The Force

The documentary returns to focus on policing in the north-east of England. Officers race to a stabbing outside a pub in Newcastle and there is a raid on a cannabis farm

An emergency dash results in a serious collision between the police van and a taxi. Plus, officers race to save a man threatening to kill himself

A high-speed car chase takes a dark turn when officers search the fugitive's abandoned vehicle. Plus, a fight in a bar gets out of hand.

A burglar is arrested twice within days, a helicopter is used to find a woman heard screaming in a park, and an argument over cigarettes turns nasty

Police hunt a man wanted for domestic violence. Plus, a tip-off leads to a drugs raid and an uninsured driver gives officers the runaround.

A call-out to a stabbing proves far from what it seems, while officers are left baffled when a suspected drink driver passes a breathalyser test

The dog unit deals with a man who has barricaded himself in his house with his Rottweiler, while a woman thought to have overdosed disappears

A trail of blood leaves officers puzzled, a man high on drink and drugs launches a tirade of abuse and a domestic fight leads to an arrest

Northumbria Police answer a flood of 999 calls, while officers raid a property they suspect is being used by men to exploit young girls

There's a tense stand-off as officers try to talk down a man brandishing a samurai sword. The cells fill up during a busy Saturday night in Newcastle.