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Documentary series following the work of groundbreaking police teams as they confront the problems of troubled communities.
2014
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood policing teams. An unruly 12-year-old is taught a shocking lesson in an attempt to make him learn the error of his ways.
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood police. The team battle legal highs, powerful psychoactive drugs that can be legally bought from high street stores.
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood police. The team get an unexpected surprise when they attend a fire at a rural house and uncover a cannabis farm.
The hunt is on to catch an armed robber who is on the rampage through the shops of Bath, an officer hears the tragic story of an elderly couple conned out of £25,000, and the team has to use extreme measures when their colleagues are locked inside a house with a prisoner!
The team leap into action when an intruder is reported to be charging through people's homes, an officer uses sign language to help a deaf couple that are being bullied, and police in Weston-super-Mare prepare themselves for the busiest day of the year when pop supergroup McBusted come to town.
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood police. The team raid a house whose tenants' antisocial behaviour has been plaguing the community.
In this episode the team respond to reports of two men fighting with knives, the crime scene investigator is called out to a break-in at a local cafe, and a speeding driver gives officers a double surprise when he is found to be over the drink-drive limit and wearing a romper suit.
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood police. The team join forces with Trading Standards and HMRC to tackle rogue traders who are selling fake cigarettes.
The neighbourhood team break up a brawl over a cigarette but turn to CCTV to unveil the culprits, a shoplifter gets caught red-handed leaving a department store after helping herself in the swimwear section, and it's nerves all round as the new intake of PCSOs embark on their first day.
An officer has a close encounter when a drug addict threatens to stab her with an uncapped needle, the team are called in to deal with a bust-up in a burger restaurant and Bath's neighbourhood team tackle the city's beggar problem with a helping hand from the Police Cadets.
2013
Documentary series looking at the grassroots fight against crime. Officers are called in to investigate a suspicious car crash in a remote wildlife park by the Yorkshire coast.
Documentary series looking at the grassroots fight against crime. A troubled teenager causes a massive headache for a family in north Hull with her aggressive behaviour.
Documentary series looking at the grassroots fight against crime. PCSO Karen encounters a woman she suspects has been shoplifting, but the situation soon turns dangerous.
Documentary series. Neighbourhood officers in Hull face a game of cat and mouse as they try their best to keep horse and cart enthusiasts from drinking too much.
Documentary series. The neighbourhood police are called to the home of an alcoholic man in East Yorkshire whose next-door neighbours have complained about drug-fuelled parties.
Documentary series. In Bridlington, a dog is suspected of being a banned fighting dog and there is a major operation to safely seize the potentially dangerous animal.
Documentary series. PC Nikki Cammiss, a neighbourhood officer who is taser trained, is called into action to hunt down a man suspected of attacking someone with a knife.
Documentary series. Policing Britain's town and city centres is particularly demanding after dark. Humberside Police are now getting on top of the problem.
Documentary series. The neighbourhood police in Hull chase after a drink driver who is fleeing the wreckage of his van; it takes two female community support officers to stop him.
Documentary series. Police in Humberside prepare for a surprise visit to a cannabis farm, and further south the UK Border Agency searches businesses for illegal immigrants.
2012
Documentary series looking at the grassroots fight against crime. The Hull Neighbourhood Team earn their stripes as PCSO Pat uncovers a cannabis factory on an industrial estate.
Documentary series looking at the grassroots fight against crime. In this episode, the team visits the home of a couple believed to be the owners of a banned dog.
Documentary series following community police officers. In this episode, several tip-offs about a man cultivating cannabis at home see the police give him a rude awakening.
Documentary series following community police officers. Working together with Hull's CCTV unit, the neighbourhood team give marching orders to a man flouting the no drinking zone.
Documentary series. Humberside police mount a city-wide missing persons search for a popular local man who has gone missing after a night out with his friends.
Documentary series. A plush home is found to be hiding a secret when the team launch a dawn raid and uncover a cannabis farm hiding behind the chintz curtains.
Documentary series. The police helicopter may have found a cannabis growing operation on a Traveller camp whilst on the ground, the police track down two cycling shoplifters.
Documentary series. The police investigate a mysterious crime scene where a tenant has vanished from her rented property leaving her possessions - and a trail of blood - behind.
Documentary series. Humberside's Neighbourhood Team reaches out to the public for their concerns about crime, whilst the police also go on the trail of a shoplifting suspect
Documentary series. Humberside police turn their attention to under-age drinking and drug abuse, as well as taking part in a crime awareness scheme for schools.
