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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Sep 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Sep 2008, 03:45 on BBC Four

Series about the history of British police dramas looks at The Sweeney, which ushered in a new age where television coppers talked and acted just like the villains. Show more

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Series

Call the Cops

Episode 4: Between the Lines

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd Sep 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Sep 2008, 22:30 on BBC Four

Series about the history of British TV police dramas looks at Between the Lines, which showed that the cop show had got to grips with 1980s corruption scandals. Show more

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Series

Call the Cops

Episode 3: Juliet Bravo

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Aug 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Sep 2008, 01:35 on BBC Four

Series about the history of British TV police dramas looks at Juliet Bravo, with the cast and crew discussing the gender politics that existed both on-screen and off. Show more

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Series

Call the Cops

Episode 2: Z Cars

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Aug 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Aug 2008, 01:15 on BBC Four

Series about the history of British TV police dramas looks at Z Cars, which changed not only police drama but British television as a whole when it debuted in 1962. Show more

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Series

Call the Cops

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Aug 2008, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Apr 2009, 03:10 on BBC Four

Using interviews with writers, directors, producers and former police officers, this documentary takes a forensic look at the history of the police procedural on British TV. Show more

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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