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* AllThereInTheManual: A book that accompanied the series purported to be an internal police investigation into Briggs and Louis, including interviews with their colleagues (who sometimes appeared as minor characters), most of whom found their incompetence amusing rather than irritating. The 'investigation' ended with the conclusion that the hapless pair should remain in the force, as their misadventures were found to be beneficial to police morale.
* BecomingTheMask: In one of the original sketches, Briggs and Louis have to go under cover in a prison. After discovering that the toilet facilities are somewhat basic, they instigate a riot that quickly spreads across the whole prison.

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* AllThereInTheManual: A book that accompanied the series purported to be an internal police investigation into Briggs and Louis, including interviews with their colleagues (who sometimes appeared as minor characters), most of whom found their incompetence amusing rather than irritating. The 'investigation' "investigation" ended with the conclusion that the hapless pair should remain in the force, as their misadventures were found to be beneficial to police morale.
* BecomingTheMask: In one of the original sketches, Briggs and Louis have to go under cover in a prison. After prison in order to get some information from a hardened criminal who will kill them if he even thinks they are undercover coppers. They end up blending in a little ''too'' well — after discovering that the toilet facilities are somewhat basic, they instigate a riot that quickly spreads across the whole prison.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Briggs and Louis get changed to go undercover in a sex club, Briggs emerges from the changing room in leather bondage gear while Louis emerges in normal clothes. Turns out, he misread the instructions and instead of getting S&M gear, he bought some clothes from M&S [[note]] as in, Marks & Spencer, the high-street clothing retailer [[/note]] instead.
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* MistakenForGay: Louis seems about to make progress with an attractive woman at a wedding reception until he keeps referring to Briggs as his "partner."

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* MistakenForGay: Louis seems about to make progress with an attractive woman at a wedding reception until he keeps referring to Briggs as his "partner.""partner".



* NotSoAboveItAll: In "Fur Coat, No Knickers", Cottam is just as keen to win the football quiz as Briggs and Louie are, even to the point of prioritising it over the case they're all investigating.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: In "Fur Coat, No Knickers", Cottam is just as keen to win the football quiz as Briggs and Louie Louis are, even to the point of prioritising it over the case they're all investigating.
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* DirtyCop: Despite their many flaws, Briggs and Louie are not this; Randall and Quirke, on the other hand, are willing to use their position to earn kickbacks such as free football tickets.

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* DirtyCop: Despite their many flaws, Briggs and Louie Louis are not this; Randall and Quirke, on the other hand, are willing to use their position to earn kickbacks such as free football tickets.

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