The Thin Blue Line

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The Thin Blue Line
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The Thin Blue Line

Summary

The Thin Blue Line is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (797 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thin Blue Line is the creator of Ben Elton[3].
  • The Thin Blue Line's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Thin Blue Line was directed by John Birkin[5].
  • Ben Elton wrote the screenplay for The Thin Blue Line[6].
  • The Thin Blue Line's composer is recorded as Howard Goodall[7].
  • The Thin Blue Line's genre is sitcom[8].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Rowan Atkinson[9].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was James Dreyfus[10].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Mina Anwar[11].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Rudolph Walker[12].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Serena Evans[13].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was David Haig[14].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Kevin Allen[15].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Mark Addy[16].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Lucy Robinson[17].
  • A cast member of The Thin Blue Line was Joy Brook[18].
  • The Thin Blue Line was produced by Geoffrey Perkins[19].
  • The original language of The Thin Blue Line was English[20].
  • The Thin Blue Line's original broadcaster is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[21].
  • The Thin Blue Line's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • The Thin Blue Line comprises The Thin Blue Line, season 1[23].
  • The Thin Blue Line comprises The Thin Blue Line, season 2[24].
  • The Thin Blue Line began on +1995-11-13T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Thin Blue Line ended on +1996-12-23T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Thin Blue Line's distributed by is recorded as Banijay UK[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Thin Blue Line was produced by Geoffrey Perkins[19]. It was directed by John Birkin[5]. Ben Elton wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Rowan Atkinson[9], James Dreyfus[10], Mina Anwar[11], Rudolph Walker[12], Serena Evans[13], and David Haig[14]. It is the creator of Ben Elton[3].

Publication

The original language of The Thin Blue Line was English[20]. Its genre is sitcom[8].

Why It Matters

The Thin Blue Line ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (797 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . live.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . live.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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