Beach Cops
Appearance
Beach Cops | |
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![]() Promotional title card ofBeach Cops. | |
Narrated by | Layne Beachley[1] |
Country of origin | Australia |
No.of series | 3 |
No.of episodes | 18 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lyndal Marks[1] |
Production locations | Northern Beaches,Sydney, Australia |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc.adverts) |
Production company | Seven Productions[2] |
Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 11 October 2015 present | –
Beach Copsis an Australianfactual televisionseries produced by and screened on theSeven Network.The series is filmed on theNorthern BeachesofSydney[3]and follows theNew South Wales Police Forceoperating in the local area while performing their duties.[4]
The program is narrated byLayne Beachley.Northern Beaches local area commanderSuperintendentDave Darcy hadvetopower over content in the series.[1]This series follows on from otherobservational documentaryseries featuring police on the Seven Network such asThe Force: Behind The LineandHighway Patrol.
Broadcast
[edit]The six episode first season premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 11 October 2015.[1][5]A second season debuted on 19 October 2016.[6]A third season began on 9 August 2018.[7]
Episodes
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 11 October 2015 | 22 November 2015 | |
2 | 6 | 19 October 2016 | 9 November 2016 | |
3 | 6 | 9 August 2018 | 24 October 2018 |
Season 1 (2015)
[edit]No. overall | No.in series | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers | |
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1 | 1 | Episode One | 11 October 2015 | 1,002,000[9] | |
Follow police officers patrolling Sydney beaches fromPalm BeachtoManly Beach,responding to a variety of dangerous, horrific and sometimes hilarious situations as part of their duties during the summer months. In this episode, officers look for a suspect who is accused of using a garden as a toilet and traffic enforcement officers are involved in a head-on collision.[5][8] | |||||
2 | 2 | Episode Two | 18 October 2015[Note A] | 730,000[11] | |
A man attempts to deny he is stealing pot plants from front yards, a dangerous fire at a factory has police assisting firefighters, police catch a man driving who was disqualified by a magistrate just moments earlier and officers from the beach and the air search for a man feared drowning off a beach in the middle of the night.[10] | |||||
3 | 3 | Episode Three | 25 October 2015 | 776,000[13] | |
4 | 4 | Episode Four | 1 November 2015 | 716,000[15] | |
Nicole and Brendan remove a drunk man hurling abuse at passers by in a public park, officers respond to the scene of a motorcycle crash, police attempt to find a woman who might be in an unfit mental state and a wild storm causes a busy work day for the beach cops.[14] | |||||
5 | 5 | Episode Five | 8 November 2015 | 815,000[17] | |
Officers respond to a house losing its foundations and threatening to collapse on a road, Brendan must deliver his firstdeath noticeand a man unleashes his frustration on apoker machine.[16] | |||||
6 | 6 | Driver vs Passenger | 22 November 2015[Note B] | 753,000[19] | |
Season 2 (2016)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers | |
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1 | Episode One | 19 October 2016 | 684,000[21] | |
Police respond to a teenager who has become stuck in a blowhole, an intoxicated man thrown out of a bar argues with officers about the law, homemade bombs are found strapped to poles in a carpark, two officers deliver a death notice and a driver pulled over for road rage is found to be unlicensed.[20] | ||||
2 | Episode Two: | 26 October 2016[22] | 661,000[23] | |
A man is cautioned for urinating in public while a second man is fined for public nudity on the beach, police investigate an animal cruelty case involving a deceased cat, officers respond to a fisherman who has fallen off rocks, a drunk driver crashes his ute into a creek leaving a passenger trapped in the vehicle, and a vehicle pulled over for a faulty brake light leads officers to find illegal drugs. | ||||
3 | Episode Three | 26 October 2016[22] | 557,000[23] | |
Officers break up a series of fights within 30 minutes on the Corso, garbagemen find 2 grenades in rubbish they've collected, cops search bushland in the dark for an injured teenager, officers investigate related car thefts, reports of a man wheeling unboxed televisions in a shopping trolley gets police attention, and an 80-year-old woman reports a robbery. | ||||
4 | Episode Four | 2 November 2016 | 731,000[24] | |
Police caution several people urinating in public, Nicole stops a car with four men acting suspiciously on Pittwater Road, officers receive a report of a man taking photos of kids playing cricket, Nicole and Teri track down a man accused of theft of a television from a store, an aggressive drunk driver is charged after colliding with a learner driver, and a tip leads police to stolen trailers. | ||||
5 | Episode Five[25] | 2 November 2016 | 700,000[24] | |
Officers deal with the aftermath of two intoxicated men brawling outside a pie shop, Nicole and Brendan help pursue the area's most wanted thief, Gibbo and Sam respond to an elderly woman who suspects squatters has robbed her home, an anonymous bomb threat is made to a local primary school, a motorcyclist caught dropping his phone at traffic lights is finedA$320, and the search is on for a swimmer in dangerous swells atNorth Narrabeen. | ||||
6 | Episode Six | 9 November 2016 | 668,000[26] | |
An aggressive man affected by drugs iscapsicum sprayedand arrested, a serialfraudsterand shoplifter is tracked down, two men are caught fighting right outside a police station, Teri and Nicole deal with a neighbourhood dispute involvingfaecesput in someone's letterbox, officers breath test a learner driver and his supervisor, and a driver hits a wallaby in the dark. |
Season 3 (2018)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers | |
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1 | Wild Party | 9 August 2018 | 361,000[27] | |
Officers deal with an intoxicated driver who has crashed his car, an angry motorist, complaints about a party which has grown out of control, and a dangerous discovery in a backyard shed. | ||||
2 | Meat Thief | 16 August 2018 | 255,000[28][Note C] | |
CCTV helps the cops catch a meat thief. Driving without a licence is not a good idea. A very drunk driver has trouble blowing into the bag. Two drunk men decide to fight with police. | ||||
3 | Trapped in a Toilet | 23 August 2018 | 373,000[29][Note D] | |
Police chase a man in a ute who flees a traffic stop. Firies need to help two young people trapped in a public toilet. A man kidnaps his ex-girlfriend's dog. Cops help a very drunk tourist get home. | ||||
4 | Pop up Party | 6 September 2018 | 223,000[30][Note C] | |
Cops chase some young men in the backstreets of Manly after a fight. Cyclists keep going through red lights right in front of the cops. An Australia Day pop-up party gets out of control. | ||||
5 | Indecent Exposure | 17 October 2018[31] | 544,000[32] | |
A dog has been left in a car in the hot sun. Police arrest a man who has exposed himself in a car park. Horses have escaped from a paddock and the cops need to get them off the road. | ||||
6 | Pub Brawl | 24 October 2018 | 629,000[33] | |
A man on a bicycle is busted with weed. A young man's hotted-up car doesn't comply with the road rules. A man has been stabbed in a fight at the pub. Drunken hoons have to be removed from a park. |
Notes
[edit]- Note AThis episode did not air inWestern Australiadue to staggered network schedule in that state, and aired at a later date.[34]
- Note BThis episode was originally scheduled to air on 15 November 2015, however was pulled from the schedule for special news coverage of theNovember 2015 Paris attacks.[35]
- Note CThis episode did not air inVictoriaor South Australia due to staggered network schedule in those states, and aired at a later date.
