Season 3

2010 · 15 episodes

Essex Police

1Episode 1Officers pursue a fake ambulance and try and stop an out-of-control 4x4 as it is driven dangerously through the streets of Basildon.
2Episode 2In this week’s instalment, the Interceptors pursue a gang of thieves targeting plumbers’ merchants. And a fleeing vehicle drives the wrong way round a busy roundabout, resulting in a terrible crash.
3Episode 3The action-packed documentary series continues. In this instalment, four joyriders have a lucky escape from the wreckage of a Ford Mondeo, stolen property is found in the back of a vehicle, and the interceptors have to rush to stop a suicidal man from jumping on to the M25.
4Episode 4The officers intercept a stolen car, foil a cannabis grower, engage in a series of drugs raids and calm a drunken sailor.
5Episode 5The team must intervene when a husband is brutally attacked by his wife on the street. Elsewhere, the interceptors go on the trail of one of the largest stolen car operations in Essex. And a stolen 4x4 heads off-road in an attempt to outrun the police. Will this machine be a match for the interceptors’ Evos?
6Episode 6In this instalment, police negotiator Inspector Emma Brookes races to reach a suicidal man threatening to jump from a roof forty miles away. Can Biggers get her there on time in one of the Evos? Meanwhile, Andy chases a suspected drug dealer, Emily catches a drink-driver and one of the Evos comes a cropper on the A12. Elsewhere this week, the Air Support Unit tracks a fugitive car thief, and a man is caught with a van of stolen clothes. Finally, Grant discovers the future of British pop music - in Brentwood.
7Episode 7Shaun and Grant stop a gang of car thieves on the job - and then make a sensational discovery. Biggers helps transform the streets of Clacton into a helipad to allow the air ambulance to land, while Emily, Steve and Russ nick two dodgy geezers with a couple of dodgy vans. Also this week, officers conduct an automatic number plate recognition sting operation outside Essex's biggest shopping centre. Andy and Biggers help get the M25 moving after a three-car shunt brings the mighty motorway to a standstill. Elsewhere in the county, Gerry arrests an 18-year-old youth who fancies himself an expert in the law. And Andy helps an officer who has dropped his handcuffs down a drain...
8Episode 8A massive manhunt ensues after three suspects flee onto a farm. The team raids a drugs den, and officers stumble across a suspicious-looking postman.
9Episode 9A knife-wielding man ruins New Year celebrations, and the interceptors race to capture a gang of fugitives. As snow causes chaos on the roads, Grant becomes furious with the guardian of a child travelling without a seat belt.
10Episode 10Biggers and Andy track down a suspected drug runner on the M25. Emily and Grant join forces with Ofcom to raid an illegal pirate radio station. The new Evo 10 goes down a storm with thousands of boy racers at the national car cruise.
11Episode 11The officers intercept three men armed with a burglary toolkit and apprehend a suspected drug-driver.
12Episode 12Officers contend with riotous World Cup revellers, an offender who has breached his ASBO and a shifty suspected drug dealer. Elsewhere, the interceptors are forced to close the Dartford Crossing in order to halt a stolen vehicle.
13Episode 13The cops are on the trail of a group of thieves who targeted a supermarket. A rude biker finds himself the subject of police attention, and a disqualified driver tries to evade the long arm of the law.
14Episode 14The chopper goes after an armed robber, Zippy the sniffer dog makes an interesting discovery and the team's new recruits are put to the test by a pair of suspected burglars.
15Episode 15The team pulls over a very angry driver and the Air Support Unit has its work cut out pursuing an athletic burglar.

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