Another week, another programme about the police. Leaving aside countless dramas, in the past couple of years I have reviewed documentary series and one-offs about custody officers, policing in inner-city Sheffield, retired police officers and the history of the policewoman. I am sure there have been lots more that I avoided.Now, we have The Wanted – a 10-parter whose 45-minute episodes began this week, airing Monday to Friday at 9.15 a.m. and continuing in the same daily slot next week. This time it is the turn of those police officers who specialise in recapturing escaped prisoners and suspects who have gone to ground. On the evidence here, that is not such a difficult task.The miscreants pursued were not criminal masterminds and made only feeble attempts to hide (behind a fridge,
12 November 2015, The Tablet
Not much cop
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