Sky Coppers viewers have A LOT of complaints about new Channel 4 policing show
SKY Coppers viewers have A LOT of complaints about the new Channel 4 policing show.
The programme goes behind the scenes with the West Midlands Police Drone Unit as they seek out criminals from the sky.
This week’s episode of Sky Coppers featured the hunt for a man who had assaulted an officer and dragged them along with his car before escaping.
Sergeant Keith Bennet and PC Chris Turton searched for a motorbike thief hiding in a wood in the dead of night.
And after reports came in of a man loitering in gardens in Birmingham, the team quickly found out not everything was as it seemed.
However, the situations featured on the show left many Channel 4 viewers underwhelmed.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Wow yet again the criminals on tonights #SkyCoppers get away with their crimes twitterbuds.”
Another moaned: “It never really got going this week. All promise and build up with no action.”
A third added: “Seems like the #skycoppers are just there to catch aerial footage for the TV. The guys on the ground are doing all the work.”
Others were even harsher, with one raging: “Biggest load of s*** police programme. And I love police programmes.
“Police c**king around with drones. S*** content, plus a waste of resources. Get some civilians to operate them and have the police do real work!”
A fellow viewer was equally furious, writing: “All these #Cop #TV programmes – #SkyCoppers etc are really GOOD for ONE THING!
Showing just HOW MUCH they Waste!! #Money and Expensive #Resources chasing non-entity offenders who ALWAYS get just a tickle on the wrist IF! They get caught .. While REAL #Crimes go unattended.”
Sky Coppers airs Wednesdays at 9pm on Channel 4.