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Katie Collings

Northumbria Police officers to feature in BBC documentary ‘Our Cops in the North’

Officers from Northumbria Police are set to appear in a new BBC documentary.

The first episode of the prime-time series ‘Our Cops in the North’ will air on BBC One on Wednesday.

The six-part series gives camera crews in-depth access to all aspects of Force and follows the men and women tasked with investigating a wide range of crimes across Northumbria, from murder to motorbike theft and poaching to pub fights.

Promotion shot for Our Cops in the North (Ryan Mcnamara)

The force Chief Constable Winton Keenen said: “We are incredibly proud of those that work in the Force, who each have their own reasons and motivations for wanting to protect the communities they serve.

“This series is about those people who put themselves on the front-line every single day, and do so with humanity, humour and an unshakeable pride in their patch and the people who live in it.

Northumbria Police chief constable Winton Keenen visiting Chronicle live newsroom (Newcastle Chronicle)

“Northumbria is one of the most geographically diverse regions, from our rural officers responding to incidents in the isolated north to detectives leading large-scale investigations into violent crime in our major cities.

Detective Chief Inspector John Bent (Ryan Mcnamara)

“We hope this documentary helps to showcase the character of Northumbria Police, the incredible professionalism of those who work in the Force, and the relationships they have with those living in our communities.”

Each of the three episodes will cover a week in the Force, following a crime from the moment of call-out and showing how officers and detectives gather evidence to lead to a possible conviction.

The programme is made by 72 Films and will air on the following three Wednesday evenings at 9pm on BBC One.

A further three episodes will also be aired later in the year.

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