Highway Patrol (Australian TV series)

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Highway Patrol
Victoria, Australia
Running time21–22 minutes (Plus Commercials)
Production companyGreenstone TV
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release21 September 2009 (2009-09-21) –
present
Related
Motorway Patrol

Highway Patrol is an Australian

Victoria, Australia
.

Synopsis

The program follows police involved in attending major road accidents, high-speed police chases, confronting drunk drivers as well as issuing lesser penalty notices to drivers for a variety of traffic offences.[2]

Each episode follows the progress of a select few incidents involving various officers, from the first encounter by the officers through to the officers leaving the scene, with the exception that occasionally the officers will escort a driver back to a police station for the purpose of a breath or blood sample. Fines, court convictions and

demerit points
issued in relation to each incident are shown in a voiced-over addendum at the end.

Highway Patrol is produced by

FOX8
.

Internationally, the program is screened in New Zealand on

Pick.[7][8]

Production

The first season of Highway Patrol went to air in September 2009. A second season was announced by Channel Seven on 18 November 2009[9] which premiered 2 February 2010. A seventh season of Highway Patrol was announced on the show's official website on 13 July 2014. On 9 December 2014, Victoria Police announced on their official Facebook page that season eight had started filming and would air sometime in 2016.[citation needed] On 15 December 2014, series producer Mary Durham announced that season 7 would consist of 10 episodes and would air sometime in 2015.[citation needed]

In October 2015, Greenstone TV confirmed that season 8 was in

post production.[10] In March 2016, it was announced that season 9 had started filming to air in 2017.[11] In July 2018, Channel 7 released their first promotion for season 10 to begin airing from Wednesday 1 August 2018.[12][non-primary source needed
]

In November 2019, Greenstone TV announced that the final two episodes of series 11 will most likely air in 2020 and filming for the 12th season will start filming mid year. On 18 November Greenstone TV also launched an official Highway Patrol Facebook.[13][non-primary source needed]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11021 September 2009 (2009-09-21)23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)
21030 June 2010 (2010-06-30)27 July 2011 (2011-07-27)
3109 February 2012 (2012-02-09)7 May 2012 (2012-05-07)
493 October 2012 (2012-10-03)21 November 2012 (2012-11-21)
5121 May 2013 (2013-05-01)25 November 2013 (2013-11-25)
698 July 2014 (2014-07-08)17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
71024 June 2015 (2015-06-24)31 August 2015 (2015-08-31)
8104 July 2016 (2016-07-04)9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)
91017 July 2017 (2017-07-17)22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
10101 August 2018 (2018-08-01)12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)
S422 September 2014 (2014-09-22)7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
111026 August 2019 (2019-08-26)25 March 2020 (2020-03-25)
12827 March 2023 (2023-03-27)28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (11 September 2009). "Airdate: Highway Patrol, Destroyed in Seconds". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Highway Patrol - Yahoo!&". Plus7. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Highway Patrol drives it home for Seven". TV Tonight. 22 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Highway Patrol".
  5. ^ "Highway Patrol - Television New Zealand". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Highway Patrol - ITV Player". ITV. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ Alessi, Sarah (2 June 2016). "Beyond Distribution Places 80 Hours with Sky's Pick". World Screen. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Highway Patrol on Pick". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. ^ Schipp, Debbie (3 January 2010). "Formula for a perfect year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Highway Patrol". Greenstone TV. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Highway Patrol Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Greenstone TV". Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Highway-Patrol-101040328037485. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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