Delving inside the UK’s biggest police beat, Highland Cops follows the work of Police Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Division.
BBC Scotland Commissioning Executive, David Harron:
“The series shows a huge variety of cases from drugs busts and assaults in urban centres as well as wildlife and other crimes which are particular to this spectacular beat.”
Covering 12,000 square miles of lochs, glens, islands and mountains, Police Scotland’s Highlands and Islands division is like no other in the UK. Across the series Highland Cops discovers what it takes to patrol the beat and keep the peace in the most beautiful – and challenging places – in Britain and highlights how cutting-edge crime fighting works alongside old-school rural policing, tackling 21st century problems that threaten traditional ways of life.
From the crofts on Hebridean Islands to the inner-city estates of Inverness; protecting endangered species to searching for people missing in the wilds; providing policing for royals visiting the Isle of Skye to attending fatal road traffic accidents, these officers go to extremes; keeping people safe in remote communities and Britain’s most northerly city. Each week, Highland Cops explores the work of these detectives and showcases the skills of Wildlife Officers, Dog Handlers, CID, community police officers and more.
BBC Two Commissioning Executive, Tom Coveney:
“Across some of the UK’s most breath-taking and challenging landscapes, the work of the Highlands and Islands Police is dramatic and inspiring in equal measure.”
Highland Cops debuts on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer weekly, followed by BBC Two next month (April 2023).
