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Motorway Patrol

1999 · 15 seasons

Easy, low-stakes viewing that ambles through routine police work with mild incident and a friendly, matter-of-fact tone.

Genres
Documentary, Reality
Starring
Derek Judge
Overview
Observational documentary following the daily lives of police officers patrolling the motorways in and around Auckland, New Zealand's largest urban area.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
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Genres
Documentary, Reality
Starring
Derek Judge
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • crime
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary, reality
Starring
Derek Judge
Length
15 seasons, 124 episodes, 25 min each
Network
TVNZ 1, TVNZ+
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English

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