Comedy interests me - The Thin Blue Line

British Comedy interests me - "The Thin Blue Line", with Rowan Atkinson

I am supposed to be studying now, which I should get round to, since my break has been long extended. But I was watching Rowan Atkinson on "The Thin Blue Line", an outdated and perhaps even ancient comedy, and one particular scene struck me as very interesting and something that I wanted to write about.

Spoiler alert! 

Well, in "The Thin Blue Line", Inspector Grimms of the CID actually planted evidence so that he could catch a criminal, a famous drug dealer. As a result, this drug dealer was wrongly arrested and brought to jail.

When Rowan Atkinson's character, Inspector Raymond, discovered that the criminal was wrongly accused, he informed the defence lawyer. And because of this information, the criminal was set free.

There was this memorable scene, when Inspector Grimms came to confront Inspector Raymond for actually giving evidence for the defendant (who was a dangerous criminal, but wrongly accused) :

Inspector Grimms: A criminal should be put away for the safety of the public! 

Inspector Raymond (Atkinson): The public can be in no greater danger then when the police consider themselves above the law. Better a criminal goes free, then the police become criminals themselves.

Grimms: A violent, disgusting drug pusher walked free because of you goodie, goodie.... @#))#_(!_(_@!(#_(@_!!!!

then suddenly, Grimms cries!

... I hate myself. There's nothing lower than a bad copper. It's just that I wanted that poor soul so badly. I'm glad you stopped it, Raymond...

This was so moving, that I didn't think it was actually comedy any more.

Sometimes there's so much beauty in comedy that it's really great stuff. 

Did I mention that I am a fan of British comedy? Especially with Rowan Atkinson? :)

Anything that interests me!