Peelers: The PSNI for Real
2026 · BBC iPlayer · 29 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Mon, 27 Apr, 3:00 pm
A scared man approaches Tom looking for help. Dave finds himself in a tense stand-off with a drug user. Police are also attacked with human blood as they deal with a street brawl.
About
Stephen Nolan joins officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland as they patrol the streets of Belfast in Peelers: The PSNI – For Real.
The series reflects the realities of 24/7 policing and its many challenges – including street disorder, substance abuse and domestic violence.
It also gives viewers a revealing sense of what it's like to be a police officer and the teamwork that's required in fast-changing and often uncertain situations.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 27 Apr· 29 minAnna and Perri race to a violent offender. Tom consoles a woman whose loved one has been hit by a taxi. The Peelers control an angry crowd outside a sex offender's home.
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 27 Apr· 28 minDave stumbles upon a drug den. Jade and Adam open up about the mental health scars of being a Peeler. Perri uses pepper spray to bring a violent suspect down.
- E03
Episode 3
Mon, 27 Apr· 28 minAdam takes down a fleeing suspect, Nigel nets an uninsured driver with dodgy documents, and Dave suspects a serial car thief is the man who fled from Adam in a stolen car.
- E04
Episode 4
Mon, 27 Apr· 29 minStephen joins officers as they storm a flat for a drugs raid. Nigel and Adam are thrust into a rapidly escalating incident – a volatile man is resisting arrest.
- E05
Episode 5
Mon, 27 Apr· 28 minPerri goes after the dangerous drivers putting lives at risk at an illegal event - and a chaotic call to a hotel ends in verbal abuse and assault.
- E06
Episode 6
Mon, 27 Apr· 29 minA scared man approaches Tom looking for help. Dave finds himself in a tense stand-off with a drug user. Police are also attacked with human blood as they deal with a street brawl.
Cast
Stephen Nolan
Presenter