnie Richardson.

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Art Attack
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7.67
15 votes

#3 - Art Attack

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1995

When forced to transfer into the Fine Arts Squad, our heroes are despatched to recover the latest artistic creation of 'enfant terrible' Hadyn Smailes - a pair of maracas, a tin of peaches and a fish tank of the artist's own urine.

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On Thin Ice
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7.50
18 votes

#4 - On Thin Ice

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1995

When Briggs and Louis investigate an attack on a top figure skater, the pair wind up on ice but fail to gain marks for artistic interpretation.

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D.C. of Love
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7.45
47 votes

#5 - D.C. of Love

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1995

As a lonely and meaningless retirement beckons after 25 years on the force, the boys are given the task of finding 'The Black Widow' after a series of gruesome lonely hearts murders.

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Twitchers
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7.25
12 votes

#6 - Twitchers

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/1995

Briggs and Louis are assigned a case protecting the eggs of a newly-discovered breeding pair of red kites. Their lack of enthusiasm soon turns to panic as the eggs are stolen.

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