''24 Hours in Police Custody'' is a
British television
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documentary series shown on
Channel 4
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. It primarily follows
Bedfordshire Police as they investigate cases in
Luton
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.
The programme is made by
The Garden Productions; the same production company that makes ''
24 Hours in A&E''.
The first series of seven episodes aired in late 2014.
Filming took place at Luton Police Station over a six-week period
using more than 80 cameras.
Channel 4 commissioned further series, with the second airing in early 2015.
A few episodes have taken place wholly or partly elsewhere in Bedfordshire and in Cambridgeshire. Series 10 began broadcasting on 22 March 2021.
Episodes
All ratings are from
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Episodes are set in Luton, unless otherwise noted.
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
Series 7
Series 8
Series 9
Season 10
Specials (2020-22)
References
External links
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2014 British television series debuts
2010s British crime television series
2010s British documentary television series
2020s British crime television series
2020s British documentary television series
Channel 4 documentary series
Documentary television series about policing
English-language television shows
Luton
Television series by ITV Studios
Television shows set in Bedfordshire