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The Cops

1998 – 2001Show3 seasons · 24 episodesEnded

Drama
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4

Summary

Set in and around Stanton, a faceless and grim Northern enclave, The Cops depicts the daily grind for a group of policemen and women out on the beat as they interact, and sometimes clash, with the local community.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Binge-friendly
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Weighs on you.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Puts you inside a crime.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Asshole Victimin 5,964 titlesIn the first episode, Mel goes to interview Teresa, the daughter of the elderly man she found dead in his home earlier that day.The Revealin 4,447 titlesWe're introduced to Mel snorting a line of coke at nightclub with her friends, only for her to realise that she's late for work and jump into a taxi.All 4 tropes

The Cops episodes

3 seasons · 24 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 8.4
  2. S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 8.5
  3. S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.3
  4. S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 8.2
  5. S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 8.5
  6. S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 8.0
  7. S1 E7 Episode #1.7, 8.0
  8. S1 E8 Episode #1.8, 8.6
  1. S2 E1 Episode #2.1, 8.4
  2. S2 E2 Episode #2.2, 8.2
  3. S2 E3 Episode #2.3, 8.2
  4. S2 E4 Episode #2.4, 8.2
  5. S2 E5 Episode #2.5, 8.0
  6. S2 E6 Episode #2.6, 8.0
  7. S2 E7 Episode #2.7, 7.8
  8. S2 E8 Episode #2.8, 7.8
  9. S2 E9 Episode #2.9, 7.8
  10. S2 E10 Episode #2.10, 8.5
  1. S3 E1 Episode #3.1, 8.0
  2. S3 E2 Episode #3.2, 8.2
  3. S3 E3 Episode #3.3, 8.2
  4. S3 E4 Episode #3.4, 8.5
  5. S3 E5 Episode #3.5, 8.7
  6. S3 E6 Episode #3.6, 8.3

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