Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Special | 20231225 | 20240101 (BBC7) 20231231 (R4) | Copper turned comic Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios. The topic, crime at Christmas. What's it like to be a bobby on the beat in the festive season? This merry jaunt introduces us to a fun cavalcade of Christmas characters, including a gas station Grinch, an inebriated Mary and Joseph, and a Christmas Eve saviour... Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes Copper turned comic Alfie Moore takes us through the ins and outs of crime at Christmas. | ||
| 01 | 01 | Theft | 20140709 | 20140716 (BBC7) 20190412 (BBC7) 20210916 (BBC7) 20210917 (BBC7) 20140716 20190412 20210916 20210917 | Policeman turned stand-up ALFIE MOORE with tales from the coppering front line. ALFIE MOORE spent eighteen years on the Humberside police force before turning to stand up comedy. In this, his first series for Radio 4, he swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they'd have made. Along the way he tells tales from the coppering front line as well as instructing us on the niceties of British law as it applies to each scenario. This is a three-part series, each edition uses a scenario based on a real life case, and each time the audience is asked to decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. The three episodes deal with the right to protest, theft and drink driving. ALFIE MOORE has had two acclaimed Edinburgh shows. Script Editor..... WILL ING The audience must decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. Written by ALFIE MOORE Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014. ALFIE MOORE spent eighteen years on the Humberside police force before turning to stand up comedy. He swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they'd have made. Along the way he tells tales from the coppering front line as well as instructing us on the niceties of British law as it applies to each scenario. This is a three-part series, each edition uses a scenario based on a real life case, and each time the audience is asked to decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. This week's episode is all about theft including shop lifting and fiddling expenses. ALFIE MOORE spent eighteen years on the Humberside police force before turning to stand up comedy. In this, his first series for Radio 4, he swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they'd have made. Along the way he tells tales from the coppering front line as well as instructing us on the niceties of British law as it applies to each scenario.This is a three-part series, each edition uses a scenario based on a real life case, and each time the audience is asked to decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. The three episodes deal with the right to protest, theft and drink driving. Script Editor....WILL ING |
| 01 | 02 | People's Rights | 20140716 | 20140723 (BBC7) 20190419 (BBC7) 20210923 (BBC7) 20210924 (BBC7) 20140723 20190419 20210923 20210924 | He swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they'd have made. Along the way he tells tales from the coppering front line as well as instructing us on the niceties of British law as it applies to each scenario. The audience must decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. This time - how do the police weigh up people's conflicting rights? Written by and starring Alfie Moore Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014. Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales from the coppering front line. ALFIE MOORE spent eighteen years on the Humberside police force before turning to stand up comedy. He swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they'd have made. Along the way he tells tales from the coppering front line as well as instructing us on the niceties of British law as it applies to each scenario. This is a three-part series, each edition uses a scenario based on a real life case, and each time the audience is asked to decide how they would have acted in the circumstances. This week's episode is all about theft including shop lifting and fiddling expenses. Script Editor..... WILL ING Policeman turned stand-up comedian ALFIE MOORE swears his audience in and takes them through a real life scenario to see what sort of officers they would have made. |
| 01 | 03 LAST | Stopped | 20140723 | 20140730 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20210930 (BBC7) 20211001 (BBC7) 20140730 20190426 20210930 20211001 | ALFIE MOORE invites his audience to be police officers for one night only. ALFIE MOORE invites his audience to be police officers for one night as he takes them though a scenario based on a real-life case and asks them 'What would you have done? Presented and written by ALFIE MOORE Script editor, WILL ING Producer, Alison Vernon-Smith. Who in the audience has ever been stopped by the police - what for and how did they react? And how would they deal with an anonymous tip off about a possible drunken driver? Who in the audience has ever been stopped by the police - what for and how did they react? Also, how would they deal with an anonymous tip off about a possible drunken driver? Presented and written by Alfie Moore. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014. |
