Cop Land (1997)
The Cool Cop: Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Coolest Moment: Despite his hearing getting worse by the minute, Heflin still manages to take out the bad guys .
If He'd Been From Blighty: Maybe we’d be able to understand what he’s actually saying.
Se7en (1995)
The Cool Cop: Detective William R. Somerset
Coolest Moment: “You know, this isn’t going to have a happy ending.” Somerset shares a few pearls of wisdom with his young partner Detective Mills. He’s right.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d probably be exactly the same – a perfect gent with a knife-sharp IQ.
The Naked Gun (1988)
The Cool Cop: Detective Frank Drebin
Coolest Moment: Drebin manages to save the queen from an assassination attempt - but in the klutziest way possible.
If He'd Been From Blighty: His run-in with Queen Elizabeth would lead to the reinstating of the death penalty, and he’d get hanged for treason.
Heat (1995)
The Cool Cop: Lieutenant Vincent Hanna
Coolest Moment: Hanna meets Neil McCauley in a restaurant for a little civilised conversation that involves a creepy dream involving all of Hanna’s past victims.
If He'd Been From Blighty: The two gents would be wearing ties – none of this top-button-undone rubbish.
Fargo (1996)
The Cool Cop: Marge Olmstead Gunderson
Coolest Moment: Marge saves the day after getting a hunch and swinging by the lake, where she discovers Gaear shoving Carl's body into a wood chipper. She shoots and arrest him. What a heroine.
If She'd Been From Blighty: No-one would offer her their seat on the tube, even though she’s fit to drop a baby at any moment.
Bad Lieutenant (2009)
The Cool Cop: Terrence McDonagh
Coolest Moment: “Shoot him, his soul is still dancing!” McDonagh flips out while high, and dissolves into a giggling fit while meeting with drug dealers.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d be stationed in the druggy underworld that is Cornwall.
Casablanca (1942)
The Cool Cop: Captain Louis Renault
Coolest Moment: Renault walks off into the fog - having suggested to Rick that they join the Free French at Brazzaville - making for one of the most iconic closing moments in cinema history.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He’d have been called Lewis, which just doesn’t have to same ring to it.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
The Cool Cop: T-1000
Coolest Moment: He’s not a real cop, but the T-1000 certainly looks the part posing as one. As far as cool moments go, the final showdown with Arnie in a steel mill is mucho impressive.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He wouldn’t have had those cool wheels, which would just be sad.
Serpico (1973)
The Cool Cop: Frank Serpico
Coolest Moment: “What’s this for?” Serpico quietly demands, as he’s handed a police badge while lying in a hospital bed.
If He'd Been From Blighty: He probably wouldn't still have that awesome surname...
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Cool Cop: Inspector ‘Tequila’ Yuen
Coolest Moment: In a Hong Kong teahouse, Yuen busts open a birdcage to reveal several firearms before taking out a group of gun smugglers with style .
If He'd Been From Blighty: The guns would’ve been hidden in a teapot. Or a copy of Nuts magazine.
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