Police: Hour of Duty: Episode 8 (S3EP8 Channel 5 Monday 15 August 2022)

In this ‘best of’ compilation show, we see Derbyshire Police pushed to their very limits in one action-packed hour of drama and suspense. The night kicks off with the hunt for a man wanted for a series of armed robberies that have been terrifying the local community. When they finally find him, the man denies he’s the suspect the police are looking for. But when, under a mattress, detectives find the weapon he’s been brandishing in the face of shop assistants across town, the game might be up on this one-man crime spree.

Meanwhile, officers across the county receive a state zero emergency call — a block of flats is on fire, and the residents are still inside. Arriving before the fire brigade, the race is on to get everyone evacuated. But when one flat owner fails to answer his door, police start to fear the worst. Across town, officers blue light to a local supermarket, where a man has been spotted wielding a large knife. The shop is crowded and the general public are in real danger. Will the police be able to disarm the man before anyone gets injured?

Back at HQ, a specialist unit is preparing to catch a suspected drug dealer red-handed. Intel suggests he’s been travelling into the city dealing Class A drugs and has evaded arrest many times before. Today, the police want to beat him at his own game and six units are dispatched to stop his car. But when the dealer spots the police, a highspeed car chase ensues, before he ditches his vehicle and tries to make a getaway on foot. Will the police be able to outrun him and finally bring this seasoned criminal to justice?

Finally, a frantic call comes in from a member of the public reporting a gang of people fighting in the street, and one of them has a machete. Police blue light to the street, but everyone has vanished. Officers have a hunch they know who one of the suspects might be. Knocking on his door, no one is home, but a search of the empty house reveals an empty machete sheath on the kitchen table. Seconds later, the man returns to the scene, and is immediately arrested. But when he starts to abuse officers, the situation quickly turns ugly.

Airdate: Monday 15 August 2022 at 21:00 on Channel 5

Season 3 Episode 8

Real-time documentary following police officers on duty between 9pm and 10pm.