Having run out of inventive gags and originality by the final scene of the very first Police Academy, the series had overstayed its welcome long before this fifth sequel by stretching a thin premise to breaking point. Aside from the vocal gymnastics of Michael Winslow, this laughter-free zone couldn't even get itself arrested for indecency, unlike our own far superior Carry Ons.

Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women in blue.