Series synopsis
The Met: Policing London is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC One on June 8, 2015. It stars Lennie James and Rosalind Eleazar.
Documentary following the officers of Britain's biggest and busiest police service as they deal with life, death, crime and its victims, all across the capital.
Premise
Documentary following the officers of Britain's biggest and busiest police service as they deal with life, death, crime and its victims, all across the capital.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lennie James as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rosalind Eleazar as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | June 8, 2015 | July 6, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 5 | May 24, 2017 | June 21, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 7 | October 3, 2019 | November 14, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 6 | October 24, 2023 | November 28, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 An inquiry is about to decide if the killing by a Met officer of Mark Duggan was lawful. |
June 8, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mistaken identity leaves a young father dead and detectives trying to catch his killers. |
June 15, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Trident, the Met's specialist gang unit, tackle drug dealers in south London. |
June 22, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 On the hottest night if the year, a huge impromptu summer party in Hyde Park results in chaos. Police come under attack and there is also a vicious stabbing. Homicide and Serious Crime Command hundreds for the suspect. |
May 24, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Gangs are a major problem for police and in Harlesden a long running turf war has had horrific consequences. A young man has been shot, an innocent casualty of a violent gang feud. |
May 31, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 It's the start of a bank holiday weekend and a young man has been stabbed in Hackney. Police rush to the scene but the victim doesn't want one tell them anything about what's happened. |
June 7, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Detectives investigate a case of rape by a stranger, the Territorial Support Group respond to knife crime in London and CID search for a suspect after a man is robbed at gunpoint. |
October 3, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 2018 saw the highest murder rate in London in over a decade. This episode follows the investigations into two of these killings. |
October 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A specialist unit tries to tackle moped crime, and at the Notting Hill carnival police introduce a controversial tactic. |
October 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Detectives investigate the murder of a 17-year-old boy and gather evidence against a human trafficking gang, as public trust in the Met reaches a record low. |
October 24, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Detectives search for a missing young woman. After discovering CCTV footage of her going into a storage container with a man but never emerging, they fear she has been murdered. |
October 31, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Detectives investigate the murder of a homeless man who has been beaten to death in a London park and the rape of a young woman by a stranger on the street. |
November 7, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 8, 2015 |
| Last aired | November 28, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |