| Gold Coast Cops | |
|---|---|
 Title card of Season 1 | |
| Genre | Factual television |
| Narrated by | Samuel Johnson |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Claire Haywood |
| Production locations | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Editors | Marcos Moro, Bob Burns, Tom Norton |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Eyeworks Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 29 September 2014 – 16 August 2015 |
| Related | |
| Kalgoorlie Cops Territory Cops | |
Gold Coast Cops is an Australian factual television series on Network Ten. It follows the work of Queensland Police Service officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP) on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[1] The series was renewed for a second season in November 2014,[2] returning 17 March 2015.[3] The second season experienced a 3-month mid-season hiatus due to the seventh season of MasterChef Australia, however, returned on 2 August 2015 in the new timeslot of 7pm Sundays.[4][5]
In September 2015 media reports emerged that Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who appeared in the program, was suspended from his position and charged with four counts of allegedly assaulting restrained prisoners.[6] On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Minns was found not guilty on all charges, after a trial in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.[7]
In November 2015, it was announced the series would not return.[8]
In November 2020, rights to the series transferred to Nine Network and will begin airing reruns from 16 November 2020.[9]
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Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | 29 September 2014 | 24 November 2014 | |
| 2 | 10 | 17 March 2015 | 16 August 2015 | |
Season 1 (2014)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original Air Date | Overnight Australian Viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | 29 September 2014 | 563,000[10] | |
| Don't miss the exhilarating, action-packed season premiere of Gold Coast Cops. The team of elite, hand-picked officers discover home-made explosives hidden in the car of a Hell's Angels member. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 6 October 2014 | 698,000[11] | |
| Sergeant St Claire leads a drug operation into the Gold Coast hinterland and RAP officers go on the hunt to put a Black Uhlan motorcycle gang member back behind bars after breaching bail conditions. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 13 October 2014 | 618,000[12] | |
| Senior Constable Kristee La Rocca and her partner Constable Nick Irby hunt down a man charged with assault who failed to show up for court. The team also chase a man on the run through the suburbs. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 20 October 2014 | 684,000[13] | |
| Police target the Southside Soldiers, a 'feeder' group into the criminal motorcycle gangs. With the help of the AFP dog-squad, tens of thousands of dollars worth of gold and cash are found stored in hidden safes. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 27 October 2014 | 647,000[14] | |
| While carrying out a search warrant on three suspected burglars, not only are masks of the kind used for break-ins revealed, but also ice, drug paraphernalia and the mysterious getaway car. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 3 November 2014 | 522,000[15] | |
| Senior Sgt Stewart conducts a briefing, outlining a number of outstanding return-to-prison warrants. The team then run a covert operation to apprehend one of the offenders, who's known to be violent. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 10 November 2014 | 517,000[16] | |
| Two constables pull over a car weaving all over the road with an unmistakable acrid smell of cannabis, a search soon reveals that the driver has a small drug business stashed down his pants. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 17 November 2014 | 491,000[17] | |
| Senior Constable Hardy and Constable Mamaril stake out a caravan park waiting for a drug deal to go down. Meanwhile, Senior Constable Carruthers is on the hunt for a stolen car. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 24 November 2014 | 737,000[18] | |
| Constables Beaman and Moren pull over a vehicle and find the ingredients used to make 'ice' in the man's boot. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 24 November 2014 | 772,000[18] | |
| Constable Liasedes is called out to deal with a report of graffiti vandalism. | |||||
Season 2 (2015)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original Air Date | Overnight Australian Viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 17 March 2015 | 419,000[19] | |
| The Gold Coast's police taskforce have their work cut out for them after discovering one of the biggest drug hauls in RAP history. | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 24 March 2015 | 410,000[20] | |
| A P-plate driver unwittingly gets in the way of an urgent Code 2 call out to a violent scene. Meanwhile, Senior Constable Kate Hardy encounters a suspicious couple parked in a deserted car park. | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 31 March 2015 | 577,000[21] | |
| A routine traffic stop reveals a driver mid-eating in his car, but it's the search of her boot that unveils some eye opening finds. | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 7 April 2015 | 439,000[22] | |
| Constable O'Connor and Sergeant Casey are undercover conducting surveillance on a male they believe is running a major drug syndicate on the Gold Coast. | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 14 April 2015 | 423,000[23] | |
| Senior Constable Matt Bloomfield and Constable Joshua Ford are called to a violent street punch on, whilst both men are virtually incoherent, one is also dripping blood from an earlier incident. | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 21 April 2015 | N/A | |
| Sergeant Blair Casey and Senior Constable Katy Hardy spot a hatchback that looks like it's carrying more than it can handle. They pull the car over despite protests from the driver, but nothing can prepare them for what happens next. | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 28 April 2015 | 425,000[24] | |
| While the Gold Coast is renowned for its tourist attractions, a Lone Wolf bikie passed out on the drug 'fantasy' is a tourist attraction Cavill Ave could do without. | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 2 August 2015 | 550,000[25] | |
| Working from a tip off from an informant, Sergeant Blair Casey and the team execute an emergency raid on a drug dealer. | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 9 August 2015 | 474,000[26] | |
| Senior Constable Bloomfield and Sgt St Clair are executing a search warrant on a man they believe is operating a major stolen car racket. | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 16 August 2015 | 501,000[27] | |
| Constable Mamaril is part of a team raiding the home of a suspected Bandidos bikie associate. Police intelligence suggests that the home contains a meth lab. | |||||
See also
- Beach Cops
- Kalgoorlie Cops
- Territory Cops
- The Force: Behind the Line
- Highway Patrol (Australian TV series)
- Border Security: Australia's Front Line
- AFP
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