2011
In this episode, the police crack down on public drinking, and set up a sting operation to tackle stolen goods. The team also attend a community surgery, to listen to local concerns and support victims of a race hate crime.
In this episode, the team answer a cry for help from a landlady, attend a stake out and discover a baby in an unsafe situation.
In this episode, officers track down a man on the run and step up patrols on street corners. The neighbourhood team increase awareness on purse snatching, and search for the owner of a poison pen.
In this episode, the team raid a suspected drug dealer's den, and crack down on anti-social behaviour. The police are also on the lookout for garden thieves, and do their bit to stamp out the fake designer goods trade.
In this episode, the neighbourhood team send in the dogs to sniff out street dealers, and a wanted man leads the police on a run around the houses. The team search the home of a car thief, and the graffiti buster gets wheeled out.
2015
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. In Bath, the hunt is on for a prolific graffiti tagger who has vandalised the city for almost a decade.
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. An officer uses sign language and detective skills to track a man after an unprovoked assault on a deaf man.
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. Wildlife crime officers investigate a report involving endangered peregrine falcons.
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. An officer receives a tip-off about a suspected cannabis farm in a terraced house.
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. There is a foot chase in Weston-super-Mare as officers try to collar a runaway suspect.
Documentary series following Avon and Somerset's neighbourhood police. The neighbourhood team find a drugs farm hidden on a real farm.
Officers respond to reports of squatters desecrating a graveyard. A trail of text messages leads an officer to a sophisticated and incriminating set-up in a suspect's garage. In Weston the team are immediately suspicious when they spot two men carrying a TV through a park, but have to wait for it to be reported stolen before they can act. And in Bridgwater officers act quickly to clear up a road collision which threatens to cause traffic chaos.
An officer's hunch helps them catch a wanted man. In Weston the team respond to a report of mini motos causing a nuisance, but it's not entirely clear who actually owns the bikes. The police team up with Trading Standards in a bid to take legal highs out of the shops and off the streets of Somerset. And an officer chases a bus hoping to catch a criminal who smashed up an arcade.
Officers in Weston-super-Mare are out in force to raid an address associated with drug use. In Bridgwater it's a game of cat-and-mouse when underage drinkers give PCSOs the runaround. In Bath, the neighbourhood team hunt a prolific shoplifter who has been caught red-handed on CCTV. And an officer revisits a mother who has been left heartbroken by her son's drug addiction and criminal behaviour, only to get a nasty surprise.
2017
In Weston-super-Mare, neighbourhood police are organising a series of raids as part of a huge crackdown on serious crime in the area. Teams are hitting six different properties, hunting for drug dealers who have recently been flooding into the town from across the country. It is not long before thousands of pounds' worth of cocaine and heroin is discovered.
A young man is stabbed in broad daylight in Weston-super-Mare. Police race to find the two suspects, but despite the help of the force helicopter, they have bafflingly disappeared.
After a couple of overnight house burglaries, the police are hot on the trail of a suspect. CCTV cameras in Weston-super-Mare are tracking the lad while the cops rush to intercept him. But suddenly he disappears, only to reappear moments later high up on a shop roof. It is a tense situation as officers try to talk the young man down.
The neighbourhood police in Weston-super-Mare make a shocking discovery. A late-night raid on a house, where drug dealing was suspected, uncovers a stash of lethal weapons, including prohibited stun guns.
Cracking down on heroin users and dealers is a priority for the neighbourhood police. In this episode, an operation to reel in a suspected heroin dealer uncovers a house of squalor.
In Bath, Rob McIvor gets called in to investigate an extraordinary case. Art galleries have been inundated with Nazi themed hate mail posted through their letterboxes. Rob quickly determines that they are the work of a disgruntled local artist who has an axe to grind with the art establishment.
Neighbourhood officer Dom Bryant gets an anonymous tip-off that some cannabis is being grown at a house in the small village of Burnham-on-Sea. Dom goes to investigate but soon finds out that all is not what it seems.
The number of illegal immigrants working in the UK is very difficult to put a figure on. In Bath, the neighbourhood team are clamping down on people abusing immigration laws and have called in Immigration Enforcement to investigate two restaurants under suspicion of using illegal workers.
A young man is viciously assaulted in broad daylight in Weston-super-Mare. Luckily for the neighbourhood police, the motiveless attack is caught on CCTV, showing an unusual getaway car, which helps them track down the suspected offender.
A strange late-night break-in turns from being a manhunt into a search and rescue for the neighbourhood team, after it quickly becomes apparent the young suspect is lost and confused in freezing mid-winter conditions.
