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Police Interceptors S25E06 (11th May 2026)
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00:02This is Police Interceptors, and you're riding with the pride of
00:10Northamptonshire. Ace Pursuit drivers, with air support, and a crack dog unit.
00:24If you leave, you will get hit. They bring down the bad guys, keep the streets safe, and battle
00:4024-7. Get down on the floor. In the war on crime. Crash, crash. On the floor, wow!
00:48Here's what it is, isn't it? We find them, we lock them up.
00:53Coming up.
00:55Jeff I successful, he's trying to run his way out.
00:58Icy Dodgens with a runaway Audi.
01:02Yeah, vehicle is swerving, ran his way out. Two red ATS, temporary hiring.
01:07A gang of suspected burglars from London, get the North Hans red carpet treatment, and
01:18a suspected troop driving case, turns into a hit-and-run for Tanya.
01:28Right, stop now, or I'll tase you.
01:45Early doors on a Saturday morning.
01:49Tanya Watkins is alongside seasoned interceptor Harrison Beverley.
01:55Straight over, straight over.
01:59They're en route to the M1, where cameras have clocked a repeat drink driver's Audi.
02:05I think let's kill him, and just join slowly and half-run, because I'm going to get one for
02:10time, because she's hit nine minutes ago.
02:14Tanya's killed the Blues, dropping the 3 Series into stealth mode.
02:19That's the one, isn't it?
02:19So their target...
02:21That's the one, isn't it?
02:22..is unaware of the unmarked tail.
02:24OK, you've got an eyeball on the vehicle.
02:26North to 15, 8 towards 16, lane 3.
02:31So we're just going to try and get some units here, just to see, check she's not driving,
02:35nothing, influence of anything this time.
02:37I think it's twice the last month, so if someone's obviously got an issue that's
02:41constantly doing it, then we will look to target them.
02:43The signs don't look good.
02:45And it is not driving the straightest, which doesn't fill me with confidence, but hopefully
02:49it's just tiredness.
02:53Vehicle's off, off, off, junction 16.
02:59Harrison's one of the Force's elite drivers.
03:01Advanced pursuit trained, but also a dab hand at riding shotgun.
03:07We'll go for compliance at the next roundabout.
03:09If you push up and that'll make, we'll try and get her.
03:13The blues are on, but the suspect's brake lights aren't.
03:16Lights for a new light on the vehicle.
03:18Vehicle's moved to lane one.
03:20It's fairly stopped at the minute.
03:23Tanya's not pursuit trained, but luckily the interceptors like to hunt in packs.
03:28Brooksy, come through.
03:33Have you not been a part of you, Ben?
03:35Yes, yes.
03:38Two other units are behind the Audi.
03:40Stop drivers, mate.
03:41Just stop.
03:41It's up here?
03:42Yeah, yeah.
03:44But they need three for tactical pursuit and containment.
03:48Oh, God.
03:516-4, we stop drivers.
03:53Safely into the saddle, Harrison releases the Beamer's 369 horses.
04:00And gallops into second place behind Brooksy.
04:06It's a male driver, so it doesn't fit the female criteria that we used to be driving.
04:11He's not their drink driver, but he's booted it and he's going to get boxed.
04:17I'm trying to get by on it, but it's...
04:19Yeah, Brooksy, I'm behind you if you want to try that.
04:26Brooksy makes for the high ground.
04:29And barely makes it.
04:32The mystery driver has a good go at forcing the cop car into the central res.
04:43Get by successfully.
04:45And having a crack at Brooksy, he sets his sights on Harrison.
04:55The only thing between Harrison and a major crash is lightning reactions.
05:05Yeah, vehicle is swerving around its way out.
05:07Two red ATS.
05:08Temporary high risk.
05:09Down to medium.
05:11Mystery Muppets sailing through reds at motorway speed.
05:15Get by was not successful.
05:18I am conscious we're heading towards the town centre.
05:21I'll try and keep it away from the town centre.
05:24The driver's hell-bent on escape.
05:27Two red ATS.
05:30Stand by.
05:32Still continuing 4500, going towards the town centre.
05:36And the pursuit's hurtling towards central Northampton,
05:39which will be crammed with the late-night crowd.
05:43Speed is 6-0 at the roundabout, on the roundabout.
05:46They might have to call time.
05:51We're into six fields, still in towards the town, but I'm conscious.
05:54If this continues towards the town, I'll consider aborting it.
05:59Yeah, I'm in agreement.
06:00It's contracted in that way, yeah.
06:02Still reasonable.
06:04Wrong side of roundabout.
06:05Temporary high risk.
06:06Five-zero.
06:08But will the interceptors get one last chance to get their man?
06:13It is towards the left, left, left.
06:15Bye-bye.
