The Front Line (British TV series)

For other The Front Line, see Front line (disambiguation).

The Front Line is a British television sitcom about two half-brothers of West Indian descent who shared a house, one brother a policeman and one a dreadlocked Rastafarian. The show was originally broadcast on BBC1 between December 1984 and January 1985.

The Front Line
Created by	Alex Shearer
Written by	Alex Shearer
Directed by	Roger Race
Starring	Paul Barber Alan Igbon
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Roger Race
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06) – 17 January 1985 (1985-01-17)

The series starred Paul Barber as the elder, policeman brother Malcolm, and Alan Igbon as the younger brother Sheldon.^[1] It was written by Alex Shearer, filmed in Bristol and Cardiff, and transmitted between 6 December 1984 and 17 January 1985.^[2] A pilot for the series, On The Frontline, was broadcast in the 1970s.

The theme tune to the series was written and performed by Black Roots, and the opening credits of the show featured the band performing the song.^[3]