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Soft Border Patrol

All Episodes 2018 - 2020

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  • 2018-03-02T22:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 5h 36m (12 episodes)
  • English
  • Comedy
Comedy mockumentary following the independent cross-border body as they deal with bodies crossing the border, be they human, animal or fish.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2018-03-02T22:30:00Z

1x01 Hearts and Minds

Series Premiere

1x01 Hearts and Minds

  • 2018-03-02T22:30:00Z29m

A brand new comedy set on that stretch of land where the EU meets the UK. Shadowing the Soft Border Patrol, the fictional border agency backed by governments in London, Dublin, Belfast and Brussels, this hilarious mockumentary monitors those who monitor those who are caught between a rock and a soft place. Does a plank across a stream constitute an illegal border crossing? Is chorizo still legal in Northern Ireland? Thankfully the SBP are here to provide information and clarification.

2018-03-09T22:30:00Z

1x02 The Eyes of the World

1x02 The Eyes of the World

  • 2018-03-09T22:30:00Z28m

Comic mockumentary following the border agency determined to keep everything frictionless in an area of potentially extreme friction. The SBP are alert and ready to deal with any border situation, be that deciding if an abandoned fish is a Free State fish or property of the Queen, the Continuity Nine County Sovereignty Committee striving to unify the nine counties of Ulster or simply tracking animals by their accents. Cross-border crease-ups featuring the men and women working hard in a soft terrain.

Season Finale

2018-03-16T22:30:00Z

1x03 Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Season Finale

1x03 Not All Heroes Wear Capes

  • 2018-03-16T22:30:00Z28m

Complex territorial issues addressed by the independent organisation monitoring the thin dotted line between the EU and the UK. The Patrollers carry out a suspiciously lengthy strip-search on a smuggler, dispose of some controlled explosives with a controlled explosion, and suffer some contentious fallout from a visit to a Mexican restaurant. Meanwhile, the 'virtual border' gets a real grilling from a BBC reporter. Comic mockumentary following the SBP, the visible presence ensuring the border remains invisible.

Season Premiere

2019-02-08T22:30:00Z

2x01 Embrace All Possibilities

Season Premiere

2x01 Embrace All Possibilities

  • 2019-02-08T22:30:00Z28m

Soft Border Patrol is back helping the smooth transition across the Northern Irish border. Post-Brexit the team deal with smugglers, protests and queries from concerned citizens. With cameo appearances from Nadine Coyle, Lisa McHugh, Barra Best and Hugo Duncan, Soft Border Patrol is a mockumentary comedy shadowing a fictional organisation monitoring the contentious Irish Border situation. Starring Karen Hassan, Neil Delamere, Alan Irwin, Diona Doherty, Elaine Malcolmson and Shane Todd.

2019-02-15T22:30:00Z

2x02 We've Got Your Backs

2x02 We've Got Your Backs

  • 2019-02-15T22:30:00Z28m

The Soft Border Patrol take the rough with the smooth as they deal with people, goods and even love crossing the border. On all terrains they are out in all weathers, and there's big excitement for border resident Penny when megastar meteorologist Barra Best visits her village. Mockumentary comedy shadowing a fictional organisation monitoring the contentious Irish border situation. Starring Karen Hassan, Neil Delamere, Michael Stranney, Diona Doherty, Elaine Malcolmson and Shane Todd, with a cameo appearance from Barra Best.

2019-02-22T22:30:00Z

2x03 Appearance is Everything

2x03 Appearance is Everything

  • 2019-02-22T22:30:00Z28m

Head of the digital border Niall Sweeney showcases some new technology he is developing for the Soft Border Patrol. Ben and Kris encounter an unusual group, chief executive Lisa McCoy deals with an important London visitor, and the Continuity Nine County Sovereignty Committee put a new plan into action and finally embrace the ballot box.

Common sense issues like potholes are top of the list for Ben and Kris. Conor and Tracy investigate a local loophole, and Lisa visits everyone's favourite Uncle - Hugo Duncan.

Season Finale

2019-03-08T22:30:00Z

2x05 The Light That Guides You Through

Season Finale

2x05 The Light That Guides You Through

  • 2019-03-08T22:30:00Z28m

An Edinburgh politician suggests closer links between Scotland and Northern Ireland - but is it a bridge too far for the SBP? Tracy channels her femme fatale as she and Connor appear on French TV. A mouthy US online talk show host grills Niall. And Ben is stopped in his tracks when his favourite singer is subject to a random check.

Season Premiere

2020-02-21T22:30:00Z

3x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

3x01 Episode 1

  • 2020-02-21T22:30:00Z28m

With equal marriage legal in Northern Ireland, Ben and Kris encounter equal rights on the border when they meet Hector, the divorce lawyer.

2020-02-28T22:30:00Z

3x02 Episode 2

3x02 Episode 2

  • 2020-02-28T22:30:00Z28m

With Brexit over the line, Lisa McCoy meets with her political neighbours, as an Irish politician arrives from Dublin.

2020-03-06T22:30:00Z

3x03 Episode 3

3x03 Episode 3

  • 2020-03-06T22:30:00Z28m

The coastal patrol try to get Michael to come clean when they catch him smuggling illicit washing powder.

Season Finale

2020-03-20T22:30:00Z

3x04 Episode 4

Season Finale

3x04 Episode 4

  • 2020-03-20T22:30:00Z27m

With Brexit, change is on the way. Laurie and Lisa consider a Soft Border Patrol rebrand. Kirsty and Louise are not buzzing about Michael the smuggler's latest scam. Meanwhile, Penny is bricking it about the climate emergency.

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