The Long Arm Of The Law Trivia Quiz

Answer: Helen Mirren

Helen starred as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, in this popular ITV drama. The show was later remade in America, starring Maria Bello, but this was cancelled after only 13 episodes.

Answer: Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman played the part of D.S. George Carter in "The Sweeney" for its entire run. "The Sweeney" was one of the few series that Waterman starred in that he didn't sing the theme song to! The theme tunes to "Minder", "New Tricks" and "Stay Lucky" all had the benefit of Waterman's vocals.

Answer: Nick Berry

Nick Berry played the part of P.C. Nick Rowan in "Heartbeat" for the first seven years it was shown. After he left, the show continued for another 11 series, which, considering the show was set in the 1960s, made that a very long decade indeed!

Answer: David Jason

David Jason played the part of D.I. William "Jack" Frost in "A Touch of Frost". Jason is very known for playing the part of Del-Boy in "Only Fools and Horses", and has also starred in the comedy series "Open All Hours" and its sequel "Still Open All Hours".

Answer: David Yip

David Yip starred in this series as Detective Sergeant John Ho, and a few years later appeared on the Channel Four soap opera "Brookside".

Answer: Idris Elba

Idris Elba starred as Detective Chief Inspector John Luthor in this BBC One drama. In addition to "Luther", Elba also starred in the US drama "The Wire" and portrayed Nelson Mandela in the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom".

Answer: Trudy Goodwin

Trudy Goodwin played the part of Sgt. June Ackland in "The Bill" for over 20 years. More recently, she has been a regular in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale".

The Bill ran for over 25 years, with nearly 2,500 episodes.

Answer: John Nettles

John Nettles played Detective Jim Bergerac, in the BBC drama "Bergerac" set on the island of Jersey. More recently, Nettles has played a similar role in the ITV series "Midsomer Murders".

Answer: Suranne Jones

Scott and Bailey is about two female detectives in the Manchester Police. Former Coronation Street actress Suranne Jones played the part of Rachel Bailey, with Leslie Sharp playing the role of Detective Janet Scott.

Suranne Jones has recently starred in the critically-acclaimed series Doctor Foster.

Answer: Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine played Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in "The Gentle Touch". Once the series finished, her character featured in a spin-off series "C.A.T.S. Eyes", about an all-female team of detectives, also starring Rosalyn Landor, Leslie Ash and Tracey-Louise Ward.

Jill Gascoine is married to fellow actor Alfred Molina.

Answer: Michael French

"Crime Traveller" followed the adventures of Detective Jeff Slade (Michael French), who used a time machine to go back and try to stop crimes that had already happened. The series also starred Chloe Annett and Sue Johnston.

Michael French is also well-known for long-running roles in the BBC series "EastEnders", "Casualty" and "Holby City".

Answer: John Simm

In "Life on Mars", John Simm plays a police officer named Sam Tyler, who, after being hit by a car, wakes up thirty years earlier in the 1970s. He is assisted by Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister). The programme is very much in the style of the series "The Sweeney".

A follow-up series "Ashes to Ashes" had a similar premise but set-in the 1980s. Philip Glenister reprised his role as Gene Hunt in this series which starred Keeley Hawes.

Answer: Amanda Burton

Former "Brookside" actress Amanda Burton played the part of Commander Clare Blake in this drama series, where she led a murder squad based in London.

Burton is also famous for a long-running role as a pathologist in the BBC One series "Silent Witness".

Answer: Jack Warner

Jack Warner played the lead role of P.C. George Dixon in the long-running series "Dixon of Dock Green". George Dixon first appeared in the film "The Blue Lamp", where he was murdered, but the character was popular enough to be miraculously revived from the dead for the series!

Answer: Barry Foster

Barry Foster first played the part of Dutch Detective Simon Van der Valk in the early 1970s. The show was revived for one series in the early 1990s.

The well-known theme tune to "Van Der Valk" was called "Eye Level" and played by The Simon Park Orchestra. It was released as a single and reached number 1 in the British pop charts in 1973.