Street Crime UK
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Street Crime UK was a docusoap focusing on law enforcement in various parts of the UK
, as police
go about their duties on the streets of Britain's towns and cities.
The police officer
s featuring in episodes discuss work, respond to 999 calls, enforce public order, raid premises allegedly being used for illegal purposes, pursue and arrest various suspects, transport them to the police station
after they are arrested. The show was narrated by Susan Rae
, who often updates the viewers as to whether the arrested were charged/tried/convicted etc and sometimes gives details of the sentences/penalties that were imposed on them for their lawbreaking, also updating on current events.
Street Crime UK was originally shown on Bravo and then Virgin 1 (which was later re-branded Channel One). There have been four series in total.
The programme also featured police clips, previously broadcast on ITV
's reality police series Crimefighters.
Street Crime UK was replaced by Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
in 2008.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
go about their duties on the streets of Britain's towns and cities.
The police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
s featuring in episodes discuss work, respond to 999 calls, enforce public order, raid premises allegedly being used for illegal purposes, pursue and arrest various suspects, transport them to the police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
after they are arrested. The show was narrated by Susan Rae
Susan Rae
Susan Rae is a Scottish newsreader and continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4. She was born in Dundee, and now lives in Suffolk and works in London. She began work with D. C. Thomson newspapers in Dundee, Scotland before taking up work on BBC Radio Aberdeen. After three years there, she left to work...
, who often updates the viewers as to whether the arrested were charged/tried/convicted etc and sometimes gives details of the sentences/penalties that were imposed on them for their lawbreaking, also updating on current events.
Street Crime UK was originally shown on Bravo and then Virgin 1 (which was later re-branded Channel One). There have been four series in total.
The programme also featured police clips, previously broadcast on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's reality police series Crimefighters.
Street Crime UK was replaced by Brit Cops: Frontline Crime
Brit Cops
Brit Cops is a British reality television series following the work of police officers in the UK. It was first broadcast on Bravo. Since the closing of Bravo on January 1, 2011, older episodes were shown on Channel One until the channel closed down on February 1, 2011 and Series 5 is continuing on...
in 2008.
Series Guide
- Series 1: 15 editions first shown from November 2002
- Series 2: 15 editions first shown from October 2003
- Series 3: 20 editions first shown September 2004
- Series 4: 15 editions first shown from June 2005
- Christmas editions: 5 editions first shown 2005
See also
- Brit CopsBrit CopsBrit Cops is a British reality television series following the work of police officers in the UK. It was first broadcast on Bravo. Since the closing of Bravo on January 1, 2011, older episodes were shown on Channel One until the channel closed down on February 1, 2011 and Series 5 is continuing on...
- Bravo's replacement for Street Crime UK. - Traffic CopsTraffic CopsTraffic Cops is a documentary series on BBC One which follows traffic officers from various British police forces. The current series follows Bedfordshire Police. Previous series have followed Cheshire, Hampshire, Humberside, South Wales, South Yorkshire and Sussex police forces...
- Sometimes broadcast as Motorway Cops. BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
programme with similar format, also repeated on UKTVUKTVUKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
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- Also known as Street Law. Broadcast on Sky. - Police Camera Action!Police Camera Action!Police, Camera, Action! is a police video programme made by Optomen Television for ITV and broadcast on the ITV Network and ITV4. The program was originally commissioned through Carlton Television....
- A similar programme broadcast on ITV1ITV1ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
and ITV4ITV4ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...