Police Stop!
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Police Stop! is a British television documentary series, narrated and presented by Graham Cole, best known for his role as PC Tony Stamp in the Thames Television drama series The Bill, that was first developed in 1993 as a Direct-to-video series by creator Bill Rudgard. The series compiles footage filmed on cameras mounted in police cars and helicopters, with occasional material from road-side or hand-held cameras, with each episode focusing on a different type of road related crime, such as speeding, driving without due care and attention or dangerous overtaking, or in more extreme cases, hazards relating to weather conditions or car chases involving wanted criminals.
Seven episodes were released straight to VHS before a deal was struck with
The series also spawned an international spin-off, which began broadcasting in
Broadcast
The first episode of Police Stop! was released on video in 1993, and was widely successful, partly due to a campaign run by The Sun, which offered readers a discount when ordered directly from the manufacturer. As such, a second video followed swiftly in April 1994. The second video is the only episode not to be presented by Graham Cole, instead fronted by Inspector David Rowland, a traffic division inspector from the Metropolitan Police. Although the episode was narrated by Cole. Graham Cole returned to voice two episodes focusing on policing in the United States, the first aptly titled Police Stop! America and the second Police Stop! Or We'll Shoot, which predominantly focuses on the work of the Texas Rangers. Police Stop! 3 and Police Stop! 4 both followed in 1995, before a compilation video, entitled Worst of Police Stop!, followed in 1996.
Police Stop! and Police Stop! 2 were produced with the co-operation of several British police forces, who contributed most of the material. Aside from the two American specials, Police Stop! 3 and Police Stop! 4 also included material primarily from the United States and
Police Stop! was regularly repeated on
Episodes
Episode | Title | Presented by | Directed by | Original airdate | Viewers (millions)[1] | |
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1 | "Police Stop!" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 1 January 1994[2] | TBA | |
Graham Cole introduces us to the worst types of driving on Britain's roads. | ||||||
2 | "Police Stop! 2" | Inspector David Rowland | Bill Rudgard | 1 April 1994[3] | TBA | |
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3 | "Police Stop! America" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 1 May 1994[4] | TBA | |
A hard hitting look at the police on America's meanest streets, including drug busts, car chases and high speed action. | ||||||
4 | "Police Stop! Or We'll Shoot" | Graham Cole | TBA | 14 November 1994[5] | TBA | |
Graham Cole looks at car chases which have resulted in the police having to threaten the culprits with weapons. | ||||||
5 | "Police Stop! 3" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 8 April 1995[6] | TBA | |
A look at driving internationally, featuring hazards in Australia, South Africa, and the United States.
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6 | "Police Stop! 4" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 23 October 1995[7] | TBA | |
All new footage from police cameras both inside cars and outside, focusing mainly on the phenomena that is road rage and some of the most gruesome incidents of reckless driving. | ||||||
7 | "The Worst of Police Stop!" | Graham Cole | TBA | 8 April 1996[8] | TBA | |
This episode features the best bits from Police Stop! 1—4, and also includes brand new, never before seen footage. | ||||||
8 | "Police Stop! 5" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 1996 | TBA | |
This episode takes a look at drink-driving, road rage, speeding, roadworthiness checks and Christmas hazards on the roads.
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9 | "Police Stop! 6" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 1996 | TBA | |
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10 | "Police Stop! 7" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 1997 | TBA | |
11 | "Police Stop! 8" | TBA | TBA | 1998 | TBA | |
12 | "Police Stop! 9" | TBA | TBA | 1999 | TBA | |
Graham Cole takes a look at the dangers of large lorries and HGVs on our roads, plus how ice affects drivers.
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13 | "Police Stop! 10" | Graham Cole | Bill Rudgard | 2000 | TBA | |
14 | "Police Stop! 11" | TBA | TBA | 2001 | TBA | |
This episode looks at police in the United States. |
See also
- Police Camera Action! - a similar police video programme shown on ITV1 with a similar format.
- Road Wars - widely recognised as the replacement of Police Stop! Also produced by Bill Rudgard.
- Sky.
- Channel 5.
- BBC TVseries with a similar format.
- Sky Cops - series about helicopter police on BBC One.
- Bravodocumenting police work in the UK.
References
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Police Stop!: 1". Amazon UK. January 1994.
- ^ "Police Stop!: 2". Amazon UK. April 1994.
- ^ "Police Stop!: America". Amazon UK. May 1994.
- ^ "Police Stop or We'll Shoot". Amazon UK. 14 November 1994.
- ^ "Police Stop!: 3". Amazon UK. 8 April 1996.
- ^ "Police Stop!: 4". Amazon UK. 23 October 1995.
- ^ "Police Stop!: Worst of Police Stop!". Amazon UK. 8 April 1996.
External links
- Police Stop! at IMDb