The Boys in Blue (1982)

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Country: UK
Genres: Comedy, Family
Release: 1984-05-17
Director: Val Guest
Writers: Val Guest , Sidney Green , Sidney Gilliat
Language: English
Stars: Bobby Ball , Tommy Cannon , Suzanne Danielle , Roy Kinnear , Eric Sykes , Jack Douglas , Edward Judd (1932–2009) , Jon Pertwee , Arthur English , Billy Burden
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Boys in Blue (United Kingdom) , Tom und Bobby in Aktion , The Boys in Blue
Plot: Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station's threatened to be shut down, 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.
IMDB:tt0186896