06:25Whoa.
06:26Get by successful.
06:28It is trying to lap its way out.
06:30Interceptors are after an Audi driver who's trying to take out two cop cars.
06:38Yeah, vehicle is swerving, ramming its way out.
06:41Two red ATS.
06:42Temporary high risk.
06:43The Audi's Vorsprung durch technique.
06:46If this continues towards the town, I'll consider aborting it.
06:49Is a threat to public safety and the cops may have to abort.
06:54Wrong side of roundabout. Temporary high risk.
06:57Because this guy is an accident waiting to happen.
07:00Left, left, left. Stand by.
07:02Crash, crash, crash.
07:04Left, left, right.
07:10Get out of the car.
07:11Get out of the car.
07:12Get on the floor.
07:13Get out of the car.
07:15Hold on.
07:15Get out of the car now.
07:16Hold on.
07:17Get out of the car.
07:18Get out of the car now.
07:20Get on the floor.
07:21Go.
07:24Give me your hands.
07:27Do your thing in here.
07:29Do your thing in here.
07:29And now he's getting a pair of bracelets.
07:32That's copied, have we got the driver?
07:34Come on, just relax.
07:34Just yes, you're in cost of science.
07:37Is this not right?
07:38I'm all right, is everyone all right?
07:39Has someone locked you up yet?
07:40No, no, no.
07:41He's driving for the software police.
07:43That'll be the same.
07:45He's been running reds all night.
07:49And now he's run into one.
07:53and pretending to be the front passenger had one major flaw.
07:58He's the only one in the car.
08:04Listen, mate, you hurt. You crashed a car, have you hurt yourself?
08:07I'm not well in it.
08:08Yeah, thank you. What's your name, buddy?
08:10Having been fine moments earlier, he's now playing dead.
08:13Mate, wake up. You're talking just a minute ago.
08:14Fella.
08:17But he's soon back in the land of the living.
08:19We're going to get you up, OK? Ready?
08:22Are you ready? Are you out to walk?
08:24Yeah.
08:25Hammer it, mate.
08:26All right?
08:27Oh.
08:28Yeah, yeah.
08:30Go on, man.
08:31Just get you in the back of the car.
08:32He's escorted to Brooks' car.
08:34Let's take a seat in there for us.
08:35OK, what's up?
08:37Leaving the stench of booze in his wake.
08:40He's not talking to us now.
08:41Will render you liable to arrest a prosecution of both
08:43if you agree to provide a specimen of breath?
08:46He refuses to blow in the breathalyser.
08:48OK, you're further under arrest then to fail to supply a specimen of breath at the roadside.
08:56Over 6,000 people are killed or injured on UK roads each year through drink driving.
09:02And the cops have little patience with the cider man.
09:06He's lucky he's not on his way to hospital instead of a warm cell at Northampton Nick.
09:14His last masterstroke was failing to give his name, but the cops have found it.
09:20What was his release date?
09:2120 of them.
09:22On his prison release papers.
09:25Unbelievably, he's only been out for 11 days, but looks to be heading straight back behind bars.
09:32So, yeah, it's a really good result all round, you know, a good bit of teamwork.
09:35You had the right resources in the right area.
09:37Managed to get him stopped, albeit after he's had a bit of a bump.
09:40So, yeah, really, really happy with that job.
09:42Um, yeah, it's just sending back to prison, hopefully.
09:49Harrison got his wish.
09:51Cider man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failure to provide, driving whilst disqualified and no insurance.
09:59He got a three-year, nine-month ban, had to pay £187 in costs and was sent back to prison
10:06for 18 months.
10:07Plenty of time to sleep it off.
10:12And Harrison's not only skilled at stopping the bad guys.
10:16Yeah, keep going.
10:17He's pretty handy at getting the good guys going again, too.
10:20Great, thank you.
10:38I'm going back on my diet again, because, um...
10:42I'll put on load to weight.
10:43You need to be realistic, Callum.
10:45No, this is what I did last year.
10:47I went from 93 kilos to 81 kilos last year by basically just primarily eating chicken and rice.
11:00Unlike Callum's diet, an interceptor shift can be a mixed bag.
11:05They've had ample opportunity to move to lane two.
11:09One minute, you're tackling a motorway lane hogger.
11:14It's interesting.
11:18The next, a small matter of registration.
11:21Any reason for the tiny number plate?
11:24No.
11:25Doesn't conform to regulations.
11:27Oh, right, OK.
11:31But as Callum and Chris's shift appears to be winding down...
11:41It seems they've saved the tastiest job till last.
11:46The cannabis factory's just been robbed.
11:49Some people have made off at high speed through Northampton.
11:53A gang has robbed a rival's cannabis farm.
