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Bad Cop, Bad Cop

2002–2003 · 1 season

A dry, foul-mouthed black comedy that makes police corruption feel like a mundane, absurd workplace farce.

Created by
Ian David
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Michael Caton, Dan Wyllie, Helen Thomson
Overview
Police officers Lilywhite and Knutt (the "bad cop, bad cop" of the title) are hopelessly incompetent. Lafever is their friend, a lawyer with a relaxed attitude to the goings-on. Police graft, corruption and brutality are satirised in a very dry comic fashion, and with a stream of matter-of-fact obscenities.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ian David
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Michael Caton, Dan Wyllie, Helen Thomson
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • morality
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Created by
Ian David
Written by
Ian David, Tim Gooding, Angela Webber
Starring
Michael Caton, Dan Wyllie, Helen Thomson, Christopher Hobbs, Peter Browne, Roy Billing, Gary Waddell, Garry McDonald
Music
Mic Conway, Jeremy Cook
Cinematography
Peter Falk
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 26 min each
Network
ABC TV
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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