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%%** ''Police Stop! 5'' also played this trope UpToEleven, ''and not for parody purposes''.

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%%* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Police Stop! America'' (which is [[CanonDiscontinuity outside the main show's continuity]] and ''Police Stop! 11'' from 2002, which used the same format as ''Police Stop! 1'' to ''Police Stop! 10'', except it was an all-American special.



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* FranchiseZombie: Moved to television in 1996 with ''Police Stop! 5''
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* AbsurdityAscendant
* AnAesop: This show has some of them, mainly in the non-police pursuit footage.
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Police Stop! America'' (which is [[CanonDiscontinuity outside the main show's continuity]] and ''Police Stop! 11'' from 2002, which used the same format as ''Police Stop! 1'' to ''Police Stop! 10'', except it was an all-American special.
* BottleEpisode: ''Police Stop! 3'' and ''Police Stop America'' are considered to be bottle episodes.
* BritishSeries : Well, for the first two episodes and ''Police Stop! 4'', but in ''Police Stop! 3'' and from ''Police Stop! 5'' onwards, footage was increasingly sourced from outside the United Kingdom, mainly in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, the United States, Canada and Hong Kong.
* CanadaEh: From 1996 onwards in ''Police Stop! 5'' (Highway 427 is the automotive TropeCodifier for the road equivalent of this trope!)
* ClipShow: Subverted. ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which is stated explicitly]]) also has new footage.

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* %%* AbsurdityAscendant
* %%* AnAesop: This show has some of them, mainly in the non-police pursuit footage.
* %%* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Police Stop! America'' (which is [[CanonDiscontinuity outside the main show's continuity]] and ''Police Stop! 11'' from 2002, which used the same format as ''Police Stop! 1'' to ''Police Stop! 10'', except it was an all-American special.
* %%* BottleEpisode: ''Police Stop! 3'' and ''Police Stop America'' are considered to be bottle episodes.
* %%* BritishSeries : Well, for the first two episodes and ''Police Stop! 4'', but in ''Police Stop! 3'' and from ''Police Stop! 5'' onwards, footage was increasingly sourced from outside the United Kingdom, mainly in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, the United States, Canada and Hong Kong.
* %%* CanadaEh: From 1996 onwards in ''Police Stop! 5'' (Highway 427 is the automotive TropeCodifier for the road equivalent of this trope!)
* %%* ClipShow: Subverted. ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which is stated explicitly]]) also has new footage.



* EdutainmentShow
* {{Filler}}/ ScrewedByTheNetwork: Technically, it wasn't meant to be, but ITV4's policy of shoehorning it away into the early-morning slots is one way to treat it as. Police Stop! at 7:00am - obviously treated as.

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* %%* EdutainmentShow
* {{Filler}}/ ScrewedByTheNetwork: {{Filler}}: Technically, it wasn't meant to be, but ITV4's policy of shoehorning it away into the early-morning slots is one way to treat it as. Police Stop! at 7:00am - obviously treated as.



* LampshadeHanging: This show does it as often as any other one, particularly ''Series/{{CSI}}''.
* MorePopularSpinOff: This applies to the spin-off ''Police! Camera! Action!''. Judging by the fact this show doesn't get as much airtime on [=ITV4=] as its supposed [[MorePopularSpinOff spin-off]].
* NumberedSequels: Every episode, after ''Police Stop!'' has a number. 1994 had three episodes made. Averted in ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop America''.

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* %%* LampshadeHanging: This show does it as often as any other one, particularly ''Series/{{CSI}}''.
* MorePopularSpinOff: This applies to the spin-off ''Police! Camera! Action!''. Judging by the fact this show doesn't get as much airtime on [=ITV4=] as its supposed [[MorePopularSpinOff spin-off]].
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%%* NumberedSequels: Every episode, after ''Police Stop!'' has a number. 1994 had three episodes made. Averted in ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop America''.



* OutOfOrder: Always aired out of order on ITV4.
* ShownTheirWork: For a police show, this seems to have done its research.
* SurrealThemeTune: Watch the show and you'll see.
* {{Undercrank}}: As seen in ''Police Stop! 9'' with footage of a pick-up pursuit, and ''Police Stop! 11'' ([[LostEpisode which does not get an airing these days for some reason]])
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Well, if car criminals are anything to go by...

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* OutOfOrder: Always aired out of order on ITV4.
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%%* ShownTheirWork: For a police show, this seems to have done its research.
* %%* SurrealThemeTune: Watch the show and you'll see.
* %%* {{Undercrank}}: As seen in ''Police Stop! 9'' with footage of a pick-up pursuit, and ''Police Stop! 11'' ([[LostEpisode which does not get an airing these days for some reason]])
* %%* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Well, if car criminals are anything to go by...



* WeirdnessCoupon: The footage of drivers undergoing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_driving_in_the_United_States#Field_sobriety_tests field sobriety tests]], somehow they manage to fit this trope down to a tee.
* WhamEpisode: ''Police Stop! 5'' was this. Although the format did not change, the introduction of new pre-episode discussion did, considering that episodes 1 - 4 (excluding the in-vision continuity links in ''Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! 2''. '''Not''' the same as a ReTool (which this show '''never''' got), but the show certainly became different for the next 6 episodes.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Champaign, a town in the United States mentioned since ''Police Stop! 5''. But viewers may not bother to research this.