11:56The suspected weed thieves, believed to be from London, are heading back home in a black Mercedes.
12:03We'll be getting back on the motorway then, won't they, coming up towards us?
12:06The cops need to find a good spot to intercept.
12:10Maybe the BP services.
12:13Somewhere we can just stick around, ideally.
12:15We're going to have a look for a stinger.
12:16Or put a stinger.
12:20Chris may have transferred to Northampton only a year ago,
12:23but this new boy's not afraid to ask the audience.
12:27For a little local knowledge.
12:30Does anyone know of any good stinger sites with our cover?
12:33Shouldn't we try and make back towards the M1?
12:36The team knows just the place.
12:39Probably, mate, we'll spin around there and go have a look at that and see if we can set up
12:41there.
12:43There's room to hide the beamer.
12:45Oh, you can get up here, mate, look.
12:46Oh, yeah.
12:47And hard cover for them.
12:50And I can go all the way over here, can't I?
12:53It's the perfect spot.
12:55You'd be better off leaving it on this side.
12:59That's a black merc.
13:01Just not the perfect timing.
13:03Should I go for it?
13:05Yeah, go on.
13:06They can't be certain it's the suspected weed thieves, Merck.
13:09It was going quite quick.
13:11But there's one way to find out.
13:14It's gone.
13:18Callum puts the pedal to the metal.
13:25Oh, yeah, we're just sitting there going past and trying to catch it.
13:28And they rein in the Mercedes.
13:32Yeah, we got behind it.
13:35There's a unit ahead as they hit traffic.
13:39Move, people.
13:41An ARV waits past the lights, which is lucky because the target has no plans to stay still.
13:48Yeah, bumping up the car and going through the red lights.
13:50Or follow the highway code.
13:56Turning in to Green Park.
13:58Vehicle is failing to stop.
14:01The ARV takes over.
14:11They've no idea how many men are in the Merck.
14:19But they're expecting them all to bail out as it winds its way into an estate.
14:32They've run out of tarmac.
14:38The driver appears to surrender.
14:40Get out!
14:42Get out!
14:42Get out!
14:43He's worked out.
14:44He's worked out.
14:44I can't get out.
14:46Get on the floor now!
14:47Get on the floor now!
14:49As two passengers leg it.
14:53There's two others running.
14:56Get on the floor!
14:57Can you stay here?
14:57Get on the floor!
14:58Get on the floor now!
15:00Get on the floor!
15:02OK, two!
15:03The cavalry scoops up a third passenger.
15:05Get on the floor!
15:06Get on the floor!
15:07Who didn't run.
15:08Get on the floor!
15:09Get on the floor!
15:10I've got injuries.
15:10Put your hands behind your back!
15:12I've got injuries!
15:12Put your hands behind your back!
15:14Put your hands behind your back!
15:16He's in cocks.
15:19And the threat of a taser has the desired effect on the driver.
15:23Get yourself on your belly!
15:30Two detained.
15:32I'm just laying against the car, mate.
15:34Don't talk to each other.
15:38Two on the run.
15:41Any COVID description?
15:44One is all like trapped.
15:46Right, right.
15:50Callum and Chris.
15:52Which way were they running?
15:54And fellow interceptors flood the area.
15:57There's a dead end and they've run back out of the dead end.
16:00It looks like the runners have gone to ground.
16:04But the boys receive a tip-off.
16:07Oh, people hiding on Wake Way.
16:11Ooh!
16:12A worried local has reported something dodgy close by.
16:16I can hear little voices out of the front of the house.
16:21People hiding on Wake Way.
16:22However, they've not given us a good dress.
16:25So if you come up the road onto Wake Way,
16:28literally about 50 yards up there's a chicane
16:31for you to first house on the left.
16:33What was that?
16:34Bundy?
16:34There we are.
16:36There's no dog units available,
16:38so Callum and Chris will have to sniff them out themselves.
16:42Here, then.
16:42Here, here.
16:55She's out now!
16:57Oh, please!
16:58There's movement in the bushes.
17:00Leave it like a lot of TV!
17:08It looks like one of their runners.
17:10Some steps.
17:12Smell the cannabis.
17:13The iffy-smelling suspect is straight in cuffs.
17:20Leaving one outstanding.
17:26It's ten minutes since he legged it from the Merc.
17:30Have you seen anyone?
17:33Give us a call if you see him.
17:35On the nines, please.
17:38But Callum thinks he's still close.
17:41So the guy that we've already got locked up,
17:43his phone started ringing quite a lot.
17:45So this person's going to be around here somewhere
17:47asking where his mates are.
17:49A drone's up, but the eye in the sky has drawn a blank.
17:54You all right?
17:58The eagle-eyed man with a van, on the other hand.
18:02Hello.
