The Force: Behind the Line

Season 7

The Force: Behind the Line is an Australian documentary television series about the Western Australia Police, hosted by Simon Reeve and aired nationally on the Seven Network from 22 August 2006. Similarly to Border Security: Australia's Front Line and the American Cops series, each episode intermixes three or four investigations per episode.

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20 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Tonight, the police's eye in the sky spots a hoon, a desperate and dangerous man at a service station and a small child in distress.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2The police are in a game of cat and mouse with an elusive thief. Elsewhere, a young mother discovers a makeshift bomb in her letterbox. Then, Police Rescue are on a mission to save a tiny victim.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Tonight, GPS technology leads police to the location of a stolen car, a suspected cannabis growers multiple sites are searched.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4In the Kakadu National Park, there is a "problem crocodile" stalking fisherman and tourists. The NT Water Police join forces with the Kakadu Rangers to identify the crocodile causing trouble.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5In response to a tripling of the road toll in the last year, a team of motorcycle police have ridden 600km from Sydney to Inverell for a visibility operation in a bid to reduce the road toll.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Tonight on The Force, police target a man with a long history of drug dealing. Police patrol a popular lake district and today a boating incident onshore has the Water Police occupied.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Detective Sgt Richard Long from the Child Exploitation Internet Unit is working undercover as a 13-year-old girl in a cyber chatroom. After gaining evidence on a key suspect, it's time to make an arrest.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8An armed robber has held up nine shops in Perth with tradesman tools and his brazen attacks have police worried. The Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk team try to make a dent in the drug trade. Hosted by Simon Reeve.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9In an all new The Force, an intruder armed with an axe has been seen leaving a house during a police manhunt. But the suspect will shock even the most seasoned officer.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10Police respond to a domestic disturbance, drugged drivers at the snow and Regional Investigations Unit police are on the hunt for two aggressive armed robbers.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11Police are on a state-wide manhunt for a fugitive and notorious criminal after he escapes from prison. Meanwhile, a father discovers a suspicious looking explosive device in his own front yard.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12In response to local community concerns, police have established a major drug operation to put a stop to street-level dealing in and around Western Sydney and are honing in on a suspected drug dealer.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13Officers from Victoria's Critical Incident Response Team are called to a dramatic siege. Then, what happens when the prime suspect of a drug raid is a 72-year-old grandmother?
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14Officers make a raid on an illegal drug operation in Sydney. Just as police believe that everything's under control - they discover a suspicious looking device which puts the team on high alert.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15It's one of the most chilling crimes The Force has ever encountered. In this exclusive story we go deep undercover with officers as they lay the bait to capture an online sexual predator.
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 16NSW State Crime Command raid two hydroponic houses of "mind blowing" proportions before closing in on the ringleader behind the operation. You won't believe how they were getting away with it.
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 17Police are on the hunt for a teenager who's wanted for committing serious burglaries - getting away with goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and putting lives at risk fleeing in stolen cars.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18A man is reported missing on a lonely Perth beach in the most unusual circumstances. Police launch a full scale land and sea search under the cover of darkness in one of the most baffling cases.
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 19Water Police respond to a "mayday" call for a yacht off Darwin's coast. A crew embark on a rescue mission but hold grave fears for the couple who fronted severe weather and have lost communication.
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 20Police investigate a case of missing victims when occupants of a badly damaged vehicle are witnessed fleeing the scene of a car crash. Hosted by Simon Reeve.

 

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