Series · 1982 · 1 seasons

Police (1982)

Police is a TV series (Documentary) that first aired in 1982. Police has 1 seasons and 12 episodes in total. There is currently no known legal streaming option for Police in United States. Check back later or switch your region.

Last episode S1 · E12 — Impact and Implications March 22, 1982

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Plot

Police was a BBC Television documentary television series about Thames Valley Police, first broadcast in 1982. Produced by Roger Graef and directed by Charles Stewart, it won the BAFTA award for best factual series.

Graef was given access to film Thames Valley Police by the Chief Constable, Peter Imbert, who went on to be Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Filming was based in Reading police station and took place in 1980 and early 1981.

The series had a significant impact on debate about the role of the police. The most influential episode was the third, A complaint of rape, in which a woman who claimed to have been raped by three men was treated harshly and dismissively by three male police officers. The public reaction led to changes in the way in which the UK police handled rape cases. In less than a year, Reading police station had a new dedicated rape squad consisting of five female police officers.