18:03Yes.
18:04Is this a black guy?
18:05Yes.
18:05He's just on the meadows walking down.
18:08He just asked me for a cab station.
18:10Oh, did he?
18:11Keep going.
18:11Where's that then?
18:12Keep going.
18:12Keep going.
18:13It's left.
18:13I've got it.
18:13I've got it.
18:13Go.
18:151-1.
18:16She told me, remember the public, the meadows.
18:18If the suspect's after a taxi...
18:21Is that him there?
18:21There we go.
18:23...he'll have to make do with one with blue lights.
18:28All right, mate.
18:28Stop where you are.
18:30Hands on your back.
18:32You're under arrest on suspicious of burglary.
18:33You don't have to say anything but at Miami Defence.
18:34If you don't mention when you question something you later rely on in court,
18:36anything you do say may be given evidence.
18:39He smells like cannabis as well.
18:40Oh, yeah, there we go.
18:41It's a full house for the team.
18:43Come and sit in the back of our car for now, mate.
18:47Have you got any cannabis on you, mate?
18:48Because you're absolutely stink of it.
18:50We could probably use trips there to you anyway, mate,
18:52so you might as well just be honest.
18:53Yeah, yeah, no cannabis.
18:54No cannabis.
18:54You stink of it.
18:56Good stuff.
19:02Back at the station...
19:06So you have been arrested before?
19:08The cat seems to have got the lad's tongue.
19:13I don't know why you do it.
19:15I'm not asking you about what's happened.
19:16I just want to know who you are.
19:18We've got to find out anyway.
19:20Unless you're a practising mute.
19:24The suspect might be keeping shtum,
19:26but the smell of weed speaks volumes.
19:29Would you be able to authorise a strip search?
19:31Yeah.
19:34So we've got four arrested at the minute
19:36on suspicion of burglary of the cannabis factory.
19:39They've all been bedded down now,
19:40so they're going to be interviewed in the morning,
19:42I can imagine, once we've gathered some more evidence.
19:44We've still got another unit at the factory
19:47on a scene guard at the minute,
19:48just making sure we collect all the evidence there.
19:50They'll then be processed.
19:52And essentially,
19:53from not knowing anything other than a black Mercedes,
19:56we've had a little pursuit,
19:58and we've got four out of it,
19:59and a decent amount recovered,
20:00so a really good job.
20:04The driver was found guilty of dangerous driving
20:06and failing to stop.
20:08He received a 36-week suspended sentence
20:10and a two-year disqualification.
20:12No action was taken against him
20:14or the passengers for the suspected burglary,
20:17but cops did put the weed farm out of commission.
20:24Before driving, I am going to...
20:26Coming up.
20:26...a couple of breath from you, OK?
20:29A 50-yard dash has Tanya reaching for 50,000 volts.
20:33Right, stop now, or I'll taster you!
20:39And a repeat disqualified driver...
20:41You're banned from driving?
20:43OK, well, give me a hand to it.
20:44...fails to learn from his mistakes.
20:46When did you get out of prison?
20:4720 years from March.
20:49This year?
20:49What was that for?
20:50I'm blaming.
21:06Over the last four years,
21:08more than 37,000 people
21:10have been convicted of driving whilst banned.
21:14Why are you lying?
21:16You're disqualified.
21:18I have a portion of license.
21:19You're disqualified.
21:21Oh, man.
21:22After all of that.
21:23And over 8,000 of these...
21:25So you're disqualified from driving?
21:28...are repeat offenders.
21:30You're really going to struggle
21:31to get your license back after this one.
21:35If they're choosing to carry on driving
21:37when they're disqualified,
21:39they already don't care.
21:40They've lost it once.
21:41They don't care.
21:42And ultimately,
21:42if they get arrested for driving whilst disqualified,
21:45and then they get another disqualification,
21:47it kind of...
21:48Yes, they've been arrested,
21:49but ultimately,
21:50it doesn't really mean that much to them
21:51because they've already lost their license.
21:53It's when they then get prison time,
21:55that's what they need.
22:06Most dodgy drivers go to great lengths
22:09to avoid the coppers.
22:12Not this one, though.
22:18And back on patrol,
22:20Harrison and Tanya are keen to put a face
22:22to the impatient motorist.
22:36Hello, are you all right?
22:37Did you not see the car there?
22:39Did you not see my car?
22:41OK, he just pulled out on us, that's all.
22:43Have you got your driving license with you?
22:45No, ma'am.
22:46Looks like he's been picking up pizzas.
22:50Have you got insurance to drive the car?
22:52No, sir.
22:53No, that's not good.
22:53Where's the car keys, please?
22:57But Harrison's having a different type of takeaway.
23:00Take the car?
