The Met - Series 2

Episode
Episode Four
Broadcast Info
2017 (59 mins)
Description
Across London, twenty-four hours a day, The Met is dealing with the pressures and dilemmas of policing a city of eight and a half million people. In Episode 4, The Met deal with the challenges of London’s busiest custody suite, the mysterious case of the Croydon cat-killer and the policing of one of the city’s biggest protests - the anti capitalist Million Mask March.
EPISODIC SYNOPSIS
Filmed over the course of a year, The Met: Policing London follows officers of Britain’s biggest and busiest police service as they deal with life, death, crime and its victims, all across the capital. In Brixton custody suite a detainee has stripped naked and is refusing to come out of his cell and go to court. In another cell a 54-year-old man has been brought in for threatening the cashier in his local supermarket with a knife. Looking after them is Inspector Brian Smith, responsible for up to 40 detainees at a time in the challenging and unpredictable environment of London’s busiest custody suite.
In Croydon, South London, reports of mutilated cats have stoked rumours that a killer may be on the loose. The case has been handed to seasoned Detective Andy Collin, more used to investigating gangs and organized crime. To crack the case Andy calls in a specialist in animal forensic pathology, and criminal profiling experts from the National Crime Agency and with fears that the attacks on animals could escalate to humans, the race is on to find a suspect. At New Scotland Yard, senior police officers plan their strategy for this year’s anti-capitalist Million Mask March event. Commander Harrington is determined to avoid the ugly scenes of last year - angry clashes and a police car set on fire. This time, they’ve got new tactics and 3000 cops on the ground. As the protestors take to the streets, the pressure is on for the police to keep the balance between the rights of the protestors and keeping the city safe.
Genre
Criminology; Policing; Forensic Technology; Social Work

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