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=== There were fewer obvious tropes in this series than in some cop shows, since it tried hard to avoid being corny, but some that occurred were: ===
 
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The pilot movie Regan ended with Regan beating a confession out of a suspect for the murder of an undercover police man....and then threatening to do him for not paying his car tax.
* [[Bang Bang BANG]]
* [[Bar Brawl]]: Often! Once involved two police units who hadn't recognised each other.
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** The aforementioned Brian Blessed.
** Viewers of ''[[The Bill]]'' will say this when they see Christopher Ellison (aka DI Frank Burnside) and Andrew Paul (PC Dave Quinnan) pop up.
** [[BlakesBlake's Seven (TV)|Steven Pacey]] appears in one episode. Briefly.
** John Hurt and [[Minder|George Cole]] appear together in one episode.
** Lynda Bellingham (now of ''Loose Women'') is another famous guest star who appeared in an episode.