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SCU: Serious Crash Unit

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| genre = Factual Television Series

| creator =

| developer =

| writer = Sharon Bennett, Peter Clews, Jenny Williams, Paul Hagan, Nicola Griffin

| director = Sharon Bennett, Peter Clews, Jenny Williams, Paul Hagan, Candace McNabb

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| presenter =

| starring =

| judges =

| voices =

| narrated = Shane Cortese, Craig Hall

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| composer = Liquid Studios

| country = New Zealand

| language = English

| num_seasons = 7

| num_episodes = 49

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer = Andrea Lamb

| producer = Peter Clews, Jenny Williams

| editor = Phil Holt, Jon Kirk

| location = Auckland, New Zealand

| cinematography =

| camera = OPC, multi single-camera crews

| runtime = 22 minutes (approx)

| company = Greenstone TV Ltd - www.greenstonetv.com

| channel = TV2, TV One (current)

| first_aired = {{start date|2004|4|2|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2015|5|26|df=y}}

| related = Crash Investigation Unit

}}

SCU: Serious Crash Unit is a New Zealand documentary series that aired on TV2. The show was cancelled after seven seasons.

Overview

SCU: Serious Crash Unit follows a New Zealand Police-based Auckland Serious Crash Unit as they investigate crashes and examine the evidence found at the crash scene to find out what happened, and what caused the accident.

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Episodes

=Season 1=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Albany/Novotel

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = Two vehicles are destroyed in a fatal head-on accident on Albany Bridge.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Okura/Stanway

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigates a crashed four-wheel-drive.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Simpson Rd/Southern Motorway

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = Two West Auckland factory workers get into a crash on Simpson Road in Ranui.

| LineColor = 449DFB

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Windy/Wellsford

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = A man loses control of his vehicle on his way to visit his children, and the SCU suspect his brakes may have been at fault.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Whangaparaoa/joe Dee

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU are called to two crashes on Whangaparaoa Road.

| LineColor = 449DFB

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Bush/Dome

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = A young motorcyclist is killed in a collision with a truck.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Upper Harbour/titrangi

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003}}

| ShortSummary = A bus veers out of control in Titirangi with fatalities.

| LineColor = 449DFB

}}

=Season 2=

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Wainui Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = The police investigate the death of 27-year old Hamish MacDonald driving home from a night out with friends.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Golf Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = The police investigate a fatal crash that kills three people.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Lincoln/Newtown Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = The police investigate why a car ploughed through an intersection hitting another vehicle and critically injuring the driver, who is left in critical condition.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Kahikatea

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = The police investigate the death of a young man whose car has come off the road as he was heading home to a family emergency.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Oriel/Coatsville

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = The police investigate a crash where a car left the road and hit a tree.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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=Season 3=

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| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Te Hana

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Muriwai/Rua Rd

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

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| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

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| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

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| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

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| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

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=Season 4=

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| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

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| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

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| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

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| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

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| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

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| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

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| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

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=Season 5=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Mangatawhiri

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|6|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a crash where a truck driver is killed after he swerves to avoid crashing into a line of traffic on a busy state highway.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Wellsford

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|13|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Two women are killed and three women are seriously injured after a multivehicle high speed crash south of Wellsford.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Pinewoods

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|20|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a serious crash where a rugby star is killed when he is thrown from a car as it plunges over a 25-metre cliff at a camping ground north of Auckland.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Hobsonville

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|27|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a fatal crash after a motorcyclist, who has just finished building his classic motorbike, is killed when he tries to avoid a car at an intersection.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Mill Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|4|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a crash where the mother of three young children is seriously injured when she swerves into the path of an oncoming truck.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Wily Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|11|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = A man is killed when his BMW fails to take a bend, rolling six times down a hill, leaving his partner and young daughter with moderate injuries.

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| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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=Season 6=

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| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Papakura

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|22|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigates a single vehicle crash at a major intersection after reports of road rage earlier in the evening.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Lincoln Road

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012}}

| ShortSummary = ...

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Kingseat

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|19|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a fatality at an intersection that has been the site of many crashes.

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| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Kaiaua

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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=Season 7=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Kingseat

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|07|29|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a double fatality at an intersection.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Port Waikato

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|4|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a crash where an Australian tourist is killed while on a quad bike tour.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Birdwood

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|12|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a fatal crash after a motorcyclist is killed.

| LineColor = 449DFB

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Maramarua

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|19|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The SCU investigate a crash where an elderly woman is killed on a highway after colliding with a truck kilometres from home.

| LineColor = 449DFB

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014}}

| ShortSummary = Two young women are killed and three are seriously injured after a multi-vehicle high speed crash south of Wellsford.

| LineColor = 449DFB

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014}}

| ShortSummary = ...

| LineColor = 449DFB

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| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014}}

| ShortSummary = ...

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Broadcasting

The following list is ordered by the date of the series premiere.

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{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New ZealandTV2N/AAll episodes aired
{{Flagicon|Australia}} AustraliaChannel Seven17 March 2008Monday 8:00pmAll episodes aired

Ratings

=Australia=

In Australia, SCU: Serious Crash Unit was watched by 1.4 million viewers in its premiere episode, and received similar ratings in its second week.[http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2006/12/first_day_of_th.html "Stay In Touch"], Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 14 December 2006 In its premiere week in Australia, SCU: Serious Crash Unit was the third most watched program in the five mainland state capitals.Five mainland state capitals include Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

The second series premiered Monday 8:00pm at 1.2 million viewers,[http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/03/wthe_who_we_are.html "The Tribal Mind"], The Sun-Herald, retrieved 28 April 2008 and ratings remained between 1.2 and 1.7 million viewers, following a strong lead in from Border Security: Australia's Front Line.

References

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External links

  • [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/597060 Official site]

Category:New Zealand documentary television series

Category:2001 New Zealand television series debuts

Category:Documentary television series about policing

Category:TVNZ 2 original programming

Category:TVNZ 1 original programming

Category:Television series by Greenstone TV