Traffic Cops
2003–2016 · BBC Three · 60 min · 14 seasons
S14E04 · In the Pursuit of Crime
Fri, 12 Feb, 7:00 am
Following officers in North Yorkshire that are chasing down career criminals, disqualified drivers and a suspect who refuses to stop for the police after a shop theft.
About
Documentary series following the traffic police as they enforce the law on some of Britain's busiest and most dangerous roads. In the fight against crime the latest weapon the cops have are headcams, tiny cameras which record everything Yorkshire's Regional Roads Crime Team see and allow officers to gather evidence as they work.
Episodes
- E01
Deals on Wheels
Fri, 22 Jan· 60 minA look at how serious drugs and drug driving offences are now having to be taken in the UK, with an estimated 200,000 drug seizures in the UK in the past year alone.
- E02
Drivers Behaving Badly
Thu, 28 Jan· 60 minIn 2014, more than 2,500 casualties were reported. These accidents were a result of driver error, and often by careless drivers, and sometimes those who shouldn't have been on the road at all. The episode follows North Yorkshire's traffic officers as they deal with the fallout of bad drivers.
- E03
The Ripple Effect
Fri, 5 Feb· 60 minA major investigation in the aftermath of a collision is followed, as a young motorcyclist has been left critically injured. The police have to work out who is in the wrong and who has caused the incident.
- E04
In the Pursuit of Crime
Fri, 12 Feb· 60 minFollowing officers in North Yorkshire that are chasing down career criminals, disqualified drivers and a suspect who refuses to stop for the police after a shop theft.
Cast
Jamie Theakston
Narrator
Steven Mackintosh
Narrator