A woman is robbed at knifepoint. A man arrested for being drunk and disorderly puts up a fight. A woman who has failed to appear for a drug driving hearing has a warrant to bring her before the courts.
The night begins with police officers are called to a fight in a takeaway and other officers respond to a hit-and-run call. There are reports of bouncers being racially abused by a passerby. Police receive a report of a man with a machete.
A routine area search leaves a sergeant caught off guard and suddenly surrounded by an aggressive family. Drinking can bring out the worst in people, and an assault at a night club brings aggression and verbal abuse.
Officers are called to reports of a group of youths throwing bottles in the road and being a general nuisance. Other officers receive a call about a fight with a knife and discover a trail of blood leading into a block of flats.
Frontline officers respond to challenging incidents, throwing themselves into the unknown and making life-saving decisions. Kicking out time in the city centre is a relentless and thankless task for the police.
A man who is refused entry to a nightclub takes exception when a specialist operations officer tries to send him on his way. A car linked to drug dealing is tracked and followed.
Theo Ogundipe
Narrator
Elaine Hackett
Producer
Jon Connerty
Sam Ornbo
