Beat Squad
Top 5
8x 1/2 hr
Beat Squad is an exciting new factual series on TV One that features behind-the scenes access to New Zealand community police officers as they protect neighbourhood's from crime.
Community based crime continues to be a problem throughout New Zealand. Whether it is tagging, car conversions or burglary – it is a blight for small communities. Sometimes the crime is random – often it is the result of organized criminals or juvenile delinquent gangs. The outcome is the same; a sense of unease and fear among the community. The evidence of this criminal behaviour is easy to see – fences and shop fronts defaced with graffiti, bus shelters vandalized, cars broken into.
Beat Squad reveals that, for the dedicated bunch of officers battling to protect our communities, life is often rewarding, can be confrontational, sometimes amusing, but always exciting.
Episode Overview
Episode 1
A routine traffic check pulls up some surprises, Elvis is asked to leave the building and a passing glance reveals a life or death roadside emergency.
Episode 2The youth crime squad face the fallout from underage drinking, officers race to a woman under attack in her own home and it's time for a pot smoker to pipe up.
Episode 3Officers try to track down one of Takapuna's most notorious taggers, a West-side motorist takes resisting arrest to new heights and wanna-be gangsters play tough-guys.
Episode 4A man makes a desperate bid to avoid arrest, a toddler is lost and confused in Takapuna and a boy racer shows off to the wrong audience.
Episode 5A desperate escape attempt from the youth team, a mystery lady turns up at a stranger's address, and a drunk and disorderly call out the Beat Squad would rather avoid.
Episode 6Suspected drunk drivers loosen up their lips, teenagers taggers give the law the run around and Borat touches down in Henderson.
Episode 7Officers crackdown on boy racer burnouts, a Halloween prank gets out of hand and taxi driver trouble.
Episode 8Unpaid fines land a man behind bars, life lessons for a street fighter, and a bomb's discovered by children at an Auckland beach.