| 02 | 01 | Reporting Crime | 20150618 | 20150625/26 (BBC7) 20190811 (BBC7) 20190812 (BBC7) 20220310 (BBC7) 20220311 (BBC7) 20220312 (BBC7) 20150625 20150626 20190811 20190812 20220310 20220311 20220312 20171115 (R4) | Alfie asks if all crime should be reported and investigated and gets a surprising response This week in the first of a new series he asks whether we think ALL crime should be reported and investigated. You may be surprised at the result. Script Editor.. WILL ING, Producer.. Alison Vernon-Smith. This week he asks whether we think ALL crime should be reported and investigated. You may be surprised at the result. Policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE asks whether we think ALL crime should be reported and investigated. You may be surprised at the result - The return of ALFIE MOORE's series in which his audience makes the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015. Producer.. Alison Vernon-Smith. This week he asks whether we think ALL crime should be reported and investigated. You may be surprised at the result. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. You may be surprised at the result... ALFIE MOORE's series in which his audience makes the policing decisions as he takes them through a real-life crime scenario. You may be surprised at the result.... ALFIE MOORE's series where the audience makes the policing decisions as he takes them through a real-life crime scenario. |
| 02 | 02 | An Englishman's Home | 20150625 | 20150702/03 (BBC7) 20190818 (BBC7) 20190819 (BBC7) 20220317 (BBC7) 20220318 (BBC7) 20150702 20150703 20190818 20190819 20220317 20220318 20171122 (R4) | What is 'reasonable force'? How far can you go to defend yourself? Script Editor.. WILL ING, Producer.. Alison Vernon-Smith. Policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE asks what is 'reasonable force'? How far can you go to defend yourself? Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. ALFIE MOORE's series where the audience makes the policing decisions as he takes them through a real-life crime scenario. |
| 02 | 02 | Reasonable Force | 20150625 | 20150702/03 20190818 20190819 20171122 (R4) | Script Editor.... WILL ING, Producer.... Alison Vernon-Smith. What is 'reasonable force'? How far can you go to defend yourself? Script Editor.. WILL ING, Producer.. Alison Vernon-Smith. AKA An Englishman's Home Policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE asks what is 'reasonable force'? How far can you go to defend yourself? Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015. |
| 02 | 03 | T W O C | 20150702 | 20150709/10 (BBC7) 20190825 (BBC7) 20190826 (BBC7) 20220324 (BBC7) 20220325 (BBC7) 20150709 20150710 20190825 20190826 20220324 20220325 20171129 (R4) | Policeman turned comic Alfie Moore asks his audience whether they've ever taken something without the owner's consent (TWOC)? Policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE makes his audience into police officers for the night. After a successful first series on Radio 4 and a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE, returns with the series that forces his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015. Script Editor....WILL ING, Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. |
| 02 | 04 | Stop Search | 20150709 | 20150716/17 (BBC7) 20190901 (BBC7) 20190902 (BBC7) 20220331 (BBC7) 20220401 (BBC7) 20150716 20150717 20190901 20190902 20220331 20220401 20171206 (R4) | Policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE makes his audience into police officers for the night. After a successful first series on Radio 4 and a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE, returns with the series that forces his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. This week Alfie tackles the tricky subject of Stop Search Script Editor....WILL ING, Policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE carries out a stop search and asks Are the police institutionally racist? Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015. After a successful first series on Radio 4 and a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE, returns with the series that forces his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. This week Alfie carries out a stop search and asks Are the police institutionally racist? From 2015. Producer....ALISON VERNON-SMITH. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. Policeman turned comic Alfie Moore carries out a stop search and asks ‘Are the police institutionally racist? |
