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''Traffic Cops'' is a
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documentary series broadcast on Channel 5 (and formerly on
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) which follows
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s from various
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forces. It has consistently been one of the most watched factual series on UK television.


Concept

The show follows the day-to-day role of a traffic officer and the incidents they come across. The majority of filming takes place at the scene of incidents, with occasional cuts to police stations and interview rooms. Locations include Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Humberside, South Wales, Sussex, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. The current series follows Officers from the Roads Policing Group and Road Crime Team from Derbyshire Constabulary. Previous series have followed
North Yorkshire Police North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. As of September 2018 the force had a strength of 1,357 police officers, 127 ...
,
South Yorkshire Police South Yorkshire Police (SYP) is the territorial police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The force is led by Chief Constable Lauren Poultney. Oversight is conducted by Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings. T ...
,
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,
Humberside Police Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing The East Riding of Yorkshire including Hull and northern parts of Lincolnshire including Grimsby and Scunthorpe. The chief constable since 2017 is Lee Freeman. Histor ...
,
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,
Sussex Police Sussex Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing in the whole of Sussex. Its jurisdiction covers the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. The force is headquartered in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex. His ...
, Bedfordshire Police,
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and
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. The show is currently airing on Channel 5, branded simply as ''Traffic Cops'', having been previously branded (since moving to Channel 5) as ''Traffic Cops'', ''All New Traffic Cops'', ''Traffic Cops: Under Attack'' and ''Traffic Cops: On The Edge''. It remains following the Roads Policing Unit, and the Operational Support Units. It also follows some promoted officers in their role on district as they continue policing the roads.


Production

''Traffic Cops'', along with its sister series '' Motorway Cops'', are produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016. Between 2003 and 2015,
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narrated the programme. On 28 June 2016, Mentorn Media announced that the show had been recommissioned by Channel 5, and would mark a return of Theakston with an "expanded on-screen role".


Episodes


Series overview


Series 1 (2003)


Series 2 (2004)


Series 3 (2005)


Series 4 (2006)


Series 5 (2007)


Series 6 (2008)


Series 7 (2009)


Series 8 (2010)


Series 9 (2011)


Series 10 (2012)


Series 11 (2014)


Series 12 (2015)


Series 13 (2015)


Series 14 (2016)


''All New Traffic Cops'', Series 15 (2016–17)

The show was renamed ''All New Traffic Cops'' for this series.


''All New Traffic Cops'', Series 16 (2017)

The first six episodes were subtitled ''Under Attack''


''Traffic Cops: On The Edge 2018'', Series 17 (2018)

This series is subtitled ''On The Edge''


Series 18 (2018–19)


Series 19 (2019–20)


Series 20 (2020)


Series 21 (2021)


Series 22 (2021–22)


Series 23 (2022)


See also

* '' Motorway Cops'' – sister series broadcast on BBC One. * ''
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'' – sister series broadcast on BBC One. * ''
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'' – police documentary series originally on
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and now on
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. * '' Road Wars'' – programme broadcast on
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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". * ''
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'' – series broadcast on
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with a similar format.


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