Returning: The Detectives
Cameras are again granted unprecedented access to Greater Manchester Police and into the world of organised crime.
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UK documentary The Detectives again goes behind the scenes of Greater Manchester Police.
Once again, cameras are granted unprecedented access to the murky world of organised crime.
Filmed over two years, this four-part series tracks DCI Liz Hopkinson and her Major Incident Team. Their efforts to tackle organised crime take us to the frontline, as one police force battles against evolving groups of organised criminals.
The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime investigates real cases of historic organised criminal behaviour in Manchester, including kidnapping, drug and people smuggling.
Each episode covers cases as they happen, from tracking the gangs behind the criminal activities to following the team of detectives trying to stop them.
The first two episodes follow different cases. First, in a race against time, specialist detectives try to stop a local gang – suspected of kidnapping and torture – before they strike again. Then, the Major Incidents Team launches a murder investigation after a man is gunned down during a major drug deal in a residential street.
These real-world accounts peak in the gripping final episodes which follow Manchester’s Major Incident Team over one complete case.
Directed by Benedict Sanderson. Executive Producers: Kate Collier, Sophie Jones and Morgan Matthews.
9:30pm Monday October 25 on ABC.
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The photo of these real life detectives look very familiar, they could fit easily into any Nordic noir detective series. Director Benedict Anderson must have had a challenging time directing this series, his role in the making of the documentary would make an interesting program all by itself.