| 02 | 05 | Harassment | 20150716 | 20150723/24 (BBC7) 20190908 (BBC7) 20190909 (BBC7) 20220407 (BBC7) 20220408 (BBC7) 20150723 20190908 20190909 20220407 20220408 20171213 (R4) | ALFIE MOORE takes the audience through a case he handled involving harassment. After a successful first series on Radio 4 and a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE, returns with the series that forces his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. This week he takes the audience through a case he handled, about harassment. When does harassment become stalking and what can you do about it? When a vulnerable young woman is being harassed, policeman turned comic ALFIE MOORE explores what the law can do to protect her. Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015. Script Editor....WILL ING, Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Property Predicament | 20150723 | 20150730/31 (BBC7) 20190915 (BBC7) 20190916 (BBC7) 20220414 (BBC7) 20220415 (BBC7) 20150730 20150731 20190915 20190916 20220414 20220415 20171220 (R4) | Policeman turned comic Alfie Moore gives himself a headache seizing items from a real-life Bob the Builder. Written and performed by Alfie Moore. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015. Alfie Moore looks at evidential property and the trouble it brings to the police. Last in the series. This week ALFIE MOORE looks at evidential property and the trouble it brings to the police. After a successful first series on Radio 4 and a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, policeman turned comic, ALFIE MOORE, returns with the series that forces his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through a real life crime scenario. Script Editor....WILL ING, Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Producer..... Alison Vernon-Smith. |
| 03 | 01 | Barry The Burglar | 20170531 | 20200623/24 (BBC7) 20220523 (BBC7) 20220524 (BBC7) 20220529 (BBC7) 20200623 20200624 20220523 20220524 20220529 20200616 (R4) | Police officer and stand-up comic ALFIE MOORE returns to pose more policing conundrums. Serving police officer and stand-up comic ALFIE MOORE returns with a new series of this hugely popular series in which he asks his audience what decisions they'd have made in a real life case that he has dealt with. After swearing in his audience as police officers for one day only, he takes them through one case as it unfolded and asks them what they'd have done in his shoes. Along the way he spills the beans on what it's really like to be one of Britain's finest, tells us some great anecdotes about law breakers and makers that he's come across and gets his studio audience to divulge secrets about their own, sometimes less than strictly law-abiding lives. In this first episode, Barry the Burglar, what seems like an open and shut case of breaking, entering and stealing becomes something else entirely. Presenter ALFIE MOORE. Script Editor WILL ING Producer Alison Vernon-Smith A BBC Studios Production. In this first episode, Barry the Burglar, what seems like an open and shut case of breaking, entering and stealing becomes something else entirely. Barry the Burglar: what seems like an open and shut case of breaking, entering and stealing - becomes something else entirely. Written and performed by ALFIE MOORE. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017. ALFIE MOORE takes the audience through a case of breaking and entering - or is it? Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as Alfie Moore takes them through a real-life crime scenario. Written and performed by the policeman-turned-comedian. |
| 03 | 02 | Punching Judy | 20170607 | 20200630 (BBC7) 20200701 (BBC7) 20220530 (BBC7) 20220531 (BBC7) 20220605 (BBC7) 20200630 20200701 20220530 20220531 20220605 20200623 (R4) | Police officer and comic ALFIE MOORE takes his audience through another policing dilemma. Serving police officer and stand-up comic ALFIE MOORE returns with a new series of this hugely popular series in which he asks his audience what decisions they'd have made in a real life case that he has dealt with. After swearing in his audience as police officers for one day only, he takes them through one case as it unfolded and asks them what they'd have done in his shoes. Along the way he spills the beans on what it's really like to be one of Britain's finest, tells us some great anecdotes about law breakers and makers that he's come across and gets his studio audience to divulge secrets about their own, sometimes less than strictly law-abiding lives. In this second episode, Punching Judy, Alfie gets involved in an Enter the Dragon situation. If Bruce Lee came from Scunthorpe and had been hammering the kebabs for twenty years. Presenter ALFIE MOORE. Script Editor WILL ING Producer Alison Vernon-Smith A BBC Studios Production. In this second episode, Punching