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: No Country For Old Men
Aired 16 November 2016 • 45 min
Officers in Colchester respond to a 999 call from a taxi driver who has been beaten up by two drunk men.
2. Essex: Back Up
Aired 23 November 2016 • 45 min
Officers go off in search of a man after he is spotted on CCTV cameras in Southend-on-Sea snatching a woman's handbag.
3. Essex: Nothings As It Seems
Aired 30 November 2016 • 45 min
Officers chase down some reckless boy racers, while cops in Southend-on-Sea deal with a woman threatening to kill herself.
4. Essex: Bank Holiday Blues and Twos
Aired 7 December 2016 • 45 min
Police are called to a mass brawl on the front at Southend-on-Sea , while Royal Military Police team up with a local cop in Colchester.
5. Essex: All For One And One For All
Aired 9 May 2017 • 45 min
Officers pursue a joyrider in Southend-on-Sea, a suspected drug dealer is arrested in Colchester and there is trouble to deal with in Basildon.
6. Essex: Teenage Kids
Aired 16 May 2017 • 45 min
Cops in Southend carry out a series of dawn drugs raids, while over in Basildon officers close in on a suspected drug dealer.
7. Essex: Anger Management
Aired 23 May 2017 • 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.
8. Essex: No Place To Hide
Aired 30 May 2017 • 45 min
A man threatens officers after being thrown out of a club, while police chase a fleeing car and a driver's quick errand ends in disaster.
9. Essex: See You Again
Aired 6 June 2017 • 45 min
A shop theft ends with a man fighting for his life, while a suspected drug dealer is pursued and a routine stop leaves officers in charge of a parrot.
10. Essex: Hide And Seek
Aired 13 June 2017 • 45 min
The online investigation team enter the house of a man suspected of downloading indecent images of children, while CCTV catches club-goers taking drugs.