2016
Documentary series following Somerset's neighbourhood police as they tackle the crimes that annoy ordinary people on a daily basis. In this episode, there's a foot chase in Weston-super-Mare as officers try to collar a runaway suspect, the team have their work cut out searching a sprawling estate and all its outbuildings, and in Bridgwater it threatens to kick off when the officers help evict a particularly disruptive household.
The neighbourhood team find a drugs farm hidden on a real farm, and in Weston-super-Mare officers receive an ear-bashing from a wanted woman, before following their noses to a suspect property that whiffs of cannabis.
In this episode, officers respond to reports of squatters desecrating a graveyard. A trail of text messages lead an officer to a sophisticated and incriminating set-up in a suspect's garage, and in Weston the team are immediately suspicious when they spot two men carrying a TV through a park, but they have to wait for it to be reported stolen before they can act.
In this episode, an officer's hunch helps them catch a wanted man, in Weston the team respond to a report of mini motos causing a nuisance, and an officer in Bridgwater chases a bus hoping to catch a criminal who smashed up an arcade.
In this episode, officers in Weston-super-Mare are out in force to raid an address associated with drug use. In Bath the Neighbourhood Team hunt a prolific shoplifter who's caught red-handed on CCTV, and an officer revisits a mother who's left heartbroken by her son's drug addiction and criminal behaviour, only to get a nasty surprise
The team rush to a neighbourhood dispute that has escalated into a violent break-in, an unruly twelve-year-old is taught a shocking lesson in an attempt to make him learn the error of his ways, and the police help coordinate a search-and-rescue mission when a rambler becomes stuck in Weston-super-Mare's treacherous mud flats.
The team battle with what were formerly legal highs, psychoactive drugs that could be legally bought from high street stores. Officers respond to a man who has been stabbed in mysterious circumstances, and a pair of boozy day-trippers are sent packing by Bath's city centre team after one of the pair is caught short in the bus station.
The team get a surprise when they attend a fire at a rural house and uncover a cannabis farm, a recently released convict decides that he misses prison life and books himself a return ticket behind bars by assaulting a cameraman, and a wheelchair-bound street-drinker gives the team an ear-bashing they'll never forget when they try to arrest him.
The hunt is on to catch an armed robber who is running rampant through the shops of Bath, an officer hears the tragic story of an elderly couple conned out of £25,000, and the team has to use extreme measures when their colleagues are locked inside a house with a prisoner.
The team leap into action when an intruder is reported to be charging through people's homes, an officer uses sign language to help a deaf couple who are being bullied, and police in Weston-super-Mare prepare themselves for the busiest day of the year when pop supergroup McBusted come to town.
The team raid a house whose tenants' antisocial behaviour has been plaguing the community, the hunt is on for a hit-and-run driver who left a scooter rider lying injured in the road, and the police have to think fast to prevent a disturbance on an estate from escalating into a major incident.
The team respond to reports of two men fighting with knives, the crime scene investigator is called out to a break-in at a local cafe, and a speeding driver gives officers a double surprise when he is found to be over the drink-drive limit and wearing a romper suit.
The team join forces with Trading Standards and HMRC to tackle rogue traders who are selling fake and illegally imported cigarettes, the Taunton neighbourhood unit roll out the red carpet when rock royalty comes to town, and it is back to school for the team when they dodge petrol bombs and baseball bats as they undergo the gruelling public order training course.
The team breaks up a brawl over a cigarette but turns to CCTV to unveil the culprits, and a shoplifter gets caught red-handed leaving a department store after helping herself in the swimwear section.
An officer has a close encounter when a drug addict threatens to stab her with an uncapped needle, and the team are called in to deal with a bust-up in a burger restaurant.
A PCSO gets in the thick of the action as he tackles a lad wanted for assault. A raid on a suspected dealing den turns up a suspicious stash of drugs. And there's a final warning for a resident to open up.
A zero-tolerance approach to street drinking leads to arrests.
As darkness falls, Cleethorpes May Day bank holiday celebrations take a turn for the worse. And falling out over the garden fence sees two warring neighbours go to court.
A man wanted for assault is not going down without a fight, and there is a clampdown on drivers looking to illegally top up their tanks with industrial-use red diesel.
The team crack down on drug dens and deal with teenage drinking.
