The Force: Season 5 - 10 Episode s
5x1 - North East: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
July 9, 2017
The documentary returns to focus on policing in the north-east of England. Officers race to a stabbing outside a pub in Newcastle and there is a raid on a cannabis farm.
5x2 - North East: Snakes, Lives And Videotape
July 16, 2017
An emergency dash results in a serious collision between the police van and a taxi. Plus, officers race to save a man threatening to kill himself.
5x3 - North East: Road To Oblivion
July 23, 2017
A high-speed car chase takes a dark turn when officers search the fugitive's abandoned vehicle. Plus, a fight in a bar gets out of hand.
5x4 - North East: The Same Old Faces
July 30, 2017
A burglar is arrested twice within days, a helicopter is used to find a woman heard screaming in a park, and an argument over cigarettes turns nasty.
5x5 - North East: Toon Raiders
August 6, 2017
Police hunt a man wanted for domestic violence. Plus, a tip-off leads to a drugs raid and an uninsured driver gives officers the runaround.
5x6 - North East: Hidden Truths
August 13, 2017
A call-out to a stabbing proves far from what it seems, while officers are left baffled when a suspected drink driver passes a breathalyser test.
5x7 - North East: Dog Days
August 20, 2017
The dog unit deals with a man who has barricaded himself in his house with his Rottweiler, while a woman thought to have overdosed disappears.
5x8 - North East: Substance And Abuse
August 27, 2017
A trail of blood leaves officers puzzled, a man high on drink and drugs launches a tirade of abuse and a domestic fight leads to an arrest.
5x9 - North East: Behind Closed Doors
September 3, 2017
Northumbria Police answer a flood of 999 calls, while officers raid a property they suspect is being used by men to exploit young girls.
5x10 - North East: Mortal
September 10, 2017
There's a tense stand-off as officers try to talk down a man brandishing a samurai sword. The cells fill up during a busy Saturday night in Newcastle. English