Call the Council

The series that follows the work of Tameside Council in Greater Manchester is back. The frontline staff working behind the walls of the town hall once again do battle against those blighting our communities. In this episode the council's emergency on-call service swings into action as Travellers take over their land, a whole street of residents call the council when overgrown trees leave them in darkness, and pest control expert Brian deals with a bathroom overrun with mice.

In this episode, council officers embark on the most shocking investigation of their careers as a funeral director is arrested on serious fraud charges, they battle against Himalayan balsam choking the local park, and get knee-deep in muck while clearing waste that is posing a risk to public health.

In this episode the officers embark on a licensing operation that uncovers an ice-cream man offering his customers more than just a 99, reunite a long-lost dog with its owner and offer a lifeline to elderly members of the community who are desperate to stay in their own homes.

In this episode, council officers lose patience with the owner of a filthy takeaway, assist the police in a forensic search following a stabbing on a residential street, and take a stand against fly-tippers by calling on the local community to get involved in a clean-up.

In this episode council officers crack down on an off-licence suspected of selling illicit alcohol, work with the community to spruce up local green spaces for Britain in Bloom and deal with a flood of calls to the council as a plague of wasps descends on the borough.

In this episode council officers crack down on illegal underage knife sales, get tough on a business that's rubbish at recycling and come to the rescue of elderly residents in need through the Community Response service.

In this episode council officers get a shocking surprise when a local resident finds a rodent in their takeaway, things get heated when patrol officers attempt to keep the streets clean and tragedy strikes Manchester Dogs' Home.

In this episode, council officers turn detective when a man is found dead in his home, they attempt to convert the masses to recycling and senior management get a soaking for a good cause.

In this episode, council officers deal with homeowners living on top of deadly waste, try to help a local restaurant owner improve their food hygiene score and take a ramble across the Tameside countryside to educate locals.

In this episode, council officers come to the rescue of a whole street of residents who are worried for their health after a suspected chemical spill, turn Tameside into the seaside and use the borough's network of CCTV cameras to crack down on fly-tippers flouting the law.

The council officers are on the ball during a stadium inspection, they squeeze into a tight spot to help a householder with a rat problem, and they respond to a resident who's sick of dodging dumped dog waste next to her home.

Officers are faced with a shocking mountain of mess following the eviction of a tenant, go the extra mile when helping a resident rid mice from her home and offer support to a member of the community determined to regain their confidence.

The council set out on an undercover sting to stub out illegal cigarette sales, and pull together to prevent commuter chaos. An officer deals with a burning issue.

The team respond to a resident's call for help when wasps take over her garden, officers rid the country's roads of potentially lethal taxis and there's romance in the air at council HQ.

The chase is on as the council crack down on fly tipping, an officer makes pet protection his priority, and the team light up the skies at the largest bonfire in the borough.

Officers are shocked when they pay a visit to a business that's been trading for over 40 years, they crack down on one resident whose actions are afflicting their neighbourhood, and they endeavour to change the lives of young people in need of a head start.

The frontline officers of Wigan Council in Greater Manchester battle against those blighting the community. The Council are forced to lay down the law to protect their residents from air pollution, they pull out all the stops to rid a historical garden of some unwanted residents and proudly oversee a citizenship ceremony.

In this episode the council is called to deal with a blocked drain that proves to be a risk to public health, the licensing enforcement team targets Wigan's taxi drivers, and no stone is left unturned in a cafe's first hygiene inspection.

In this episode council officers come to the rescue when residents report rats, get their hands dirty to preserve a prized park, and when disaster strikes a street, officers step in to help.

In this episode the council take serious steps to get the borough healthy and they go on a mission to rid Wigan of grease, grime and dirt.

The council's animal welfare policy is challenged by a local businessman, officers launch an out-of-hours operation to protect local revellers, and the victim of postal scammers receives vital support as his situation spirals out of control.

Officers tackle rodents who are raiding residents' homes, go to extreme depths when a smelly flood hits a household, and team up with a group of residents to give their streets a clean sweep.

It's a four-legged frenzy as council officers hunt for illicit tobacco, the council pays tribute to a former resident whose life was tragically cut short, and one officer has a mountain to climb.

As the council get tough, will a new business owner's dreams go up in smoke? Officers re-educate residents on reasons to recycle, and twelve local dementia initiatives are given the opportunity to secure council funding.

It's a big day at Council HQ as officers organise the inauguration ceremony for the new mayor, go on a mission to rid the borough of unwanted artwork and play detective to crack the case of the unidentified waste.