Film spin-off from the '70s plodcop show. Suprisingly and pleasingly complex plot. Some of the acting's as wobbly as a punctured unicycle, but well worth a peek to see what London looked like 35 years ago, not to mention the amusement that can be gained from the wide display of terrible hair, grim interiors, yellow teeth and difficult trousers.
According to IMDB's trivia page, this was the first British film to be shown openly in communist China. Now there's a pub quiz point scorer if I ever heard one!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076788/
"Me? High heels, French knickers and a lace bra. What are
you wearing?"
"That's hot! I'm wearing latex shoes and chainmail"
"Have you heard this filth?!"
"Pint of tits, please"
"Are you certain I'm the father? You've been with a lot of men since we split up."
Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Incident Room, 1977
Training for the olympics was a much more formal practice back then.
"Darling, I'll be working late tonight. Something's come up."
Depressingly, the late John Thaw was younger than me when this was filmed. He got to see Lynda Bellingham's boobs though, they're ace!
7/10
Perkin.
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