RPU: Road Policing Unit (2016)
This program is a real-time look at the policing of North, West and South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire other adjoining counties of middle England, and within the towns they contain. It's told by the policemen who drive (marked and unmarked) all the roads that connect their counties. The cooperation, communication, and commitment they demonstrate in real time, along with their ability to maintain calm in dealing with multiple crises and offenders, is vital to ensuring that the public is safe from these criminals.
Seasons & Episode
The traffic cops pursuit skills are tested to the max, especially when a convicted drug dealer leads officers on a high speed chase chase.
When they’re not chasing down teenage tearaways, the Traffic Cops face a constant battle to keep up with uninsured drivers who flout the law without fear of consequences.
The Traffic Cops’ patience is tested to the max with a 35 minute pursuit of an uninsured driver.
Traffic Cops from North and West Yorkshire are locked in a clone war, battling to keep up with criminals switching car registration plates.
Officers track down a stolen Land Rover Defender - but when a suspect makes a run for it into the woods, the officers are forced to give chase with nothing but a torch.
UK drunk driving kills 5 people every week, and picking up the pieces from drivers is all too common of an occurrence.
A West Yorkshire Traffic Cop spots a drug deal, but his attempt to apprehend the dealers results in a high speed chase through the backstreets.