1. Which cop was tough and mean and was not afraid to cross the line or make a bit of cash out of the crooks? He also had a unique way of dealing with insubordinate underlings. Andy Sipowicz Vick Mackie Howard Hunter Frank Furillo

2. Which fictional detective was more at home drinking whisky in the rugby club than solving crosswords over a pint of real ale? He was tough and mean, sexist and not politically correct, with some very unpleasant personal habits. Morse Dalziel Wexford Barnabas

3. Which Sydney-based cop was perhaps Australia's best-known fictional detective? Scobie Malone Duncan Freeman Simon Joyner Matt Ryan

4. Which police officer had a sensitive approach to detection in a fictional city that was a thinly-disguised New York? Away from The Job, he cared for a wife who could neither hear nor speak. Steve Carella Howard Goldblum Neal Washington Andy Renko

5. Which television policeman of the old school always greeted viewers with a cheery welcome and signed off with a salute - even though he had been shot dead by Dirk Bogarde? His career is held up as an ideal for the way British policing should be. Charlie Barlow Bert Lynch John Watt George Dixon

6. Which fictional cop always got his man as he brought law and order to the Canadian badlands, often in the company of a dedicated missionary? Hunter Stone Fisher Banks Alan Morris Mounty Wood

7. Which police detective worked the mean streets of his country's capital and was also a psychologist who liked to get into the heads of the criminals he sought? Joel Stevens Alex Cross Tom Turcotte Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

8. It sometimes gave her the blues, but she proved more than capable of earning her promotion. Which policewoman had to work hard to break down the male ethos of the precinct she served in? Lucy Bates Diane Russell Robin Tataglia Christine Cagney

9. He was a bit of a toff, and liked to drive a vintage car; his faithful sidekick came from the lower classes. Which fictional police detective am I describing? Wexford Lynley Dalgleish Morse

10. "Juliet Bravo from Foxtrot Tango", tell us inspector, just what was your proper name? Gina Gold Sandra Pullman Jean D?Arblay Jackie Reid