The Detectives 31 years old

The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.

Credits

Eamonn Walker

D.I. Tyler

John Ratzenberger

Edsel

Philip Glenister

Uniformed Officer

Anthony Stewart Head

Simon

Jerry Hall

Jerry Palmer

Robert Bathurst

Thomas

Cast

Name	Character
Eamonn Walker He was 30 , now 62 years old	as D.I. Tyler
John Ratzenberger He was 45 , now 77 years old	as Edsel
Philip Glenister He was 29 , now 61 years old	as Uniformed Officer
Anthony Stewart Head He was 38 , now 70 years old	as Simon
Jerry Hall She was 36 , now 68 years old	as Jerry Palmer
Robert Bathurst He was 35 , now 67 years old	as Thomas
Linda Regan She was 43 , now 75 years old	as Barmaid
Barry Cryer He was 57 , now 89 years old	as Detective Simpson
Lucy Davis She was 20 , now 51 years old	as Young girl 1
Ken Jones He was 57 , 78 years old when he died	as King Harold
Adam Godley He was 28 , now 60 years old	as D.C. Dominic Boyle
Rula Lenska She was 45 , now 77 years old	as Duchess
Herbert Lom He was 75 , 95 years old when he died	as Van der Dyck
Nick Brimble He was 48 , now 80 years old	as Jan
Eileen Way She was 81 , 82 years old when she died	as Old Lady
Angela Curran She was 34 , now 65 years old	as Dinner Lady
Derek Fowlds He was 55 , 82 years old when he died	as Derek Alsopp
George Sewell He was 68 , 82 years old when he died	as Superintendent Cottam
John Warnaby	as Vet
Raad Rawi	as Sultan of Benaris
Don Henderson He was 60 , 64 years old when he died	as Brother Ryan
Pamela Cundell She was 73 , 95 years old when she died	as Granny-o-gram
Mike Reid	as Ronnie Richardson
Christopher Villiers He was 32 , now 64 years old	as Dr Phipps
Georgina Hale She was 49 , now 81 years old	as Irene Mazola
Gwen Taylor She was 53 , now 85 years old	as Annie
Julie T. Wallace She was 31 , now 63 years old	as W.P.C Sandy Taylor
Tat Whalley He was 18 , now 49 years old	as T-Leaf
Gareth Hunt He was 50 , 65 years old when he died	as Mr. Sharpe
Jocelyne Loewen She was 16 , now 48 years old	as Maisie
Fiona Gillies She was 30 , now 62 years old	as Jennie Richardson
Richard O'Brien He was 50 , 41 years old when he died	as Dr. Phibes
Tim Stern	as Charlie
Hilary Mason She was 75 , 89 years old when she died	as First Old Lady
David Hatton	as Hotspur
Lee Whitlock He was 24 , now 56 years old	as Young Stablehand
Frank Windsor He was 65 , now 97 years old	as Chief Superintendent
Steve Speirs He was 27 , now 59 years old	as Bruce
Kevork Malikyan He was 49 , now 81 years old	as Josef Esterhazy
Pat Roach He was 55 , 67 years old when he died	as P.C. Drake
Shend	as Tall Murderer
Terence Alexander He was 69 , 86 years old when he died	as Charlie Hungerford
Peter Jeffrey He was 63 , 70 years old when he died	as Derek
John Nettles He was 49 , now 81 years old	as Jim Bergerac
Stephen Marcus He was 30 , now 62 years old	as Fat Reg
John Quentin He was 58 , now 89 years old	as Brian Kent
Michael Simkins He was 36 , now 68 years old	as Doctor
Ron Cook He was 45 , now 76 years old	as Blind Billy
Jasper Carrott He was 47 , now 79 years old	as Bob Louis
Francis Matthews He was 65 , 86 years old when he died	as Duke of Connemara

Crew

Name	Job title
Ed Bye Directing He was 38 , now 69 years old	Director
Ed Bye Production He was 38 , now 69 years old	Producer

The Detectives (31 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1993-01-27
Runtime: [25,30] minutes
Number of Episodes: 29