Sky Cops

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Sky Cops
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Directed byDavid Skudder
Narrated by Jamie Theakston
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Running time60 minutes 30 minutes
Production companySteadfast Television
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release13 September 2006 (2006-09-13) 
15 October 2008 (2008-10-15)
Related
Traffic Cops
Motorway Cops

Sky Cops is a British documentary series broadcast on BBC One revealing the work of the air police in the UK. The show, which was first broadcast from 2006 to 2008, follows police helicopters from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit.

Contents

Pilots

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 513 September 200618 October 2006
2 61 February 200831 July 2008
3 720 August 200815 October 2008

Series 1 (2006)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [1] Original air date
11"Bang to Rights"13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)
22"Cycle of Crime"20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)
33"Turning the Tide"4 October 2006 (2006-10-04)
44"In the Nick of Time"11 October 2006 (2006-10-11)
55"No Hiding Place"18 October 2006 (2006-10-18)

Series 2 (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [2] Original air date
61"Flat Out"1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
72"Night and Day"4 July 2008 (2008-07-04)
83"Operation Ocean"11 July 2008 (2008-07-11)
94"On the Ball"18 July 2008 (2008-07-18)
105"25/07/2008"25 July 2008 (2008-07-25)
116"Bad Boys"31 July 2008 (2008-07-31)

Series 3 (2008)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [3] Original air date
121"New Tricks"20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)
132"Rookies"27 August 2008 (2008-08-27)
143"Under Pressure"3 September 2008 (2008-09-03)
154"Two Wheel Terrors"10 September 2008 (2008-09-10)
165"Gone to the Dogs"17 September 2008 (2008-09-17)
176"Tooled Up"24 September 2008 (2008-09-24)
187"Sparks Flying"15 October 2008 (2008-10-15)

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References

  1. "Sky Cops Series One" . Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Sky Cops Series Two" . Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. "Sky Cops Series Three" . Retrieved 25 April 2019.