23:01Yeah, I'll grab it.
23:02It's not the driver.
23:03The bloke's motor,
23:05which turns out isn't even his.
23:08Whose car is it?
23:10My friend's.
23:12Does he know you've got it?
23:13Yeah.
23:14Where does he live?
23:15Are you from London?
23:16You're from London?
23:17He also lacks a little more than motor insurance.
23:21Have you got a driving license, mate?
23:22No.
23:22You don't have a driving license?
23:24And the reason for his lack of documents soon becomes clear.
23:28So you've got no insurance?
23:29No.
23:30Are you banned from driving?
23:31Yes, I am.
23:32Go on.
23:33You're banned from driving?
23:34OK, well, give me your hands here.
23:36The one thing he now has is a pair of bracelets.
23:40At the minute, you're just arrested because you said you're banned from driving, so you're
23:44disqualified and dressed from no insurance.
23:45I'm not going there.
23:46Drive whilst disqualified, driving no insurance.
23:47I don't know that.
23:48Because if you do a leg in and I have to chase her, it looks stupid, doesn't it?
23:51Tanya's run a quick check and it seems the bloke's been here before.
23:56Have you been disqualified twice?
23:57Three times?
23:58Yeah.
23:59Yeah.
24:00Have you ever had a driving license?
24:02No.
24:02I have a brother's name.
24:04He's never even passed a driving test.
24:07I'm on the rush time road now.
24:08Who's this?
24:09My son.
24:09He's your son?
24:11Mum's turned up along with other family members.
24:14Who are you ringing?
24:15Who do you need to ring?
24:16You don't need to know.
24:18I'm sent in the car.
24:19They want to ring the owner of the Audi.
24:21Oh, yeah, that would be helpful for us to know, actually, to make sure that he's actually
24:24got permission to have it.
24:25Yeah, so where does he have a phone?
24:26Do you have it?
24:27I don't have his phone, no.
24:29Just stay out of the car for a minute, mate.
24:33As well as being taser, drone and stinger qualified, Tanya's also a licensed search officer.
24:41OK, just step away from the car.
24:42I just need to search it first, because he's been arrested from this car.
24:45OK?
24:47Can I get the phone first?
24:48No.
24:49Why not?
24:49Because the car needs to be searched, because he's just been arrested from this car.
24:53She's also trained not to take any nonsense.
24:57The phone is right there.
24:59I can see the phone, mate, but he's been arrested at the moment, and he's been arrested from this
25:02car, so in a section 32 of pace, I'm searching it.
25:04So you step back from the car, I'll finish the search.
25:06OK, so while you're searching the car, I'll call the person so you can speak to him until...
25:10OK, well, go out and do it, but you can't have his phone.
25:12You can't have anything from this car until I've searched it.
25:19Eventually, they get the message.
25:21I don't know if you're ever going to leave.
25:24But the car's clean, unlike Bandman's driving history.
25:31You've got three disqualified.
25:33He's a liability on wheels.
25:36So you've had 17 driving offences.
25:38You've got 14 points.
25:40Who looks all set for a painful return trip.
25:42When did you get out of prison?
25:4428th of March.
25:45This year?
25:46What was that for?
25:47No prizes for this one.
25:50Driving.
25:51OK.
25:54At least he's not in the frame for taking without consent.
25:57A family member has got the Audi's owner on the phone.
26:02Hello?
26:03Hello.
26:04Who am I speaking to, please?
26:06The good news is Bandman had permission to take the car.
26:10Apparently, he promised to refurbish its alloys.
26:13The bad news is, instead of new wheels, it's off to the pound.
26:18Your car is getting seized under the Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act.
26:22And the driver's probably back off to prison.
26:26He's under arrest at the minute.
26:28What do you want to say to him?
26:29Only Michael should you speak to him?
26:31He's going to force you to sit down.
26:33You can say to him, you can say bye to him as he's getting out of the police car.
26:37Just step out, sir, please.
26:41It's tough for the driver's family, but he's only got himself to blame.
26:46It's a good stop at the end of the day.
26:47It's not someone we want on the roads.
26:48It's someone that will cause crashes and, you know, hurt or kill people.
26:51So, yeah, he's in custody now.
26:53He's potentially going to be a contender for going back and getting remanded anyway.
26:58So, we'll see what happens.
27:03The repeat offender pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified and no insurance
27:08and received a 36-month driving ban,
27:11was ordered to pay £239 in costs
27:15and put back behind bars for 16 weeks.
27:29We'll get that sign if I'm down to the ditch.
27:31The driver's still down there.
27:33Late shifts in and around the weekends...
27:37Hello.
27:39Please.
27:40I've got you.
27:41..are always a busy time for the interceptors.
27:43Right, one, two, three.