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* %%* WeirdnessCoupon: The footage of drivers undergoing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_driving_in_the_United_States#Field_sobriety_tests field sobriety tests]], somehow they manage to fit this trope down to a tee.
* WhamEpisode: ''Police Stop! 5'' was this. Although the format did not change, the introduction of new pre-episode discussion did, considering that episodes 1 - 4 (excluding the in-vision continuity links in ''Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! 2''. '''Not''' the same as a ReTool (which this show '''never''' got), but the show certainly became different for the next 6 episodes.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Champaign, a town in the United States mentioned since ''Police Stop! 5''. But viewers may not bother to research this.
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* VoiceoverClipShow : Subverted. Graham Cole presented on-screen in ''Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! 9'', with Inspector David Rowland of the Metropolitan Police presenting ''Police Stop! 2''.
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** ''Police Stop! 5'' also played this trope UpToEleven, ''and not for parody purposes'' and also avoided being too {{Anvilicious}} about drink-driving and road range, yet there were SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped on this episode.

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** %%** ''Police Stop! 5'' also played this trope UpToEleven, ''and not for parody purposes'' and also avoided being too {{Anvilicious}} about drink-driving and road range, yet there were SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped on this episode.purposes''.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Shown uncut in daytime hours (almost!). But this is unintentional.

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''Police Stop!'' is a British TV series, narrated by Graham Cole (who portrayed PC Tony Stamp in ''Series/TheBill'').
It lasted from 1994 until 2002, and originally began on video in 1993, before becoming a TV series on Sky One from 1996 onwards, with ''Police Stop! 5''.

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''Police Stop!'' is a British TV series, narrated by Graham Cole (who portrayed PC Tony Stamp in ''Series/TheBill''). \n It lasted from 1994 until 2002, and originally began on video in 1993, before becoming a TV series on Sky One from 1996 onwards, with ''Police Stop! 5''.
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** Archive footage from police in the East Midlands, UnitedKingdom (usually between 1989 and 1993) utilising VASCAR or Provida.dk system.

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** Archive footage from police in the East Midlands, UnitedKingdom UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom (usually between 1989 and 1993) utilising VASCAR or Provida.dk system.
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* LampshadeHanging: This show does it as often as any other one, particularly ''{{CSI}}''.

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* LampshadeHanging: This show does it as often as any other one, particularly ''{{CSI}}''.''Series/{{CSI}}''.
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Moved Missing Episode to new Trivia page, then deleted it.


* MissingEpisode: ''Police Stop! 11'' and ''The Worst of Police Stop!'', which many fans are annoyed about.
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Moved Keep Circulating The Tapes to new Trivia page, then deleted it.


* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In TheNineties, there were VHS tapes of ''Police Stop!'', ''Police Stop! 2'', ''Police Stop! 3'', ''Police Stop! 4'', ''The Worst Of Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! America''. Since then, no VHS, or [=DVDs=] have ever been released (when it became a TV series as of 1996, with ''Police Stop! 5''). Despite this, [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil people can download episodes from torrents]].
** Not so good for people who want to buy a legitimate copy of the episodes.
** People still want them, just like you can buy ''Series/DoctorWho'' on DVD, but in full unedited form.
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Moved Edited For Syndication to new Trivia page, then deleted it.


* EditedForSyndication: '''Two''' cuts of ''Police Stop!'', ''Police Stop! 2'', ''Police Stop! 3'' '''and''' ''Police Stop! 4'' exist; the master ones are, rarely, if ever shown. Not done for censorship purposes, as TheOtherWiki will tell you.

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* BizarroEpisode: Two episodes of this kind exist in the series, namely ''Police Stop! 3'', ''Police Stop! 4'' and ''Police Stop! America'' (the last one being totally [[CanonDiscontinuity out of continuity]])



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''Police Stop!'' is a British TV series, narrated by Graham Cole (who portrayed PC Tony Stamp in ''Series/TheBill'').
It lasted from 1994 until 2002, and originally began on video in 1993, before becoming a TV series on Sky One from 1996 onwards, with ''Police Stop! 5''.

The show was the forerunner of ''Series/PoliceCameraAction'' but, ironically, its CompanionShow [[LongRunners outlived it]].

