The Force (2009)
- Genre: Documentary, Crime
- First Air Date: 2009-10-13
- Last Air Date: 2009-10-27
- Total Seasons: 6
- Total Episodes: 13
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 100 min.
- Production Country: Canada, United Kingdom
- Network: Channel 4
The Force was a series of three observational documentary programmes created for Channel 4 by Oxford Film and Television and Patrick Forbes, following the work of Hampshire Constabulary. The first episode follows a murder investigation after a burnt body is found, the second follows the work of a dedicated rape unit, while the third follows a case of arson/murder, nine months after the incident. The series, which was first run in 2009, was well received by critics, who said the documentary was more interesting than they had anticipated.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Manchester: Bad Attitude | 2015-08-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Manchester: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning | 2015-08-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Manchester: Wheelers and Dealers | 2015-09-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Manchester: Watching You | 2015-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Manchester: Duty of Care | 2015-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Manchester: Help Me | 2015-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Manchester: Protection | 2015-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Manchester: City Disunited | 2015-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Manchester: Just Work with Us | 2015-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Manchester: Knockin On | 2015-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Manchester: Hide & Seek | 2016-04-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Manchester: The One That Got Away | 2016-04-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Manchester: Under the Influence | 2016-05-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Manchester: Chasing Shadows | 2016-05-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Manchester: Missing | 2016-05-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Manchester: Back to Lock-Up | 2016-05-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Manchester: Seen It All | 2016-06-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Manchester: Fight or Flight | 2016-06-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Manchester: Playing Catch Up | 2016-06-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Manchester: The Van | 2016-06-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Essex: Respect | 2016-09-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Essex: Duty of Care | 2016-09-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Essex: Can't Choose Your Family | 2016-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Essex: Night of the Long Knives | 2016-09-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Essex: On a Hunch | 2016-10-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Essex: Acid Attack | 2016-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Essex: About Last Night | 2016-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Essex: Babysitting | 2016-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Essex: Don't Call Me Darling | 2016-11-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Essex: Eyes in the Sky | 2016-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Essex: No Country for Old Men | 2016-11-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Essex: Back Up | 2016-11-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Essex: Nothings As It Seems | 2016-11-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Essex: Bank Holiday Blues and Twos | 2016-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Essex: All for One and One for All | 2017-05-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Essex: Teenage Kids | 2017-05-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Essex: Anger Management | 2017-05-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Essex: No Place to Hide | 2017-05-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Essex: See You Again | 2017-06-06 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Essex: Hide and Seek | 2017-06-13 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | North East: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning | 2017-07-09 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | North East: Snakes, Lives and Videotape | 2017-07-16 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | North East: Road to Oblivion | 2017-07-23 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | North East: The Same Old Faces | 2017-07-30 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | North East: Toon Raiders | 2017-08-06 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | North East: Hidden Truths | 2017-08-13 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | North East: Dog Days | 2017-08-20 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | North East: Substance and Abuse | 2017-08-27 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | North East: Behind Closed Doors | 2017-09-03 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | North East: Mortal | 2017-09-10 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | North East: Do Not Pass Go | 2017-09-17 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | North East: Cradle to the Grave | 2017-09-24 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | North East: Playing with Fire | 2017-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | North East: A Stab in the Dark | 2017-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | North East: Stand and Deliver | 2017-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | North East: In Pursuit of Evidence | 2017-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | North East: Lost and Found | 2017-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 8 | North East: Likely Lads | 2017-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 9 | North East: Bloody Money | 2017-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 10 | North East: Tales of the Unexpected | 2017-11-19 | 60 min |