CANNY COPS
Award-winning documentary series following Durham police in former mining towns on the UK’s north-east coast, where cops and criminals are on first name terms.
The Guardian Pick of the Week “Blunt, Bracing and Blackly Comic”
The Daily Mail ★★★★
WINNER: RTS Northeast & Borders - Best Factual Production
NOMINEE: Broadcast Digital Awards - Best Popular Factual
Broadcast on BBC Three & BBC One in Summer/Autumn 2019
Episode 1
“Nout to Lose”
New in his role as Neighbourhood Sergeant, Terry Hill has his sights set on the associates of a notorious resident in a local crime hotspot.
Episode 2
“They Don’t Like Us Round Here”
Fraught relations between the police and the coastal community are making it hard for them to gather enough intelligence to keep crime from spiralling.
Episode 3
“They’ll Take Your Eyes & Come Back For The Sockets”
Local cops are trying to put a stop to the huge numbers of crimes committed by heroin addicts.
