Highway Patrol (Australian TV series)
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| Genre | Factual |
| Directed by | Mary Durham |
| Starring | Members of Victoria Police |
| Narrated by | Hugh Wade |
| Composer(s) | Peter Hobbs |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 80 + 2 specials (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Nick Murray |
| Producer(s) | Andrea Lamb |
| Location(s) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes (Plus Commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Greenstone TV |
| Distributor | Beyond Distribution |
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| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 21 September 2009 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Motorway Patrol |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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Highway Patrol is an Australian factual television series screened on the Seven Network, which premiered on 21 September 2009.Highway Patrol follows members of the Victoria Police highway patrol (formerly the Traffic Management Unit) as they intercept traffic and other criminal offenders on roads in Victoria, Australia.
The program is currently in its eighth season, and has been renewed for a ninth season.
The program follows police involved in attending major road accidents, high-speed police chases, confronting drunk drivers as well as issuing lesser penalty notices to drivers for a variety of traffic offences.
Each episode follows the progress of a select few incidents involving various officers, from the first encounter by the officers through to the officers leaving the scene, with the exception that occasionally the officers will escort a driver back to a police station for the purpose of a breath or blood sample. Fines, court convictions and demerit points issued in relation to each incident are shown in a voiced-over addendum at the end.
Highway Patrol is produced by Greenstone TV, makers of New Zealand's Motorway Patrol with the co-operation of Victoria Police, and airs in Australia on the Seven Network. Domestically, repeated episodes air on sister channels 7TWO and 7mate as well as syndicated on subscription television channel FOX8.
Internationally, the program is screened in New Zealand on TV2, Denmark on Canal 9, Norway on Canal 9 and the United Kingdom on ITV4 and Pick.
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