MENTORN MEDIA TO GO BACK BEHIND THE DOORS OF THE CUSTODY DESK IN THIRD SERIES OF INSIDE THE FORCE 24/7 FOR CHANNEL 5

Continuing in their line of successful blue light documentary series for Channel 5, Mentorn Media are excited to announce that they have been recommissioned for a third run of Inside the Force: 24/7.

We will once again go behind the station doors and see what really goes on inside. In this bumper 12-part series, we will be at a brand-new station and follow the officers of Cleveland Police. Behind the Middlesbrough station doors, there is a team of over 500 officers who patrol the biggest town in the Teesside area.  It’s a region with the highest crime rate in the country, it has the highest rate of firearms offences in the country and the second highest rates for knife crime. 

The series simultaneously follow the different layers of police inside the station, as in-the moment decisions are made, and reveal how the force reacts. Every incident triggers a chain of events which engages a cross section of Cleveland police.  Across the series, incidents include tackling a man with a knife who seriously stabs three officers, an attempted murder with a stabbing of a teenager, and drive-by shooting through the windows of a terraced house. 

This is policing as it happens, capturing what really goes on inside a station and how that spills out onto the streets. 

Tayte Simpson, Executive Producer, Mentorn Media, commented: “This is a gritty and unflinching look at the realities of policing in an area with the highest crime rates in the country.” 

Adrian Padmore, Commissioning Editor at Channel 5 and Paramount+, commented: “It’s great to be back as we go ‘behind the scenes’ of a new force, Cleveland Police, as they fight crime across Middlesbrough. This no holds barred third series, exposes the very shocking realities facing police in modern Britain and the need for rapid reactions when tensions reach boiling point.” 

Mark Webster, Chief Constable at Cleveland Police, added: “Cleveland Police is excited for the public to see the relentless hard work of our officers and staff, with the chance to demonstrate what a challenging, yet rewarding, role working in policing can be.” 

Inside the Force: 24/7 S3 is a 12 x 60’ series from Mentorn Media for Channel 5. It will be executive produced by Tayte Simpson, with Series Producer Philippa Bradley and Series Edit Producer Helen White for Mentorn Media. It was recommissioned by Adrian Padmore, Commissioning Editor Non-Scripted, Channel 5 and Paramount +. It will be distributed by Passion Distribution.  

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About Mentorn Media   

Mentorn Media is one of the longest established and most trusted providers of television content in the UK. Since 1985, Mentorn and Mentorn Scotland have made thousands of hours for broadcasters, both in the UK and worldwide, from two main production hubs in London and Glasgow. From Question Time (BBC) to Paradise Hotel (Fox), and Traffic Cops (Channel 5) to agenda-setting factual and current affairs programming, Mentorn Media has established itself as an industry leader with a long track record for creating returnable factual entertainment formats.     

About Channel 5

Channel 5 is a public service broadcaster and the UK’s third largest commercial TV station. Launched in March 1997, Channel 5 has been owned by ViacomCBS Networks International since September 2014. Channel 5, 5STAR, 5USA, 5Select and My5 TV reach 3 in 4 of the UK viewing public each month with a diverse schedule including issue-led documentaries, popular factual, accessible history, stunning natural history, inclusive entertainment and reality, top level sport, high quality scripted programming and critically acclaimed children’s, news and current affairs programming. Through its agenda-driving commissions, Channel 5 has led on societal issues from inequality to inner city gang life, homelessness to mental health, aiming to tell the story of modern Britain by reflecting the lives of people across the nation.  My5 is an on-demand service allowing viewers to watch content online for free from Channel 5, 5STAR, 5USA, 5Select and 5Spike, as well as selected third-party channels. In 2018, Channel 5 won its first BAFTA for Cruising with Jane McDonald and was named ‘Channel of the Year’ at the Edinburgh TV Festival. In 2019, Chanel 5 won best documentary award for The Abused at the RTS Awards, Edinburgh TV Awards and the Association of International Broadcasters Awards. In 2020, Channel 5 was crowned Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards and Channel of the Year at the RTS awards.