- Note DThis episode did not air inSouth Australiadue to staggered network schedule in that state, and aired at a later date.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdMorcombe, John (26 September 2015)."Surf queen Layne Beachley to call the shots on new Network Seven reality show Beach Cops".Manly Daily.Retrieved28 September2015.
- ^"Beachley joins Beach Cops"(PDF).Seven West Media.28 September 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 October 2015.Retrieved6 October2015.
- ^Simonot, Suzanne (13 August 2015)."Channel 7 to screen new university hospital reality TV show Gold Coast Medical in September".Gold Coast Bulletin.Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2015.Retrieved14 August2015.
- ^"Seven announces Super September".MediaWeek. 13 August 2015.Retrieved14 August2015.
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- ^Knox, David (11 October 2016)."Returning: Highway Patrol, Beach Cops".TV Tonight.Retrieved11 October2016.
- ^Knox, David (5 August 2018)."Returning: Beach Cops, Surveillance Oz".TV Tonight.Retrieved10 August2018.
- ^"Beach Cops - Full Episodes".Plus7.Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2015.Retrieved12 October2015.
- ^Knox, David (12 October 2015)."Sunday 11 October 2015".TV Tonight.Retrieved12 October2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Sun 18 Oct, season 1 episode 2".Yahoo!7.18 October 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2015.Retrieved19 October2015.
- ^Knox, David (19 October 2015)."Sunday 18 October 2015".TV Tonight.Retrieved19 October2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Sun 25 Oct, season 1 episode 3".Yahoo!7.25 October 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 October 2015.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^Knox, David (26 October 2015)."Triple threat in Nine's win on Sunday".TV Tonight.Retrieved26 October2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Sun 1 Nov, season 1 episode 4".Yahoo!7.2 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2015.Retrieved2 November2015.
- ^Knox, David (2 November 2015)."Rugby World Cup draws early morning crowd".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Preview - Sunday 8th November".Yahoo!7.6 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 8 November 2015.Retrieved8 November2015.
- ^Knox, David (9 November 2015)."Season high for The Block as Nine wins Sunday".TV Tonight.Retrieved9 November2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Sun 22 Nov, season 1 episode 6".Yahoo!7.23 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2015.Retrieved25 November2015.
- ^Knox, David (23 November 2015)."Nine sings on Sunday, Seven close behind".TV Tonight.Retrieved25 November2015.
- ^"Beach Cops: Wed 19 Oct, season 2 episode 1".Yahoo!7.20 October 2016.Retrieved20 October2016.
- ^Knox, David (20 October 2016)."Wednesday 19 October 2016".TV Tonight.Retrieved20 October2016.
- ^abKnox, David (24 October 2016)."Returning: First Dates. Update: Gold Coast Medical, Cold Feet, Windsors".TV Tonight.Retrieved24 October2016.
- ^abKnox, David (27 October 2016)."Wednesday 26 October 2016".TV Tonight.Retrieved27 October2016.
- ^abKnox, David (3 November 2016)."Wednesday 2 November 2016".TV Tonight.Retrieved3 November2016.
- ^"Beach Cops | Bomb Threat | S2E6 - YouTube".YouTube.
- ^Knox, David (3 November 2016)."Wednesday 9 November 2016".TV Tonight.Retrieved10 November2016.
- ^Knox, David (10 August 2018)."Nine leads quiet Thursday".TV Tonight.Retrieved10 August2018.
- ^Knox, David (17 August 2018)."Front Bar beats Footy Show (again), Bachelor tops demos".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Knox, David (24 August 2018)."Thursday 23 August 2018".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Knox, David (7 September 2018)."AFL pushes Seven to big win, The Bachelor tops Thursday".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Knox, David (11 October 2018)."Returning: Beach Cops".TV Tonight.Retrieved11 October2018.
- ^Knox, David (18 October 2018)."Wednesday 17 October 2018".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Knox, David (25 October 2018)."Wednesday 24 October 2018".TV Tonight.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^"Nine takes Sunday with The Block".19 October 2015.Retrieved19 October2015.
- ^Knox, David (16 November 2015)."TEN telemovie scores amid night of news & sport".TV Tonight.Retrieved16 November2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Catch Up on PLUS7,Yahoo!7
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