27:45Go.
27:46Go, go, go.
27:47And when it comes to crashes on the road...
27:50Feel your lungs.
27:52One long continuous blow until I tell you to stop.
27:54OK?
27:54Go for it.
27:56..there's usually one common factor.
27:5986.
27:59So, you have been drinking.
28:01Alcohol.
28:11Sunday nights in Northampton aren't normally up to much.
28:14Morning.
28:17But this one's different, as it's bank holiday weekend.
28:22It's kicking out time and dog handler Steve Knight
28:26is keeping tabs on the area around the town centre.
28:36What the shaz-bat?
28:39The shaz-bat appears to be a collision involving several parked cars.
28:45Oh!
28:45Oh!
28:49It's not exactly clear what's happened,
28:52but the silver Merc seems to have hit the parked black Mercedes
28:56and two other parked cars as well.
29:00Four cars damaged...
29:01Hello, mate.
29:03..and one sheepish driver on the pavement.
29:07Are you the driver?
29:09Yeah, I am.
29:10Right.
29:11Come this way, mate.
29:14Have you got your driving licence with you?
29:20Right, thank you very much.
29:21Cheers, mate.
29:21Please don't film, OK?
29:23It's a mess, but the driver seems more worried about his mobile.
29:27Excuse me, I leave my phone in the car.
29:30OK, well, you don't need your phone, mate.
29:34Night, he takes charge.
29:35You start making...
29:36If you start messing about...
29:38No.
29:39I've got 42 teeth in the back of that van.
29:41OK.
29:41OK, mate, it's a dog.
29:44Come and lean on my bonnet, please.
29:47Nighties are no-nonsense copper
29:49who's been on the force for 20 years.
29:52The only drivers he hates more than middle-lane hoggers
29:56are drink drivers.
29:59Have you had anything to drink tonight?
30:01A few hours ago.
30:03OK, a few hours ago.
30:04So, because of that, mate,
30:06I'm going to have to ask you for a sample of breath, yeah?
30:09Yeah, OK.
30:11Nighty's not equipped with a breathalyser,
30:13but he knows a man who is.
30:16Hello, mate.
30:17Have you got a breath box?
30:18Yeah.
30:19Could you just do the deed for me?
30:23Right, listen to what this chap's have to say
30:26and I'll be back with you in a minute, mate.
30:28While Nighty speaks to one of the damaged car's owners...
30:31I'm just going to have a quick chat with this gent.
30:35If you just blow into this...
30:37The driver's a few beers a few hours ago is put to the test.
30:44Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
30:48That's it.
30:50The legal limit is 35.
30:57And he's blown 85.
30:59So, the time is 20 past midnight
31:02and you're under arrest for drink driving.
31:04You don't have to say anything, but to make harm your defence,
31:06you'll mention when questioned something later on in court.
31:08Anything you do say, maybe give it in evidence.
31:10Give me his hands.
31:12Because you mean you're under arrest?
31:14We're just going to walk over to the police van.
31:16All right.
31:18It's clear what caused the accident.
31:22Three beers and he's blown 85.
31:24Yeah, no worries.
31:26Three followed by another three.
31:29Another bag of beer.
31:32Oh, my goodness, yeah.
31:34Some of them was full before the accident, I would say.
31:38But exactly what happened remains a mystery
31:41as the owner of the Black Merc arrives on scene.
31:45I'd love to know how your car's ended up where it has
31:48with his car where it has.
31:50His car's climbed right up...
31:52Oh, yes.
31:54...right up to here.
31:55He hurt himself.
31:55I mean, look how hard he's hit it.
31:57He's broke his wheel.
31:59The impact was hard enough to set off the airbags.
32:03Repairs are required, but the innocent owner's philosophical.
32:07You know, somebody's been an idiot,
32:08somebody had too much to drink, and they've hit my car.
32:11Can't do anything about it, can I?
32:12There's no point being harassed and...
32:15Not harassed, being cross about it, is there?
32:17There's no way to be cross too, is there?
32:19Because I'm not going to see him, am I?
32:20So, you know, it is what it is.
32:23And with drink-driving deaths at the highest for 13 years,
32:27Knight is just glad this accident wasn't worse.
32:30A couple of hundred yards behind him,
32:33he's possibly driven through one of the most crowded parts of Northampton.
32:38And it's bank holiday Sunday.
32:40It'd be crowded with people.
32:42This could have been so much worse.
32:44As it was, it's just metal that's been bent.
32:47But, yeah, that could have been...
32:49That doesn't even bear thinking about.
32:56The driver pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
33:00He was disqualified for 24 months
33:02and had to pay over £1,000 in fines.
33:07My car's damaged there, isn't it?
33:10This is going to live with me till my dying day.
