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'It's A Fair Cop' - Part One

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Its  A  Fair Cop  Part One game quiz
"This quiz is about an assortment of police dramas shown on British television."

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1. 'Dixon of Dock Green' was broadcast on British television between 1955 and 1976. Who played the title role of the policeman George Dixon?
    John Thaw
    David Jason
    Jack Warner
    Mike Reid


2. 'Inspector Morse' was shown on British television between 1987 and 2000.
What is the first name of the character Morse?
    Ignatious
    Quentin
    Julian
    Endeavour


3. 'A Touch of Frost', starring David Jason, as Inspector Frost, was first shown on British TV in which year?
    1989
    1991
    1990
    1992


4. 'The Bill' was first broadcast on British television in 1984.
Which 'Spice Girl' featured as a guest in an episode in the series?
    Victoria Beckham
    Melanie C
    Mel B
    Emma Bunton


5. There were seven seasons of 'Prime Suspect', broadcast on British TV between 1991 and 2006. Who plays the main character, Jane Tennison?
    Helen Mirren
    Helena Bonham-Carter
    Helen Worth
    Helen Reddy


6. 'New Tricks', a BBC 1 police drama series, about a team of retired police officers, led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, who investigate unsolved crimes, was first broadcast in 2003. Who sings the theme song to the series, 'It's Alright'?
    Amanda Redman
    James Bolam
    David Essex
    Dennis Waterman


7. 'The Gentle Touch' was broadcast on British TV between 1980 and 1984. Who played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes?
    Jill Gascoigne
    Felicity Kendal
    Rula Lenska
    Wendy Craig


8. 'Foyles War' was first broadcast on British TV in 2000. It stars Michael Kitchen as Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, and is set during the Second World War, in which coastal town?
    Southampton
    Poole
    Hastings
    Brighton


9. 'Dalziel and Pascoe' was first broadcast on British television in 1993, adapted from the book,'A Pinch Of Snuff', by Reginald Hill. Which British comedy duo starred in the initial 3 part serial of this police drama?
    Sid Little and Eddie Large
    Victoria Wood and Julie Walters
    Gareth Hale and Norman Pace
    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders


10. 'Dempsey and Makepeace' was broadcast on British television between 1985 and 1986. Dempsey is a police officer in New York, whose partner is murdered in a drugs operation.Dempsey uncovers police corruption in the highest ranks and fearing he might be killed leaves New York for London,on the pretext that it's an exchange. Who is the father of the character Harriet Makepeace?
    Lord Archer
    Lord Smythe
    Lord Davenport
    Lord Winfield


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