''Sky Cops'' is a British documentary series broadcast on BBC One revealing the work of the air police in the UK. The show, which was first broadcast from 2006 to 2008, follows police helicopters from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the

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Pilots

* Captain Doug Hale - South Yorkshire Police * Captain Chris Daly -

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Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2006)

Series 2 (2008)

Series 3 (2008)

'' - sister series broadcast on BBC One. * '' Helicopter Heroes'' - series broadcast on BBC One following the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. * '' Police Interceptors'' - series broadcast on Channel 5 with a similar format. * '' Brit Cops'' - police documentary series originally on Bravo and now on Sky Livingit. * '' Road Wars'' - programme broadcast on

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, and

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which is about Road Traffic Police. * '' Street Wars'' - programme broadcast on

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about police officers "on the beat". * ''

Police Camera Action! ''Police Camera Action!'' is a police video programme made by Optomen Television, originally broadcast on ITV with repeats airing on ITV4. It was originally commissioned through Carlton Television. It was presented by Alastair Stewart from 1994 u ...

'' - series broadcast on ITV with a similar format.

References

External links

*{{BBC programme, b00dj086, Sky Cops 2000s British crime television series 2006 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings BBC television documentaries Documentary television series about aviation Documentary television series about policing Police aviation units of the United Kingdom Television shows set in London Television shows set in South Yorkshire