Tagline: We find Britain’s Best Bobby!
Starring: Liam Neeson, Hugh Laurie, Ewan MacGregor, Victoria Beckham

Synopsis: Documentary / Reality TV. Follows the adventures of Tosh (MacGregor) and Sophie (Beckham) as they attempt to become the best new officers at the British police academy. Their instructors are the benevolent Sargeant Robertson (Neeson) and the hard-ass sharp-tongued Morrows (Laurie).

The two junior officers, live, laugh and learn. Occasional tears and all the while an evil plan is being incubated and will eventually hatch. The two juniors with the help of Detective Morrows reveal the bad guy to be the Sargeant Robertson and his (unseen) wife. They also learn that Morrows is hard but fair, just like the officers they are about to become!

Pre-screening Review: Riding high on the international success of Police Academy’s 20th anniversary, Top of the Cops brings the artful back to pratfalls. Originally slated to be scripted and directed by Mike Newell this could have been a runaway success. Instead we get a limp script by newcomer Faith Durrington and awkward direction by has-been Carter Charles III. Together they create a script so turgid it is all the excellent cast, some of whom seem to be holding back winces and laughter at each line, can do to keep the scenes from imploding altogether. The exception that proves the rule here is Beckham whose ability fits the thin plot and characterisation perfectly.

There is, however, a quite good car chase and everyones’ hats are superb.

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