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Recruits

Season 1 2009

  • 2009-05-04T09:30:00Z on Network Ten
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
The Recruits is an observational documentary series that follows a group of police recruits as they embark on the long and gruelling journey towards becoming fully-fledged police officers. With unprecedented access to the New South Wales Police academy and its recruits out on the beat, the series will give audiences a rare glimpse at what’s required of the people we entrust to keep the peace and uphold the law.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2009-05-04T09:30:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2009-05-04T09:30:00Z30m

At Goulburn Police College in New South Wales, 388 new police recruits celebrate their graduation. After 8 gruelling months of training they are about to hit the beat for the first time.

2009-05-11T09:30:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2009-05-11T09:30:00Z30m

Probationary Constable Cristina Cidade is a keen kickboxer – skills she’s hoping will help keep her safe on the beat in Sydney. Called to a violent arrest, she’s confronted with a suspect who’s running from police – and does not want to be caught.

2009-05-18T09:30:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2009-05-18T09:30:00Z30m

Probationary Constable Chris Swadling spends a shift dealing with some of Sydney’s more challenging residents.

2009-05-25T09:30:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2009-05-25T09:30:00Z30m

In Sydney, two Probationary Constables get their first taste of what it’s like policing Sydney’s biggest event of the year: Mardi Gras. A teeming mass of 300,000 partygoers converge in Sydney’s city to celebrate.

2009-06-01T09:30:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2009-06-01T09:30:00Z30m

It’s the end of session one for the student recruits at Goulburn who are now at the half way mark on the journey of becoming a police officer. They nervously embark on a two-week field placement working alongside officers on the beat.

2009-06-08T09:30:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2009-06-08T09:30:00Z30m

While out patrolling, Heather’s team receive a report of a man wielding a knife on a train. On an inner city platform busy with commuters, Heather and her team must defuse the tense situation that unfolds.

2009-06-15T09:30:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

1x07 Episode 7

  • 2009-06-15T09:30:00Z30m

On the beat in Sydney a house fire devastates a family’s home while the owners are out. Probationary Constable Tegan Mobbs helps trace the family who’ve lost everything in the blaze, and picks up the pieces as they arrive home.

2009-06-22T09:30:00Z

1x08 Episode 8

1x08 Episode 8

  • 2009-06-22T09:30:00Z30m

Kickboxing police officer Cristina is settling in to life on the beat. But when she’s called to a suspected drug overdose she needs all her wits about her dealing with the after effects.

2009-06-29T09:30:00Z

1x09 Episode 9

1x09 Episode 9

  • 2009-06-29T09:30:00Z30m

At 39 Maria Flood is embarking on a brand new career as a police officer. After spending the last 7 years working in construction and raising her teenage son, Brian, it’s time for a career change.

On her first days on the job in Sydney’s Redfern, a man has a dispute with his neighbours and threatens them with an axe. The situation escalates dramatically when he refuses to come out.

Meanwhile, on Sydney’s northern beaches Probationary Constable Jacob’s patience is tested by partying teenagers and a man caught urinating on the street.

At Goulburn police college, riot control training tests the mettle of the
student recruits. And on the firing range, there are troubling times for Emily as she records her worst result yet. She suffers a major lapse of confidence ... with only weeks to go before graduation.

2009-07-06T09:30:00Z

1x10 Episode 10

1x10 Episode 10

  • 2009-07-06T09:30:00Z30m

The recruits are facing criminals one minute and fighting fires, breaking up domestics and passing exams the next.

In this weeks episode student's come face to face with the dreaded Red Man in a simulated domestic. And out on the beat it's for real; Jacob deals with a drunk driver three times over the legal limit, other recruits catch offenders in the act. Just three weeks from the passing out parade the pressure is building.

2009-07-13T09:30:00Z

1x11 Episode 11

1x11 Episode 11

  • 2009-07-13T09:30:00Z30m

In Sydney, Probationary Constable Cristina Cidade negotiates with a young shoplifter who's threatened self harm.

2009-07-20T09:30:00Z

1x12 Episode 12

1x12 Episode 12

  • 2009-07-20T09:30:00Z30m

After enduring 8 months of grueling training the student recruits approach their final weeks of police college. The hard work and sacrifice are on the line as final assessments begin.

Season Finale

2009-07-27T09:30:00Z

1x13 Episode 13

Season Finale

1x13 Episode 13

  • 2009-07-27T09:30:00Z30m
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