TV Detectives

[Drago]

Aye, Jersey looked so much bigger on screen.

 

[Profpointy]

Don't forget his faithful four legged assistant, who can sniff out a wrong un from a mile away !

There was a story told by David Blunket about a state visit by Putin. Blunket was stood next to the Queen when Putin shook hands with everyone and his guide dog growled at him. The Queen wryly commented "dogs have interesting instincts don't they"

 

[lenfield]

Is my memory playing tricks on me or did Van der Valk drive a DAF?

 

[Punkawallah]

The US series Monk’ involved a detective with obsessive compulsive disorder? He was driven around by his ‘carer’, iirc.

 

[gbb]

Winston O'Callaghan, mixed race Irish born Oxford educated man with a Desmond in economic science who turned down a mega salary job with a merchant bank to join the police. Plays strictly by the rules, is respectful to his superiors and drives a Citroen 2CV.

Has a flirtacious relationship with a female traffic warden who once booked him, leaving viewers to speculate on "Will they, won't they." This results in a cliffhanger at the end of the penultimate episode of the last series when he pops the question and she reveals she was actually born a man.

Gave that some thought didnt ya