About this season
The Force is an honest and revealing look at the pressures of modern policing and the complex issues front line emergency response officers face. With unparalleled access to the 999 response team, police control room and to specialist units like road traffic, dogs, and firearms each episode paints a picture of crime in the force area, including the North East, Essex and Manchester.
Episodes (10)
1. Essex: Respect
Aired 7 September 2016 • 45 min
Documentary shining a light on modern policing in the county of Essex and the challenges faced by officers as they deal with a range of criminal and social issues.
2. Essex: Duty of Care
Aired 14 September 2016 • 45 min
In Colchester, police are called to deal with a man who has broken into a local school. Meanwhile, Basildon cops assist an unconscious man beside a motorway.
3. Essex: Can't Choose Your Family
Aired 21 September 2016 • 45 min
A grandmother is shocked after she is burgled by her own grandson, and the mother of a learner driver is arrested for being drunk.
4. Essex: Night Of The Long Knives
Aired 28 September 2016 • 45 min
Essex Police's fight against knife crime continues when a dispute between neighbours gets out of control.
5. Essex: On a Hunch
Aired 5 October 2016 • 45 min
Documentary shining a light on modern policing in the county of Essex and the challenges faced by officers as they deal with a range of criminal and social issues.
6. Essex: Acid Attack
Aired 12 October 2016 • 45 min
In Wickford, cops are left mystified when a victim of an acid attack refuses to cooperate with them.
7. Essex: About Last Night
Aired 19 October 2016 • 45 min
In Basildon, cops investigate a burglary and hunt down five youths seen fleeing the scene. Meanwhile, officers embark on a drug bust.
8. Essex: Babysitting
Aired 26 October 2016 • 45 min
An injured drunk man starts spraying his blood over officers in Southend-on-Sea, while police help two women who have been robbed at machete-point.
9. Essex: Don't Call Me Darling
Aired 2 November 2016 • 45 min
Trouble comes in threes in Clacton-on-Sea as traffic cops pursue a getaway car being driven dangerously, an uninsured driver and a reported stolen vehicle.
10. Essex: Eyes In The Sky
Aired 9 November 2016 • 45 min
Officers chase a speeding car through Chelmsford, while police deal with fans at a Colchester United match.