''Sea Patrol UK'' was a British

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which followed the men and women who keep the English channel open for shipping. The series was produced by Wall To Wall productions in association with the

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Premise

The series followed personnel from numerous agencies (including the

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, and the

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) with responsibility for monitoring, investigating, and protecting the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

Episodes

Series 1: 2009

Series 2: 2010

A second series, this time of eight episodes, followed in 2010.Sea Patrol UK: Season 2 Episode list
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Filming

The crew interchanged with filming 24 hours a day, different crews film at numerous bases including:Sea Patrol UK- Executive producer Guy Davies on documenting the work of sea-borne emergency services
2 July 2009, ''broadcastnow.co.uk'', accessed 10 December 2018 *Coast Guard operations room in Warren Apron *Royal Navy Fisheries Protection in

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*RAF at Chivenor airfield in

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*The Kent marine police force in

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*Search And Rescue

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International Broadcasts

References

{{Reflist 2009 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings