Peelers: The PSNI – For Real
Ep. 1/6
In a new, six-part series Peelers: The PSNI – For Real Stephen Nolan joins officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland as they patrol the streets of Belfast.
The full series will be available on BBC iPlayer from Monday 27 April at 6am. The first episode will be broadcast on BBC One NI at 10.40pm the same day.
The series reflects the realities of 24/7 policing and its many challenges – and features PSNI officers responding to incidents including street disorder, substance abuse and domestic violence.
It also gives viewers a revealing sense of what it’s like to be a police officer and the teamwork that’s required in fast-changing and often uncertain situations.
Peelers: The PSNI – For Real is an up close, questioning and important series. It explores vital issues and tells us much about wider society – something that will be developed further in associated coverage on BBC News NI.
Stephen Nolan says: “Peelers is an unfiltered insight into the reality of front-line policing. It’s based on the hundreds of hours that I spent with officers going about their everyday work. I’ve been with them as they tackled drug dealers, chased stolen cars and dealt with hostile crowd situations. What I saw was fascinating and unexpected. It blew my mind and I know that BBC audiences will feel the same.”
Peelers: The PSNI – For Real is a Third Street Studios production for BBC News NI.
Publicity contact: Maria Devenny
