Gold Coast Cops

Gold Coast Cops
Title card of Season 1
Genre	Factual television
Narrated by	Samuel Johnson
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Claire Haywood
Editor(s)	Marcos Moro, Bob Burns, Tom Norton
Location(s)	Gold Coast, Queensland
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)	Eyeworks Australia
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	29 September 2014 – 16 August 2015
Chronology
Related shows	Kalgoorlie Cops Territory Cops
External links
Official Website

Gold Coast Cops is an Australian factual television series on Network Ten. It follows the work of police officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP) on the Gold Coast in Queensland.^[1] The series was renewed for a second season in November 2014,^[2] returning 17 March 2015.^[3] The second season experienced a 3-month mid-season hiatus due to the seventh season of MasterChef Australia, however, returned on 2 August 2015 in the new timeslot of 7pm Sundays.^[4][5]

In September 2015 media reports emerged that Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who appeared in the program, was suspended from his position and charged with four counts of allegedly assaulting restrained prisoners.^[6]

In November 2015, it was announced the series would not return.^[7]

Plot

Gold Coast Cops follows members of the Queensland Police Forces as they intercept criminal offenders on The Streets in Queensland.

The elite task force is responsible for policing everything from bike gangs and street violence to drug heists and organised crime. Established earlier this year and led by Superintendent Jim Keogh, the unit offers the community a permanent police presence on the Gold Coast.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	10	29 September 2014	24 November 2014
	2	10	17 March 2015	16 August 2015

Season 1 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original Air Date	Overnight Australian Viewers
1	1	"Pilot"	29 September 2014	563,000[8]
2	2	"Episode 2"	6 October 2014	698,000[9]
3	3	"Episode 3"	13 October 2014	618,000[10]
4	4	"Episode 4"	20 October 2014	684,000[11]
5	5	"Episode 5"	27 October 2014	647,000[12]
6	6	"Episode 6"	3 November 2014	522,000[13]
7	7	"Episode 7"	10 November 2014	517,000[14]
8	8	"Episode 8"	17 November 2014	491,000[15]
9	9	"Episode 9"	24 November 2014	737,000[16]
10	10	"Episode 10"	24 November 2014	772,000[16]

Season 2 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original Air Date	Overnight Australian Viewers
11	1	"Episode 1"	17 March 2015	419,000[17]
12	2	"Episode 2"	24 March 2015	410,000[18]
13	3	"Episode 3"	31 March 2015	577,000[19]
14	4	"Episode 4"	7 April 2015	439,000[20]
15	5	"Episode 5"	14 April 2015	423,000[21]
16	6	"Episode 6"	21 April 2015	N/A
17	7	"Episode 7"	28 April 2015	425,000[22]
18	8	"Episode 8"	2 August 2015	550,000[23]
19	9	"Episode 9"	9 August 2015	474,000[24]
20	10	"Episode 10"	16 August 2015	501,000[25]

See also

• Beach Cops
• Kalgoorlie Cops
• Territory Cops
• The Force: Behind the Line
• Highway Patrol (Australian TV series)
• Border Security: Australia's Front Line
• AFP

References

1. Knox, David (30 July 2014). "TEN rustles up Gold Coast Cops but already raises eyebrows". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
2. Knox, David (14 November 2014). "TEN 2015 highlights: Celebrity, Drama, Sport.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
3. Knox, David (5 March 2015). "Returning: Gold Coast Cops, Bondi Rescue". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. Knox, David (23 April 2015). "May 4 for MasterChef week?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
5. Knox, David (18 July 2015). "Returning: Gold Coast Cops, Bondi Rescue". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. "Gold Coast police officer facing four assault charges". 9News. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
7. Cartwright, Darren (19 November 2015). "Ten to bring back Australian Survivor in 2016". The New Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
8. Knox, David (30 September 2014). "The Blacklist helps Seven to Monday win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
9. Knox, David (7 October 2014). "The Project interview scores biggest-ever audience". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
10. Knox, David (20 October 2014). "Seven wins odd week of ratings". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
11. Knox, David (21 October 2014). "Lowest X Factor finale yet for Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
12. Knox, David (28 October 2014). "Big Bang bests Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
13. Knox, David (4 November 2014). "Party Tricks down ahead of TEN Upfronts". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
14. Knox, David (11 November 2014). "Party Tricks finale lifts, Australian Story scores for ABC.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
15. Knox, David (18 November 2014). "ABC strong on Monday night". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
16. Knox, David (25 November 2014). "Seven's big bucks beaten by Big Bang replay". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
17. Knox, David (18 March 2015). "MKR still leads the pack". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
18. Knox, David (25 March 2015). "GEM helps Nine wins night against Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
19. Knox, David (1 April 2015). "Tuesday 31 March 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
20. Knox, David (8 April 2015). "Tuesday 7 April 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
21. Knox, David (15 April 2015). "Tough Tuesday for ABC". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
22. Knox, David (29 April 2015). "First MKR semi-final tops Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
23. Knox, David (3 August 2015). "Soft Sunday serve for TEN as The Voice dominates". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
24. Knox, David (10 August 2015). "The Voice runs overtime and dominates competition". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
25. Knox, David (17 August 2015). "TEN lagging in Sunday race". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

• Official website