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‘TV Detective who doesn’t know street names’ is hilarious and oddly relatable
Why is it that when police are in pursuit of a suspect in films and TV, they always seem to know in which direction the perp – see, we know cop slang – is escaping? Do their badges contain compasses? Have they taken The Knowledge? We may never know.
Thanks to comedian Tom Lawrinson, however, we now know what it would be like if one of them was a little more sketchy on their local geography – and it’s 33 seconds very well spent.
@tom.lawrinson TV Detective who doesn’t know street names ##comedy ##detective ##lineofduty ##edinburgh
That definitely didn’t narrow down the location of the bridge, if experience has taught us anything.
This is what Tom’s TikTok fans had to say about it.
Tom shared his sketch on Twitter where it got the thumbs up all over again.
So good
— Celya AB (@abcelya) August 25, 2021
This got a hearty giggle from me. Good work. 😄
— Roysterini (@roysterini) August 26, 2021
that's great, pissing meself
— Michael (@frshaaaw) August 25, 2021
More important, perhaps, than the north/south mystery –
As a bonus, here’s his impression of a know-all parent, and it’s almost too believable.
@tom.lawrinson Parent who is sick of teachers ##comedy ##teachers ##school ##useless
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