December 1995, London, England, UK --- Adrain Scarborough and Simon Russell Beale appear in a National Theatre production of 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'.

It Takes Two: Great Buddy-Cops in History

It's a trope as old as time. Two drastically different cops are forced to work together solving crimes, catching thieves, and packing heat. The results vary from the good, the bad and the ugly.

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