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720 minPG-13documentary

True Crime Surveillance

Sky Cops

720 minPG-13documentary

Explore the high-stakes work of the UK's air police in real-time.

True Crime Surveillance

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Explore the high-stakes work of the UK's air police in real-time.

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Jamie Theakston

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Sky Cops is a British reality TV show revealing the work of the air police in the UK. The BBC show follows police helicopters from the South Yorkshire Air Operations Unit and the Metropolitan Police Air Support Unit. The show was narrated by Jamie Theakston and aired for six episodes in 2006, and a further eleven episodes in 2008.

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