A Policeman's Lot

1 Which police constable upholds the law in Toytown?

2 Which police officer was constantly at loggerheads with Top Cat?

3 Who created Inspector Morse?

4 Which song was recorded by Charles Penrose in 1926?

5 Which English county is sometimes referred to as Constable County?

6 Who banged the drums for the pop group The Police?

7 In which film did Sylvester Stallone play a law enforcement officer in Mega City One?

8 Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta features the song, A Policeman’s Lot is not a Happy One?

9 On whose novels is the TV drama A Touch of Frost based?

10 Which former policeman gained Olympic glory alongside Jayne Torvill?

11 Which city’s police force was investigated following a 1991 assault of Rodney King?

12 Which Shakespeare play features the character of Constable Dull?

13 Who played Inspector Chisholm in Minder?

14 In which city did Taggart do his detecting?

15 Who was the first woman to be appointed head of MI5?

16 Which TV series was based on the Constable novels by Nicholas Rhea?

17 In which film did Phil Collins play Inspector Good?

18 Which police detective has been played on film by Richard Roundtree and Samuel L Jackson?

19 In which city was A Man Called Ironside set?

20 In which group did Victor Willis dress up as a traffic cop?

21 What was the title of the 1981 stage charity benefit for Amnesty International?

22 Which TV series was based on the film The Blue Lamp?

23 In which show did John Thaw bark the line, “Put yer trousers on, yer nicked”?

24 What is the first name of Inspector Clouseau?

25 What are the five number one hits of the pop group The Police?

ANSWERS

1 PC Plod
2 Officer Dibble
3 Colin Dexter
4 The Laughing Policeman
5 Suffolk
6 Stewart Copeland
7 Judge Dredd
8 The Pirates of Penzance
9 RD Wingfield
10 Christopher Dean
11 Los Angeles
12 Love’s Labours Lost
13 Patrick Malahide
14 Glasgow
15 Stella Rimington
16 Heartbeat
17 Hook
18 John Shaft
19 San Francisco
20 The Village People
21 The Secret Policeman’s Ball
22 Dixon of Dock Green
23 The Sweeney
24 Jacques
25 Message in a Bottle
Walking on the Moon
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Every Breath You Take
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic