Sky Cops
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Sky Cops is a British reality TV show revealing the work of the air police
in the UK. The BBC
show follows police
helicopter
s from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit
. The show was narrated by Jamie Theakston
and aired for six episodes in 2006, and a further eleven episodes in 2008.
Police aviation in the United Kingdom
Police aviation in United Kingdom provides the British police with an aerial support unit to assist them in pursuit, surveillance and tracking....
in the UK. The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
show follows police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit
Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit
The Air Support Unit is a Central Operations branch of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The main responsibility of the unit is to provide aerial reconnaissance and other air support operations...
. The show was narrated by Jamie Theakston
Jamie Theakston
Jamie Theakston is an English television and radio presenter, producer and actor.-Education:...
and aired for six episodes in 2006, and a further eleven episodes in 2008.
Pilots
- Captain Doug Hale - South Yorkshire PoliceSouth Yorkshire PoliceSouth Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England.The police force covers an area of approximately 1,554 square kilometres which is made up of the county's three boroughs , along with the City of Sheffield. The resident population is 1.2...
- Captain Chris Daly - Metropolitan PoliceMetropolitan Police ServiceThe Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
Season 1 (2006)
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bang to Rights | 13/09/2006 |
| 02 | Cycle of Crime | 20/09/2006 |
| 03 | Unknown | 27/09/2006 |
| 04 | Turning the Tide | 04/10/2006 |
| 05 | In the Nick of Time | 11/10/2006 |
| 06 | No Hiding Place | 18/10/2006 |
Season 2 (2008)
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | New Tricks | 04/07/2008 |
| 02 | Operation Ocean | 11/07/2008 |
| 03 | On the Ball | 18/07/2008 |
| 04 | Call to Arms | 25/07/2008 |
| 05 | Bad Boys | 31/07/2008 |
| 06 | Rookies | 27/08/2008 |
| 07 | Under Pressure | 03/09/2008 |
| 08 | Two Wheel Terrors | 10/09/2008 |
| 09 | Gone to the Dogs | 17/09/2008 |
| 10 | Tooled Up | 24/09/2008 |
| 11 | Sparks Flying | 15/10/2008 |
See also
- Helicopter HeroesHelicopter HeroesHelicopter Heroes is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. First screened on BBC One in 2007, its first presenter was Top Gears Richard Hammond...
- BBC TV series following the Yorkshire Air AmbulanceYorkshire Air AmbulanceYorkshire Air Ambulance is a dedicated helicopter emergency service for the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It was introduced on 1 April 2000, and currently operates two aircraft. The helicopters provide a swift response time and access to isolated locations, such as beaches,...
. - Traffic CopsTraffic CopsTraffic Cops is a documentary series on BBC One which follows traffic officers from various British police forces. The current series follows Bedfordshire Police. Previous series have followed Cheshire, Hampshire, Humberside, South Wales, South Yorkshire and Sussex police forces...
- sister series broadcast on BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and repeated on UKTVUKTVUKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
. - Police InterceptorsPolice InterceptorsPolice Interceptors is a TV documentary series that profiles the work of a police ANPR Intercept Team in Essex, United Kingdom and in series 4 profiles the work of South Yorkshire Police's Road Crime Unit...
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- police documentary series originally on Bravo and now on Sky Livingit. - Road Wars- programme broadcast on Sky1, Sky2Sky2Sky2 is a British television channel originally launched on 2 December 2002 as Sky One Mix. Sky2 is now available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable and TalkTalk TV platforms in the UK. It is also available in the Republic of Ireland on the UPC Ireland platform.-Rebrand:Sky One Mix was...
and Pick TV which is about Road Traffic Police. - Street WarsStreet Law (TV series)Street Wars is a police reality television programme produced by Raw Cut TV for British Sky Broadcasting and broadcast on Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3. Beginning in 2005, the series followed the Tactical Team from Kent Police in Medway, Kent and the Tactical Support Group from the Police Service of...
- programme broadcast on Sky about police officers "on the beat". - Police Camera Action!Police Camera Action!Police, Camera, Action! is a police video programme made by Optomen Television for ITV and broadcast on the ITV Network and ITV4. The program was originally commissioned through Carlton Television....
- series broadcast on ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
with a similar format.