33:13I want to know how that happened.
33:20One drink driver's safely in custody.
33:24But not all suspects come so quietly.
33:33The cops have been tipped off
33:35about a suspect staggering to his car
33:37and driving all over the shop.
33:40Paul Clooney and Tanya Slater
33:42have picked up the target
33:43eight miles south-west of Northampton.
33:49As he pulls over,
33:50Tanya is out to deal with the suspected drink driver.
33:58Hello.
33:59Hello.
34:00You all right?
34:01Good, yes.
34:02We've had a report about your driving.
34:06OK.
34:06And that it's been poor.
34:11So we've come to have a chat with you about it.
34:13OK.
34:13You OK?
34:14Yeah, OK.
34:14Excellent.
34:15Obviously, given the report that we've had
34:17in relation to your poor driving,
34:19I am going to require a sample of breath from you, OK?
34:21Stop.
34:27Right, stop now, or I'll taser you.
34:30Tanya can't get a clear shot
34:32as the driver's gone off like Usain Bolt.
34:46And as she rounds a corner,
34:48he bolts down a lane.
34:53As well as being potentially over the limit...
34:56I am going to require a sample of breath from you, OK?
35:02He's struck Tanya in his bit to escape,
35:04so is now also wanted for assaulting an officer.
35:09It's looked up to Little Horton House Drive.
35:12I can't see a man.
35:16Cops don't like it when their colleagues are assaulted.
35:24And the Interceptors are desperate to feel the colour
35:26of this wannabe tough guy.
35:29You're going to have every ops unit available, basically.
35:32You can get some containment on with the drone
35:33and the dogs making,
35:35and try and nab the wanted male.
35:37It's just smacked the colleagues in the face.
35:39Harrison and Tony are bringing some muscle,
35:42and a bird's-eye view is imminent.
35:49The eye in the sky soon has a visual.
35:53114, you've got someone running in the field.
35:56Dog handler Ash is also on scene
35:58and directed in by drone operator Paul.
36:01I've got him down to the exit, please.
36:04They're very, very good.
36:071073, thank you.
36:08Is everyone in order?
36:10Yes.
36:11We've got the cuffs now.
36:12Yes, yes.
36:13Oh, well, we've got him.
36:17Tony and Harrison arrive to find a greeting party of cops
36:20and one suspect in cuffs.
36:22Oh, it's all right.
36:23You're in a hundred, wasn't you?
36:25Jake.
36:26What are you doing, little dickhead?
36:29This charm is off to the Nick for a breath test,
36:31and it's been a great capture by the drone and dog units.
36:39Pitch black, get the drone up.
36:41The drone's got really good infrared system on it.
36:44So I'm flying at about 90 metres, infrared camera on,
36:49Ash pulls up with the dog, and then I was like,
36:51hang on a minute, there's a man running in the middle of the field,
36:54and just as Ash was stood there with the dog,
36:56because I was like, Ash, he's just right here,
36:58and then just talked everybody into the arrest point down there.
37:02Brilliant job in the end.
37:03I'm so glad we got him.
37:05Violent, nasty person.
37:08Good to you. Poor driving.
37:09There's around 50,000 assaults on police officers each year,
37:13but thankfully, Tanya...
37:15Have you got any red marks or anything?
37:17Go on, have a look.
37:18Just spray tarts.
37:21Seems unharmed.
37:22It's beautiful as ever, Queen, don't you?
37:23I'm pouting, pouting.
37:33The suspect refused to provide down the nick
37:35and had his day in court for failing to provide
37:38and obstructing and assaulting a police officer.
37:41He received a 30-month driving disqualification,
37:44200 hours unpaid work,
37:46and had to pay £50 in compensation to Tanya.
37:53We deal with, you know, volatile people all the time,
37:56so there is not an expectation,
37:58but there is an understanding that it might happen.
38:01I don't accept it.
38:02Nobody should accept doing their job they deserve to be punched in the face
38:06or deserve to be any kind of assault in any way,
38:09but it does happen,
38:11and we just have to try and protect ourselves as best as we can.
38:15Still to come.
38:17Yelp.
38:18What happens when you crash a modern polo into a classic golf?
38:22My God.
38:23Jesus.
38:24Look at that.
38:34The latest figures show there's around 300,000 cars
38:38over the age of 40 on Britain's roads.
38:41And while these are often the pride and joy of their owners,
38:45they tend not to have the safety features of modern vehicles.
38:53So when you look at the new cars now,
38:55because of the crumple zones you have,
38:57so they're built in these areas behind the bumpers
38:59and in the side panels to allow more give,
39:03so should there be an impact of some sort,
39:05it doesn't encroach on the actual compartment
39:07where the driver or passengers are.
