Ten thousand revellers pack Brightonโs clubs and pubs every weekend, and as the sun goes down and the lights come up, the number of assaults, sexual violence, anti-social behaviour, drug-related incidents and hate crime goes through the roof โ and for the Night Coppers of Brighton, policing this city after dark is one hell of a ride.
8 Episodes
On the beat with the police officers of Brighton after dark. Young officers Matt and Will stop an ex-police chief for suspected driving under the influence. But things turn awkward when it turns out she isn't. Determined to prove themselves they attend a suspected arson where they are determined to catch the culprit. Sophie and Rachel investigate a possible street assault that has left a man with life-threatening injuries and Steve comes across a pair of legs sticking out of the bushes. The question is - whose are they?
July 12, 2022
Documentary going on the beat with the police officers of Brighton after dark. Officer Jack gets a punch to the face as he tries to arrest a man for assault, while PC Ben, in between stopping drunks relieving themselves on the seafront, wrestles a man with a knife.
July 19, 2022Afghan veteran PC Theo takes charge of a baby when its mum is arrested for being drunk. PC Jack ends up in a scuffle. And newbie officer Amy helps a vulnerable member of the public.
July 26, 2022PC Robbie, who's also an aspiring cage fighter, tackles an aggressive male outside a busy pub. Brighton's answer to Cagney and Lacey - PCs Zoe and Vic - search for a vulnerable woman.
August 2, 2022Young PC Will deals with an irate taxi driver, then has a chance to shine with a gold-plated gun. Sergeant Andy makes an impromptu drug bust. And PC Jess is called to a strip club.
August 9, 2022The Brighton Police night patrol are called to a street assault, chase down a suspected house burglar, and apprehend a youth on a bus with a suspicious hand wound.
August 16, 2022PC Jack attends when a young woman gets spiked at a nightclub. And Amelia and Craig are called to a mass brawl outside a pub and get accused of ruining a suspect's life.
August 23, 2022
PC Sophie has to deal with a flirty suspect in a street brawl. Youths attack Santa's bus as Father Christmas is pelted with soft mints. And there's an irate suspect at a nightclub
August 30, 2022