2018
The neighbourhood team in Gateshead is put on high alert when a man threatens a woman with a crossbow. As a siege unfolds outside a house on a busy residential street, the team works with the Armed Response Unit to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion. After discovering countless cannabis farms being manned by human slaves against their will, Northumbria Police launch Operation Kestrel, a force-wide crackdown to find those profiting from misery and illegal drug production. PCSOs Craig and Jill know something isn't right when they notice a vandalised car on their usual patrol. After doing some digging, the pair find a family who are being attacked regularly and do everything they can to help them.
When a woman in Newcastle threatens self-harm, Northumbria Police do everything they can to find her. Neighbourhood officer Neil manages to make contact, but things go from bad to worse when he realises she is talking to him from a bridge. Neil must use all his skills to talk to the woman and is forced to make a snap decision, which could save her life. When a prisoner who has broken the terms of his release goes on the run, Sunderland officers Mick and Dave must find him. After arresting him, it quickly becomes clear he won't go quietly, and the cops are forced to take a firm approach. In Sunderland, a youngster is injured after falling through the roof of a derelict school. After giving the trespassing youth some basic first aid, PCs Cooky and Sarah take him back to his dad, who is far from pleased.
In Sunderland, Cooky and Sarah attempt to bring peace to an area being tormented by two sets of nightmare neighbours, living in separate flats in the same property. After on-going arguments and accusations of assault, the situation comes to a head when the fire brigade is called to put out a blaze in the back garden. Having had enough, the neighbourhood cops issue both properties with antisocial behaviour notices. Can the warring couples learn to work it out or will council and police be forced to evict them? In rural market town of Hexham, neighbourhood officers Barry and Auriol must find a homeless man suffering with a mental health illness who has missed a court appearance and has a warrant out for his arrest.
Northumbria Police launch Operation Flynn, a targeted exercise aimed at getting wanted people who have fled justice behind bars. The operation is going well, with one suspect in custody not long into the shift, but PC Steve is forced to think on his feet when one slippery suspect gives him the run-around. In Gateshead, a vicious attack on a bus, sparks a hunt for a wayward teenager, who cops suspect has fallen in with the wrong crowd. After CCTV of the incident reveals an alarming detail, the neighbourhood team pulls out all the stops to get him into custody.
After a burglary in Sunderland, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) asks the neighbourhood team to help track down the suspects. A man and woman have been caught on camera using a debit card stolen during the burglary and, armed with this evidence, CID and the neighbourhood team must slowly gather the evidence and build a case against them. Marine officers Paul and Dave, together with the Port of Tyne harbour master, bring to book those breaking the rules of the water. Neighbourhood officers Mick and Dave are on the hunt for a suspect who has assaulted a man with a knuckle duster. A chance encounter during another job leads to a foot chase. After he gets away, does this mean the suspect will get off scot-free? It is Ladies Day at Newcastle Racecourse and PCs Neil and Gary are expecting a busy shift. When an argument breaks out between two men over the best Rolex, the neighbourhood officers are forced to call time.
In Sunderland, PCs Louise and Dan become involved in a heartbreaking case. An elderly woman has been assaulted by her son after he demanded money for drugs. The man had been released from prison days earlier and has a restraining order stopping him from going anywhere near his mother's house. When he ignores the court order, Dan and Louise take action. The Sunderland team also raid a property they believe to be connected to drug use. When no-one is home, the team must force their way in, but their entry doesn't quite go to plan. After making a discovery in the kitchen, the team is paid a visit by the suspect's mum, and she's not happy. PCSOs Jill and Craig are called to a park opposite a mosque, where someone has written racist graffiti in the grass with a lawnmower. The pair quickly get to work investigating the hate crime and spread the message that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
In Gateshead, a man is violently attacked in broad daylight outside a busy row of shops. The victim doesn't want to report the crime or even be treated by paramedics, but nonetheless the neighbourhood team quickly get to work to find his attackers. When the investigation runs into trouble, neighbourhood officers Mark and Steve do everything they can to bring those responsible to justice, but the odds are stacked against them. PC Louise is called to a DIY superstore where security is struggling with a man caught stealing on CCTV. Ironically, the item the shoplifter was spotted stealing was a home CCTV system. The neighbourhood team are on shift at the annual Sunderland International Airshow. As well as reuniting lost children with their relieved parents, the team cracks down on underage drinkers.
To combat shoplifting on the high street, the Sunderland neighbourhood team joins forces with shopkeepers and security staff to share intelligence. Armed with intel on the worst offenders, neighbourhood officers Steve and Gill hit the shops, taking their cues from security staff watching over them on CCTV. When a woman is spotted stealing from a department store, the neighbourhood cops swoop in and make an arrest. In Newcastle, neighbourhood cops Neil and Hayley are called to an alarming road collision at rush hour. One driver accuses another of a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and abusive behaviour. Will the team be able to get to the bottom of what has happened? And neighbourhood officers in Gateshead arrest a man caught on CCTV stealing from a pharmacy.
