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	'''Police Camera Action!''' is a police video programme presented by ] and made by ] between ] and ] for ] which is broadcast on ]. Each episode had a subtitle relating to the type of police video footage such as "Safety Last" or "Driven to Distraction". It typically features police footage and occasional media footage relating to bad driving and road crime. <br>		'''Police Camera Action!''' is a police video programme presented by ] and made by ] between 1994 and 2002 for ] which is broadcast on ]. Each episode had a subtitle relating to the type of police video footage such as "Safety Last" or "Driven to Distraction". It typically features police footage and occasional media footage relating to bad driving and road crime. <br>
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

	*The first episode broadcasted in ] was known as ], however this was also used by a similar police programme that was available on ] video (and later ]) that is known as Police Stop! In recent rescreenings of this episode on Men & Motors it is renamed Police, Camera, Action! with the subtitle of "Danger! Drivers Ahead" in line with the other episodes of this series.		*The first episode broadcasted in 1994 was known as ], however this was also used by a similar police programme that was available on ] video (and later ]) that is known as Police Stop! In recent rescreenings of this episode on Men & Motors it is renamed Police, Camera, Action! with the subtitle of "Danger! Drivers Ahead" in line with the other episodes of this series.
	*A spin off book of the series was released in ] by ] which was written by ] with a foreword by Alastair Stewart and which featured police footage of bad driving. Currently the book is out of print.		*A spin off book of the series was released in 1996 by ] which was written by ] with a foreword by Alastair Stewart and which featured police footage of bad driving. Currently the book is out of print.

	== Episode guide ==		== Episode guide ==

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1994 British TV series or program

Police Camera Action!
Created by	Optomen Television and Carlton Television
Starring	Alastair Stewart (Presenter and Narrator)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ITV1
Release	1994 – 2002

Police Camera Action! is a police video programme presented by Alastair Stewart and made by Optomen Television between 1994 and 2002 for Carlton Television which is broadcast on ITV1. Each episode had a subtitle relating to the type of police video footage such as "Safety Last" or "Driven to Distraction". It typically features police footage and occasional media footage relating to bad driving and road crime.
However, this has not always been so, with special episodes The Liver Run (featuring the Metropolitan Police) and The Man Who Shot OJ, focusing on the work of helicopter cameraman and pilot Bob Tur in Los Angeles. This episode also looked at the controversies behind the OJ Simpson trial. In later seasons of the show, footage from Bob Tur and the Los Angeles News Service would feature more prominently in certain episodes.

In 2002 the presenter Alastair Stewart's contract to present Police Camera Action was ended due to a drink driving conviction in Winchester, Hampshire and this delayed transmission of some unaired episodes until January 17, 2006.
Currently rescreenings of Police Camera Action are made on ITV4, 9.00pm-10.00pm Wednesday and Thursday (UK time).

Trivia

The first episode broadcasted in 1994 was known as Police Stop!, however this was also used by a similar police programme that was available on VHS video (and later Sky One) that is known as Police Stop! In recent rescreenings of this episode on Men & Motors it is renamed Police, Camera, Action! with the subtitle of "Danger! Drivers Ahead" in line with the other episodes of this series.
A spin off book of the series was released in 1996 by Ebury Press which was written by Peter Gillbe with a foreword by Alastair Stewart and which featured police footage of bad driving. Currently the book is out of print.

Episode guide

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1994-1997
1. Police Stop! (renamed Danger! Drivers Ahead! in recent transmissions)
2. Police Camera Action!
3. Safety Last
4. Helicops
5. International Patrol
6. Driven to Distraction
7. Eurocops
8. Road to Nowhere

1997-2001
9. On Your Bike

International syndication

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External links

ITV4 website

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