The Force Essex: Episode Guide & Ratings

Officers in Colchester respond to a 999 call from a taxi driver who has been beaten up by two drunk men.

Officers go off in search of a man after he is spotted on CCTV cameras in Southend-on-Sea snatching a woman's handbag.

Officers chase down some reckless boy racers, while cops in Southend-on-Sea deal with a woman threatening to kill herself.

Police are called to a mass brawl on the front at Southend-on-Sea , while Royal Military Police team up with a local cop in Colchester.

Officers pursue a joyrider in Southend-on-Sea, a suspected drug dealer is arrested in Colchester and there is trouble to deal with in Basildon.

Cops in Southend carry out a series of dawn drugs raids, while over in Basildon officers close in on a suspected drug dealer.

Documentary shining a light on modern policing in the county of Essex and the challenges faced by officers as they deal with a range of criminal and social issues.

A man threatens officers after being thrown out of a club, while police chase a fleeing car and a driver's quick errand ends in disaster.

A shop theft ends with a man fighting for his life, while a suspected drug dealer is pursued and a routine stop leaves officers in charge of a parrot.

The online investigation team enter the house of a man suspected of downloading indecent images of children, while CCTV catches club-goers taking drugs.