So long as the cop runs fast enough, not even a hail of bullets from an Uzi will be able to hit him.
Really? It’s always seemed to me that Brit actors are much more successful at pulling off American accents than American actors are at Brit accents.
I have a theory abut why that is-- since we Americans don’t actually have an accent, Brits just need to turn their accent off 
I don’t think anyone carries those any more - I don’t think modern TV cops even carry one strapped to their ankle anymore.
My favorite snub-nose shot was when Mannix in a bouncing jeep shot out the tire of the pursuing bouncing jeep at some ridiculous distance. Even pre-teen me recognized that as insane.
Really good and committed cops frequently take leaves of absence to ‘go rogue’ and investigate crimes while off-duty.
And during that (ahem) leave of absence they usually have a short, poignant romance with the sister/wife/girlfriend of the head bad guy (gang leader, Mafioso, etc.). She has wanted to leave The Life and sees Our Cop as her ticket out. Sadly, she dies in a hail of bullets while saving the cop’s life. But he will never forget her. (Roll credits)
I guess you didn’t see the first Rockford Files, where Jim hits an airplane with his snub nose, and the thing explodes like it was hit with a cruise missile.
But I repeat myself.
All cop romances end in tragedy. The spouse or partner of a cop has a target on their back and an hour glass gets turned over when they fall in love. When the sands run out they get killed by someone who hates the cop or for some other reason they could have saved from but the cop was stuck on the job and couldn’t get home to save them.
Often, that’s where season 1/episode 1 begins, as I alluded to above.
You mean talk like they do at home? You know they just do that for the tourists, right?
Chekhov’s Partner (like Chekhov’s Gun).
If the grizzled veteran cop gets a new partner at the beginning of the episode, “the Kid” will end getting shot before the episode is over. Earning the respect of the veteran cop, because now he is qualified and has earned his stripes.
In reality many cops make it through their entire career without firing their gun on the job, except during practice. But not TV cops, they shoot a perp-a-week and have usually killed many.
I tried to read the entire thread, so apologies if one or more are repeats:
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The traffic in big cities like New York, L.A., or San Francisco will always be light enough to allow you to pursue the bad guy at 120 mph through downtown streets. You will never hit a pedestrian.
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Funerals are only held in the winter, and during rainy days. It doesn’t matter when the person died—the funeral home will hold the body until the appropriate weather occurs.
2a. All funerals are Catholic, with a priest reading “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” from a small book (probably a bible, but that’s not made clear). The priest won’t say anything else–at least nothing comprehensible. -
You go into a bar to get information on a case and order a beer. The bartender will pour a draft and set it on the bar top. You’ll get all the info you need, then throw some random bills on the bar and walk out. You won’t drink the beer.
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When there’s an explosion and one or more people are killed, the only human remains are blood. No bone fragments, no shredded bits of clothing, no brain material—only blood.
Not just cop. Nearly All TV romances. Major characters are generally not allowed to be in a happy married relationship.
Cockney slang is often done just for the tourists.
Not the real stuff. Or as a real cockney would say “N’sna. D’all grunt snort a’at.”
Cops partners are assigned purely on the basis of how much their personalities differ. Polar opposites are ideal. If you’re ‘by the book’ you MUST be assigned with a ‘loose cannon’ partner. It’s in their HR hiring handbook.
And no matter the traffic situation, the cop always finds a place to park right in front of the destination.
Unless it’s a British show, then the service is Church of England, conducted from The Book of Common Prayer.
Catholic services are never conducted out of a Bible. The priest will use the Roman Missal.
I don’t think so. I almost always catch a Brit with a mistake or two. But, yeah, most Americans do the most appallingly cliched UK accents.
This is why I could never understand why everybody didn’t realize immediately what was in the box in Se7en. I knew it from the first seconds when we met Gwynnie how she’d end up.
Do the Anglicans have anti-Missal defenses?
Ok, mister, drop and give me 10 Hail Marys! 
I meant the Cockney Rhyming slang. There’s even a guy who claims to be in charge of it, and is a tourist attraction of sorts.