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The Boys in Blue is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Suzanne Danielle and Roy Kinnear.[1] It is loosely based on the 1939 Will Hay film Ask a Policeman, which Guest co-wrote. Some policemen who have failed to make any arrests are threatened with dismissal, and begin to invent crime to justify their existence. It was the final feature film that Guest directed.

The Boys in Blue
UK DVD Cover
Directed by	Val Guest
Written by	Val Guest
Produced by	Brian Fox
Starring	Tommy Cannon Bobby Ball
Cinematography	Jack Atcheler
Edited by	Peter Weatherley
Music by	Ed Welch
Production company	M.A.M. (Film Productions)
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	91 minutes
Language	English

Plot

Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with closure 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 accidentally 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.

Cast

• Tommy Cannon – Sergeant Cannon
• Bobby Ball – PC Ball
• Suzanne Danielle – Kim[2]
• Roy Kinnear – Lloyd
• Eric Sykes – Chief Constable
• Jack Douglas – Chief Superintendent
• Edward Judd – Hilling
• Jon Pertwee – Coastguard
• Arthur English – Farmer

Production

Filming locations

The film was shot primarily at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England, but many other locations throughout the United Kingdom were used, such as Edlesborough, Eaton Bray, Weymouth, Wool, Lulworth Cove, St Albans, Borehamwood and Bushey Heath.[3]

References

External links

• The Boys in Blue at IMDb

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