The Thin Blue Line

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The Thin Blue Line

British television series

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Ben Elton
Early life and career in television and film
…such as the police sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–96)—again starring Rowan Atkinson—and the historical sitcom Upstart Crow (2016–20), which focuses on the life of playwright William Shakespeare. The film All Is True (2018), written by Elton, similarly concerns Shakespeare, specifically the end of the great bard’s life, and stars…
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…such as the police sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–96)—again starring Rowan Atkinson—and the historical sitcom Upstart Crow (2016–20), which focuses on the life of playwright William Shakespeare. The film All Is True (2018), written by Elton, similarly concerns Shakespeare, specifically the end of the great bard’s life, and stars…
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Rowan Atkinson
Other work
…Fowler in the television series The Thin Blue Line (1995–96). His other film credits include The Witches (1990, based on Roald Dahl’s book); Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994); Rat Race (2001); and Johnny English (2003), a spy spoof that spawned two sequels, Johnny English Reborn (2011) and Johnny English…
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…Fowler in the television series The Thin Blue Line (1995–96). His other film credits include The Witches (1990, based on Roald Dahl’s book); Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994); Rat Race (2001); and Johnny English (2003), a spy spoof that spawned two sequels, Johnny English Reborn (2011) and Johnny English…
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