39:09I mean, older cars are nice to drive on a nice sunny day
39:12for a short trip somewhere,
39:14but I think everyday driving now,
39:17you've got to be in a modern car.
39:18I don't know if you've got to be in a modern car.
39:30Vehicle 2 was broken down in the road.
39:33Vehicle 1 is falling into the back of it.
39:36Michael Hollowell and Charlie Ward are on their way to a crash
39:40where a VW polo has slammed into the back of a broken-down golf.
39:46Home route.
39:51Fortunately, there are no casualties reported,
39:54so the priority is getting traffic safely moving again.
39:59Boat.
40:00Expert.
40:00Home place on this, isn't it?
40:01Yeah, I think this is, this is...
40:04Poetry in motion, this is.
40:06And although it looks like the officer on scene has it in hand...
40:16We had to stay there and watch, it was amazing.
40:19It starts sweeping.
40:20Michael's not afraid to pull his weight.
40:22That's right, mate.
40:24OK.
40:33It takes a lot to shock an Interceptor,
40:36but this is a nasty-looking collision.
40:38Ouch.
40:41I'm glad they were in that car.
40:42Have they only stopped?
40:42Oh, Jesus Christ.
40:44Look at that.
40:47This classic 80s Mark II Golf GTI has definitely seen better days.
41:01I'd be very upset if I owned that car, but that was a lovely old golf.
41:08What a shame, eh?
41:11He's looked after that, hasn't he?
41:12He really...
41:13Why is it?
41:13No.
41:15Lucky note.
41:15It's not back.
41:16No, exactly, yeah.
41:17Where was he when it happened?
41:18Broken down here.
41:19Where was he?
41:19In the car?
41:20No, he was out there.
41:21Woo!
41:22Good, good.
41:25Mercifully, no-one was inside,
41:26or it would have been a very different story.
41:30Yeah, I'm very lucky.
41:31Very lucky.
41:34Could have been flames, could have been anything, couldn't it?
41:35What did they say? They just drove into the back of it?
41:37He's broken down.
41:38One of the chaps was out walking up the road,
41:40trying to waive the traffic,
41:41so they're looking at him like,
41:42what's he doing?
41:43And then they've looked forward and this is a...
41:45Yeah.
41:47There's minimal damage to the modern polo.
41:52But the same can't be said for the old-school golf.
41:58Like most old vehicles, they fall apart when they get hit.
42:01Airbags have protected them.
42:04I don't think this would have airbags
42:06because of the year, the vehicle.
42:08So, again, you're relying on the shell of the car
42:11to take the brunt and protect the people inside,
42:14and like we've just said,
42:16anyone in the back could well have been seriously injured
42:18because you can see that they've punted it
42:19a good 12 feet from impact.
42:22So, 70 miles an hour.
42:24They've barely braked by the looks of it,
42:26and the car's taken the brunt of it.
42:27It's a very sad state of affairs.
42:30These are... I mean, I'm of an age
42:32where this is my type of car when I was a teenager.
42:35And a very nice car.
42:40Michael loves his motors,
42:42and his old 1983 Mark III Escort RS Turbo
42:46remains his dream car.
42:49But he also has a soft spot for the Golf GTI.
42:54I had similar, I had a lot of woofers in the back.
42:56You had a GTI?
42:56I had a GTI, yeah.
42:58Lovely cars.
42:59Captious, didn't you?
42:59No, I should have kept my RS Turbo.
43:02I would say no.
43:02I bet they were worth a £3,000.
43:04Sold it for £3,000 and a motorbike.
43:08I think I was ripped off.
43:11Which is still £3,000 and a motorbike
43:13more than the current value of the Golf.
43:17It's a shame to see it be going
43:18to the scrap heap in the sky.
43:21Yeah, lovely car.
43:24Both vehicles will need recovery,
43:26leaving the stranded motorists in need of transport.
43:30I've got no room to transport four people.
43:32Nope.
43:33You've got no room.
43:35Luckily, there's plenty of seats on the number 47.
43:39Oh, we jumped on this bus.
43:42Sorry the loss of your car, mate.
43:43It's a very nice car.
43:45That's his vehicle.
43:46Yeah, it's very nice.
43:47Perfect.
43:48Cheers, driver.
43:49Thanks.
43:49All right.
43:49Cheers, mate.
43:50Take care of yourself.
44:01No further action was taken regarding the crash.
44:07And after all that sweeping...
44:09Every job I've had, I've had to brush something up.
44:13Michael and the team have earned themselves a break.
44:16All good, yeah.
44:17I've never suggested it was a long time before that.
44:19Coffee.
44:19Anyone for a coffee?
44:21Happy days.
44:21Maybe days.
44:24I'll be loud.
44:24Happy days.
44:25Yeah.