The Gateshead neighbourhood team join forces with the Home Office to investigate reports of illegal immigrants in the area. A raid on a takeaway reveals a surprise, and in a flat nearby, the team finds a man who may be hiding something. In Sunderland, PC Ross investigates a cannabis farm which was discovered the night before. At first it looks as if the gang who were running the farm had left before any of the drugs could be confiscated, but a discovery in the loft reveals otherwise. The Gateshead team are on shift for Remembrance Sunday. As well as being on duty, PC Andy has been chosen to lay a wreath at the cenotaph. Neighbourhood officer Mark has some good news for a construction worker who had his tools stolen. In Sunderland, PCSOs Mick and Andy clamp down on abandoned vehicles creating an eyesore on residential streets, and PC Neil is called to a car parked in a thoughtless and antisocial manner.
In Washington, in the north east of England, a man has been reported for acting violently in a suburban neighbourhood. After the neighbourhood cops manage to talk him into coming quietly, a change in his demeanour gives cause for concern, and a discovery in custody explains why. Neighbourhood officers in Blyth are on shift at seafront festival Northumberland Live. When a child goes missing, the team are put on high alert. In Newcastle, the arrest of a man who failed to appear in court takes an unexpected turn, which forces officer Hayley to spring into action. Neighbourhood officers Chris and Gill receive a shock in Sunderland when they receive calls about a man spotted on the high street wearing cowboy boots and little else. Having refrained from jumping to conclusions, the pair reveal the information to be false, although Chris and Gill get an eyeful when the truth of the reports is revealed.
2016
The team in Weston-super-Mare get more than they bargained for when they stop a familiar face and a bag full of drugs falls out of his trouser leg. An officer arrests a drug addict whose behaviour has torn his family apart.
The neighbourhood team dress an undercover officer as a postal worker to raid a property after repeated complaints of antisocial behaviour. Officers in Weston-super-Mare blitz the town centre, cracking down on drug-taking and disorder during the busy bank holiday weekend. PCSOs in Bridgwater are called in to deal with a male who's found face down in the street. And in Bath an officer uses sign language and detective skills to track a man after an unprovoked assault on a deaf man.
The race is on to catch a handbag thief who's spotted darting through the streets of Weston-super-Mare. Officers prepare themselves for the worst as 7,000 partygoers come to town for a dance music festival. And wildlife crime officers pair up with the neighbourhood team to investigate a report involving endangered peregrine falcons.
There's growing concern for a legal high user in custody. Police need to get him to hospital, but he's so violent and unpredictable that it takes riot-trained officers to get him there.
There's a foot chase in Weston-super-Mare as officers try to collar a runaway suspect. The team have their work cut out searching a sprawling estate and all its outbuildings. In Bridgwater it threatens to kick off when the officers help evict a particularly disruptive household. And the neighbourhood team in Bath track down a prolific shoplifter who's struck again.
The neighbourhood team find a drugs farm hidden on a real farm. Officers coordinate a massive operation to navigate 100-tonne dumper trucks through the narrow streets of Bridgwater. And in Weston-super-Mare officers receive an ear-bashing from a wanted woman, before following their noses to a suspect property that whiffs of cannabis.
Officers respond to reports of squatters desecrating a graveyard. A trail of text messages leads an officer to a sophisticated and incriminating set-up in a suspect's garage. In Weston the team are immediately suspicious when they spot two men carrying a TV through a park, but have to wait for it to be reported stolen before they can act. And in Bridgwater officers act quickly to clear up a road collision which threatens to cause traffic chaos
An officer's hunch helps them catch a wanted man. In Weston the team respond to a report of mini motos causing a nuisance, but it's not entirely clear who actually owns the bikes. The police team up with Trading Standards in a bid to take legal highs out of the shops and off the streets of Somerset. And an officer chases a bus hoping to catch a criminal who smashed up an arcade.
Officers in Weston-super-Mare are out in force to raid an address associated with drug use. In Bridgwater it's a game of cat-and-mouse when underage drinkers give PCSOs the runaround. In Bath, the neighbourhood team hunt a prolific shoplifter who has been caught red-handed on CCTV. And an officer revisits a mother who has been left heartbroken by her son's drug addiction and criminal behaviour, only to get a nasty surprise.
