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Beach Cops
A female and male police officer look to camera with a beach background, with the words BEACH COPS superimposed
Promotional title card of Beach Cops.
Narrated byLayne Beachley[1]
Country of originAustralia
No. of series2
No. of episodes7 (as of 19 October 2016)
Production
Executive producerLyndal Marks[1]
Production locationsNorthern Beaches, Sydney, Australia
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companySeven Productions[2]
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) –
current

Beach Cops is an Australian factual television series produced by and screened on the Seven Network. The series is filmed on the Northern Beaches of Sydney[4] and follows the New South Wales Police Force operating in the local area while performing their duties.[5]

The program is narrated by Layne Beachley. Northern Beaches local area commander Superintendent Dave Darcy had veto power over content in the series.[1] This series follows on from other observational documentary series featuring police on the Seven Network such as The Force: Behind The Line and Highway Patrol.

Broadcast

The six episode first season premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 11 October 2015.[1][6] A second season will debut on 19 October 2016.[7]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Timeslot Season premiere Season final
1 6 Sunday 8:00pm 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) 22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
2 TBA Wednesday 8:00pm 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)

Season 1 (2015)

No. Title Original air date Australian viewers
1Episode One11 October 2015 (2015-10-11)1,002,000[9]
Follow police officers patrolling Sydney beaches from Palm Beach to Manly Beach, responding to a variety of dangerous, horrific and sometimes hilarious situations as part of their duties during the summer months. In this episode, officers look for a suspect who is accused of using a garden as a toilet and traffic enforcement officers are involved in a head-on collision.[6][8]
2Episode Two18 October 2015 (2015-10-18)[Note A]730,000[11]
A man attempts to deny he is stealing pot plants from front yards, a dangerous fire at a factory has police assisting firefighters, police catch a man driving who was disqualified by a magistrate just moments earlier and officers from the beach and the air search for a man feared drowning off a beach in the middle of the night.[10]
3Episode Three25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)776,000[13]
A man high on ice threatens to burn down a neighbouring apartment, police investigate a series of racist signs placed throughout a local suburb, cops smell marijuana near Manly Beach, and officer's cars become involved in a bingle.[12]
4Episode Four1 November 2015 (2015-11-01)716,000[15]
Nicole and Brendan remove a drunk man hurling abuse at passers by in a public park, officers respond to the scene of a motorcycle crash, police attempt to find a woman who might be in an unfit mental state and a wild storm causes a busy work day for the beach cops.[14]
5Episode Five8 November 2015 (2015-11-08)815,000[17]
Officers respond to a house losing its foundations and threatening to collapse on a road, Brendan must deliver his first death notice and a man unleashes his frustration on a poker machine.[16]
6Episode Six22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)[Note B]753,000[19]
An intoxicated man refuses to cooperate with police trying to help him home and officers charge a woman using an iPad while driving.[18]

Season 2 (2016)

No. Title Original air date Australian viewers
1Episode One19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)684,000[21]
Police respond to a teenager who has become stuck in a blowhole, an intoxicated man thrown out of a bar argues with officers about the law, homemade bombs are found strapped to poles in a carpark, two officers deliver a death notice and a driver pulled over for road rage is found to be unlicensed.[20]
2Episode Two26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)[22]661,000[23]
A man is cautioned for urinating in public while a second man is fined for public nudity on the beach, police investigate an animal cruelty case involving a deceased cat, officers respond to a fisherman who has fallen off rocks, a drunk driver crashes his his ute into a creek leaving a passenger trapped in the vehicle, and a vehicle pulled over for a faulty brake light leads officers to find illegal drugs.
3Episode Three26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)[22]557,000[23]
Officers break up a series of fights within 30 minutes on the Corso, garbagemen find 2 grenades in rubbish they've collected, cops search bushland in the dark for an injured teenager, officers investigate related car thefts, reports of a man wheeling unboxed televisions in a shopping trolley gets police attention, and an 80-year-old woman reports a robbery.
4Episode Four2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)731,000[24]
5Episode Five2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)700,000[24]
6Episode Six9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)668,000[25]

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Morcombe, John (26 September 2015). "Surf queen Layne Beachley to call the shots on new Network Seven reality show Beach Cops". Manly Daily. Retrieved 28 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Beachley joins Beach Cops" (PDF). Seven West Media. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ "MIPTV Spotlight: Beyond Distribution". World Screen. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.(subscription required)
  4. ^ Simonot, Suzanne (13 August 2015). "Channel 7 to screen new university hospital reality TV show Gold Coast Medical in September". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Seven announces Super September". MediaWeek. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b Knox, David (6 October 2015). "Returning: Castle. Airdate: Beach Cops". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  7. ^ Knox, David (11 October 2016). "Returning: Highway Patrol, Beach Cops". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Beach Cops - Full Episodes". Plus7. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. ^ Knox, David (12 October 2015). "Sunday 11 October 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Beach Cops: Sun 18 Oct, season 1 episode 2". Yahoo!7. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  11. ^ Knox, David (19 October 2015). "Sunday 18 October 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Beach Cops: Sun 25 Oct, season 1 episode 3". Yahoo!7. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  13. ^ Knox, David (26 October 2015). "Triple threat in Nine's win on Sunday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Beach Cops: Sun 1 Nov, season 1 episode 4". Yahoo!7. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  15. ^ Knox, David (2 November 2015). "Rugby World Cup draws early morning crowd". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Beach Cops: Preview - Sunday 8th November". Yahoo!7. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  17. ^ Knox, David (9 November 2015). "Season high for The Block as Nine wins Sunday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Beach Cops: Sun 22 Nov, season 1 episode 6". Yahoo!7. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  19. ^ Knox, David (23 November 2015). "Nine sings on Sunday, Seven close behind". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Beach Cops: Wed 19 Oct, season 2 episode 1". Yahoo!7. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  21. ^ Knox, David (20 October 2016). "Wednesday 19 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  22. ^ a b Knox, David (24 October 2016). "Returning: First Dates. Update: Gold Coast Medical, Cold Feet, Windsors". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  23. ^ a b Knox, David (27 October 2016). "Wednesday 26 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  24. ^ a b Knox, David (3 November 2016). "Wednesday 2 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  25. ^ Knox, David (3 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Nine takes Sunday with The Block". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  27. ^ Knox, David (16 November 2015). "TEN telemovie scores amid night of news & sport". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.


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