Sky Cops
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = SkyCopstitle.jpg
| image_size = 250
| narrated = Jamie Theakston
| director = David Skudder
| company = Steadfast Television
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 20
| list_episodes =
| location = United Kingdom
| runtime = 60 minutes
30 minutes
| network = BBC One
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|09|13|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2008|10|15|df=yes}}
| related = Traffic Cops
Motorway Cops
}}
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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 Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit.
Pilots
- Captain Doug Hale - South Yorkshire Police
- Captain Chris Daly - Metropolitan Police
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| start1 = {{Start date|2006|09|13|df=yes}}
| end1 = {{End date|2006|10|18|df=yes}}
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| link2 = #Series 2 (2008)
| episodes2 = 6
| start2 = {{Start date|2008|02|01|df=yes}}
| end2 = {{End date|2008|07|31|df=yes}}
| color3 = #000
| link3 = #Series 3 (2008)
| episodes3 = 7
| start3 = {{Start date|2008|08|20|df=yes}}
| end3 = {{End date|2008|10|15|df=yes}}
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=Series 1 (2006)=
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{{Episode list
| Title = Bang to Rights
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|09|13|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Cycle of Crime
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|09|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Turning the Tide
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|4|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = In the Nick of Time
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|11|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = No Hiding Place
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|18|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary =
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=Series 2 (2008)=
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{{Episode list
| Title = Flat Out
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|02|1|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Night and Day
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|07|4|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Operation Ocean
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|07|11|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = On the Ball
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|07|18|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = 25/07/2008
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|07|25|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Bad Boys
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|07|31|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| ShortSummary =
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=Series 3 (2008)=
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{{Episode list
| Title = New Tricks
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|08|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Rookies
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|08|27|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Under Pressure
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|09|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Two Wheel Terrors
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|09|10|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Gone to the Dogs
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|09|17|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Tooled Up
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|09|24|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Sparks Flying
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|15|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| ShortSummary =
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See also
- Traffic Cops - sister series broadcast on Channel 5.
- Motorway Cops - 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 Sky1, Sky2, and Pick TV which is about Road Traffic Police.
- Street Wars - programme broadcast on Sky about police officers "on the beat".
- Police Camera Action! - series broadcast on ITV with a similar format.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BBC programme|b00dj086|Sky Cops}}
Category:2000s British crime television series
Category:2006 British television series debuts
Category:2008 British television series endings
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:Documentary television series about aviation
Category:Documentary television series about policing
Category:Police aviation units of the United Kingdom