We have been working our way through all of the seasons on yer ‘flix and now that the end is coming, I must say I will miss it. So many wonderful lines, sight gags, running jokes, bizarre situations and good ol’ fashioned stupid stuff. Very reminiscent of Scrubs – but I think Brooklyn 99 is better.

The Jake Peralta character holds it all together with his relentless cheerfulness and child-like naivety. He is also somehow convincing as a top-notch detective.

Let me explain why I thought this was worth a thread by doing the thing you should never do – write out a quickfire joke. Ready? Here goes:

Jake Peralta – “So! This case is a classic ‘Whodunnit’?”

Captain Holt – (dismissively) “No, the actual term is ‘Who Did This?’- as that is grammatically correct. “

Jake (spluttering, incredulous) – “What?! NO-ONE says that…”

Much, much later on, a new detective is brought in to help solve the case.

New detective (with authority) – “On the face of it, this case is a classic ‘Who Did This?’ …”