Season 3 • Episode 6
LatestA race-relations officer gives the whiter-than-white squad some tips on how to conduct themselves.
Operation Good Guys is a British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police unit's bid to snare one of Britain's most powerful crime lords.Blurring the line between fact and fiction, it witnesses, on camera, the total breakdown, professionally and personally, of the Operation Good Guys team. Throughout the operation, The 'Good Guys' have an unfortunate habit of embroiling into their calamitous world some of the country's best-known celebrities, from actors and footballers, to TV presenters and even the odd ex-convict.
Writing
Improvised chaos that feels accidentally documentary-real.
Acting
Cast playing exaggerated versions of themselves with zero vanity.
Practical Effects
Genuine 90s celebrity cameos caught in the crossfire.
Creators
Ray Burdis, Dominic Anciano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Predates The Office by four years and nails the mockumentary format with zero recognition.
Creator Ray Burdis later produced The Krays and Love, Honor and Obey—the same chaotic energy, bigger budgets.
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