The Met: Policing London
TV series
The Met: Policing London is a British documentary television series about the Metropolitan Police service. As of 8 June 2015 it is being broadcast on BBC One. The series shows how the Met works from Bernard Hogan-Howe, and later Cressida Dick, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, to police officers. The Met is produced by BBC Documentaries who have previously made Our War, an award-winning series about British soldiers in Afghanistan, and Protecting Our Children, about social services.
The first series, comprising five episodes, began broadcasting on BBC One on Monday 8 June 2015.
The documentary was renewed for a second series, which finished filming in March 2017. The second series – which also comprises five episodes – premiered on 24 May 2017.
The third series first aired on 3 October 2019, and runs for 7 episodes.
Production
Charlotte Moore, the controller of BBC One, announced the series on 23 October 2013. She called it the "first ever definitive portrait of the Met" and said documentaries like The Met were "at the heart of BBC One's remit".
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