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Operation Good Guys

1997 – 2000Show3 seasons19 episodesNR

Comedy
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Binge-friendly

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Operation Good Guys episodes

3 seasons · 19 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The Informant, 7.8
  2. S1 E2 Radio Silence, 7.2
  3. S1 E3 Frisk 'em, 7.9
  4. S1 E4 Holiday, 7.6
  5. S1 E5 Safe as Houses, 7.9
  6. S1 E6 Open Day, 7.8
  7. S1 E7 Sylvia La Plage, 7.2
  1. S2 E1 Back to School, 7.8
  2. S2 E2 Stardust, 7.9
  3. S2 E3 Forensics, 6.7
  4. S2 E4 I Will Survive, 7.0
  5. S2 E5 Viva Espana, 7.6
  6. S2 E6 Operation Zorro, 7.1
  1. S3 E1 That's Entertainment, 8.1
  2. S3 E2 Castaway, 8.3
  3. S3 E3 Raging Pig, 6.8
  4. S3 E4 The Leader, 6.2
  5. S3 E5 Jubilee, 7.0
  6. S3 E6 Operation Snowdrop, 7.1

Cast

21 of 21 · most episodes first

Crew

Written by
Dominic Anciano
Produced by
Hugo Blick, Geoffrey Perkins

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

December 29, 1997 · August 31, 2000 · Ended

First aired
December 29, 1997
Last aired
August 31, 2000
Status
Ended
Length
3 seasons · 19 episodes
Age rating
NR
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Operation Good Guys worth watching?"

Questions about Operation Good Guys

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Operation Good Guys worth watching?

75
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 8.2).

How long does it take to watch Operation Good Guys?

10 h

About 10 hours: 19 episodes in 3 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1997 to 2000.

Will Operation Good Guys make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly cringe comedy (9 of 10) and satire (8 of 10).

Is Operation Good Guys plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.