It stopped airing in 2002, and hopes of a {{Revival}} continue.
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!!Tropes:
* AbsurdityAscendant
* AnAesop: This show has some of them, mainly in the non-police pursuit footage.
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: ''Police Stop! America'' (which is [[CanonDiscontinuity outside the main show's continuity]] and ''Police Stop! 11'' from 2002, which used the same format as ''Police Stop! 1'' to ''Police Stop! 10'', except it was an all-American special.
* BizarroEpisode: Two episodes of this kind exist in the series, namely ''Police Stop! 3'', ''Police Stop! 4'' and ''Police Stop! America'' (the last one being totally [[CanonDiscontinuity out of continuity]])
* BottleEpisode: ''Police Stop! 3'' and ''Police Stop America'' are considered to be bottle episodes.
* BritishSeries : Well, for the first two episodes and ''Police Stop! 4'', but in ''Police Stop! 3'' and from ''Police Stop! 5'' onwards, footage was increasingly sourced from outside the United Kingdom, mainly in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, the United States, Canada and Hong Kong.
* CanadaEh: From 1996 onwards in ''Police Stop! 5'' (Highway 427 is the automotive TropeCodifier for the road equivalent of this trope!)
* ClipShow: Subverted. ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which is stated explicitly]]) also has new footage.
* DeadpanSnarker: Some episodes' narration falls into this at times, especially in ''Police Stop! 9'', which has this quote about horses on motorways:
--> Long ago, these guys were the business... Nowadays, if you don't drink diesel, you can't compete...
* EditedForSyndication: '''Two''' cuts of ''Police Stop!'', ''Police Stop! 2'', ''Police Stop! 3'' '''and''' ''Police Stop! 4'' exist; the master ones are, rarely, if ever shown. Not done for censorship purposes, as TheOtherWiki will tell you.
* EdutainmentShow.
* {{Filler}}/ ScrewedByTheNetwork: Technically, it wasn't meant to be, but ITV4's policy of shoehorning it away into the early-morning slots is one way to treat it as. Police Stop! at 7:00am - obviously treated as.
* FranchiseZombie: Moved to television in 1996 with ''Police Stop! 5''
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Shown uncut in daytime hours (almost!). But this is unintentional.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In TheNineties, there were VHS tapes of ''Police Stop!'', ''Police Stop! 2'', ''Police Stop! 3'', ''Police Stop! 4'', ''The Worst Of Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! America''. Since then, no VHS, or [=DVDs=] have ever been released (when it became a TV series as of 1996, with ''Police Stop! 5''). Despite this, [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil people can download episodes from torrents]].
** Not so good for people who want to buy a legitimate copy of the episodes.
** People still want them, just like you can buy ''Series/DoctorWho'' on DVD, but in full unedited form.
* LampshadeHanging: This show does it as often as any other one, particularly ''{{CSI}}''.
* MissingEpisode: ''Police Stop! 11'' and ''The Worst of Police Stop!'', which many fans are annoyed about.
* MorePopularSpinOff: This applies to the spin-off ''Police! Camera! Action!''. Judging by the fact this show doesn't get as much airtime on [=ITV4=] as its supposed [[MorePopularSpinOff spin-off]].
* NumberedSequels: Every episode, after ''Police Stop!'' has a number. 1994 had three episodes made. Averted in ''The Worst of Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop America''.
* OnceAnEpisode: Any of these things:
** PublicDomainSoundtrack (remixed for 1994 - 2000)
** Metropolitan Police footage
** A DUI (driving-under-the-influence) test from U.S. police
** Archive footage from police in the East Midlands, UnitedKingdom (usually between 1989 and 1993) utilising VASCAR or Provida.dk system.
** Police chases from the United States of America or Canada (if it's from Canada the video camera has a different on-screen display).
** The dangers of heavy goods vehicles
** A run-down of safety statistics. (This is not an IncrediblyLamePun)
** Scandinavian drivers behaving badly, and humorous police commentary.
** The dangers of winter driving with archive American news footage, or StockFootage
** Conus Archive, if you read the end credits.
* OutOfOrder: Always aired out of order on ITV4.
* ShownTheirWork: For a police show, this seems to have done its research.
* SurrealThemeTune: Watch the show and you'll see.
* {{Undercrank}}: As seen in ''Police Stop! 9'' with footage of a pick-up pursuit, and ''Police Stop! 11'' ([[LostEpisode which does not get an airing these days for some reason]])
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Well, if car criminals are anything to go by...
* VerySpecialEpisode: ''Police Stop! 8'' plays this straight, with it being mainly about safety. Also, ''Police Stop! 9'' which was on the dangers of heavy goods vehicles/trucks.
** ''Police Stop! 5'' also played this trope UpToEleven, ''and not for parody purposes'' and also avoided being too {{Anvilicious}} about drink-driving and road range, yet there were SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped on this episode.
* VoiceoverClipShow : Subverted. Graham Cole presented on-screen in ''Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! 9'', with Inspector David Rowland of the Metropolitan Police presenting ''Police Stop! 2''.
* WeirdnessCoupon: The footage of drivers undergoing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_driving_in_the_United_States#Field_sobriety_tests field sobriety tests]], somehow they manage to fit this trope down to a tee.
* WhamEpisode: ''Police Stop! 5'' was this. Although the format did not change, the introduction of new pre-episode discussion did, considering that episodes 1 - 4 (excluding the in-vision continuity links in ''Police Stop!'' and ''Police Stop! 2''. '''Not''' the same as a ReTool (which this show '''never''' got), but the show certainly became different for the next 6 episodes.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Champaign, a town in the United States mentioned since ''Police Stop! 5''. But viewers may not bother to research this.
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