Judy, Alfie gets involved in an Enter the Dragon situation. If Bruce Lee came from Scunthorpe and had been hammering the kebabs for twenty years. Serving police officer and stand-up comic ALFIE MOORE in this hugely popular series, in which he asks his audience what decisions they'd have made in a real life case that he has dealt with. After swearing in his audience as police officers for one day only, he takes them through one case as it unfolded and asks them what they'd have done in his shoes. Along the way he spills the beans on what it's really like to be one of Britain's finest, tells us some great anecdotes about law breakers and makers that he's come across and gets his studio audience to divulge secrets about their own, sometimes less than strictly law-abiding lives. In this second episode, Alfie gets involved in an Enter the Dragon situation. It's as if Bruce Lee came from Scunthorpe and had been hammering the kebabs for twenty years. Produced by Alison Vernon-Smith A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017. Alfie gets involved in an Enter the Dragon situation. It's as if Bruce Lee came from Scunthorpe and had been hammering the kebabs for 20 years. Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as ALFIE MOORE takes them through a real-life crime scenario. Written and performed by the policeman-turned-comedian. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith |
| 03 | 03 | Cedric The Gnome | 20170614 | 20200707/08 (BBC7) 20220606 (BBC7) 20220607 (BBC7) 20220612 (BBC7) 20200707 20200708 20220606 20220607 20220612 20200630 (R4) | Comedian and policeman ALFIE MOORE asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime. Policeman and comedian ALFIE MOORE returns in this his third series for Radio 4, in which he takes his studio audience through a real-life case that he's investigated and asks them to make the policing decisions he had to make. With tales of life behind the scenes in Britain's police force he offers a rare insight into what it's really like to serve as one of Britain's finest. Winkling out secrets from his audience and recounting very funny anecdotes about law-breakers he has known, Alfie is a delightful and entertaining host. This, the third in this four-part series, concerns a missing gnome. Script Editor....WILL ING Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. This, the third in this four-part series, concerns a missing gnome. Producer.... Alison Vernon-Smith. Policeman and comedian ALFIE MOORE in this hugely popular series, in which he takes his studio audience through a real-life case that he's investigated and asks them to make the policing decisions he had to make. This episode concerns the case of a missing gnome. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017. The case of a missing gnome named Cedric. Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as Alfie Moore takes them through a real-life crime scenario. Written and performed by the policeman-turned-comedian. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017. |
| 03 | 04 LAST | Collision Decision | 20170621 | 20200714/15 (BBC7) 20220613 (BBC7) 20220614 (BBC7) 20220619 (BBC7) 20200714 20200715 20220613 20220614 20220619 20200707 (R4) | ALFIE MOORE and the last in the series in which he invites his audience to take the policing decisions in a real life crime scenario. This week; the most broken law in Britain - The Road Traffic Act 1988. Drivers will have a collision once every 17 years, but how many report them? When do you have to report it and when don't you. In this week's case, all sorts of issues are raised involving police impartiality, fairness, discretion and the question - when is an animal not an animal? Alfie recounts a case in which his integrity as a fair copper were tested and as usual takes in advice and anecdotes from his audience. ALFIE MOORE and another policing dilemma - the most broken law in Britain. Script Editor WILL ING producer Alison Vernon-Smith. ALFIE MOORE and the last in the series in which he invites his audience to take the policing decisions in a real life crime scenario. This week; the most broken law in Britain - The Road Traffic Act 1988. Drivers will have a collision once every 17 years, but how many report them? When do you have to report it and when don't you. In this week's case, all sorts of issues are raised involving police impartiality, fairness, discretion and the question - when is an animal not an animal? Alfie recounts a case in which his integrity as a fair copper were tested and as usual takes in advice and anecdotes from his audience. producer Alison Vernon-Smith. Policeman and comedian ALFIE MOORE in this hugely popular series, in which he takes his studio audience through a real-life case that he's investigated and asks them to make the policing decisions he had to make. With tales of life behind the scenes in Britain's police force he offers a rare insight into what it's really like to serve as one of Britain's finest. Winkling out secrets from his audience and recounting very funny anecdotes about law-breakers he has known, Alfie is a delightful and entertaining host. This week - the most broken law in Britain - The Road Traffic Act 1988. Drivers will have a collision once every 17 years, but how many report them? When do you have to report it and when don't you. In this week's case, all sorts of issues are raised involving police impartiality, fairness, discretion and the question - when is an animal not an animal? Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017. What is the most broken law in Britain? Drivers will have a collision once every 17 years, but how many report them? When do you have to report it and when don't you? Alfie raises all sorts of issues involving police impartiality, fairness, discretion and the question - when is an animal not an animal? Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as ALFIE MOORE takes them through a real-life crime scenario. Written and performed by the policeman-turned-comedian. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017. |
| 04 | 01 | The Wrath Of Zeus | 20180907 | Police officer and comedian ALFIE MOORE returns with a new series of the show in which the audience make the policing decisions in a real-life case. Alfie has more than fifteen years' experience in the Humberside police force to draw from and in this, the first episode, Alfie uses a case from his time in the Dog Section , where he deployed his dog Zeus in a robbery chase. This is the fourth series of this show that has been a real hit with the Radio 4 audience. Written and presented by.... ALFIE MOORE Script-editor.... WILL ING Producer.... Alison Vernon-Smith. When there's a robber at large Alfie has to bring in a very special colleague. Written and presented by....ALFIE MOORE Script-editor....WILL ING Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Another chance to hear an episode from 2018. Police officer and comedian ALFIE MOORE presents the show in which the audience make the policing decisions in a real-life case. Alfie has more than fifteen year's experience in the Humberside police force to draw from and in this episode, Alfie uses a case from his time in the Dog Section, where he deployed his dog Zeus in a robbery chase. Written and presented by - .. ALFIE MOORE Script-editor - .. WILL ING Producer - .. Alison Vernon-Smith | |
| 04 | 02 | Office Banter | 20180914 | At what point does office banter become a recordable sexual offence? Serving police officer ALFIE MOORE with the second episode of the series in which he makes his audience take the policing decisions in a real life case. This week he deals with the subject of sexual misconduct. What is the legal definition and how do you investigate allegations? With stories of cases he's dealt with and audience participation Alfie handles this very sensitive and current issue with skill and empathy. Writer and presenter....ALFIE MOORE Script editor....WILL ING Writer and presenter - .. ALFIE MOORE Script editor - .. WILL ING Producer - .. Alison Vernon-Smith Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Serving police officer ALFIE MOORE with the second episode of the series in which he makes his audience take the policing decisions in a real life case. This week he deals with the subject of sexual misconduct. What is the legal definition and how do you investigate allegations? With stories of cases he's dealt with and audience participation Alfie handles this very sensitive and current issue with skill and empathy. Writer and presenter - .. ALFIE MOORE Another chance to hear this episode from 2018. Serving police officer ALFIE MOORE with the second episode of the series in which he makes his audience take the policing decisions in a real life case. This week he deals with the subject of sexual misconduct. What is the legal definition and how do you investigate allegations? With stories of cases he's dealt with and audience participation Alfie handles this very sensitive and current issue with skill and empathy. | |
| 04 | 03 | Hedgerow Hedge Row | 20180921 | The third in the series in which comic and long-serving police officer recounts a real life case he's dealt with and asks the audience what decisions they would have have made in his shoes. This week - neighbour disputes. When neighbours fall out over a hedge is it really a police matter? And what do you do when disappearing pets come into the equation? This is the fourth of this immensely popular series which provides insight into the workings of our police force whilst exposing some of the surprising and very funny quirks amongst the Radio 4 audience. Writer and presenter.... ALFIE MOORE Script Editor.... WILL ING Producer.... Alison Vernon-Smith. Writer and presenter....ALFIE MOORE Script Editor....WILL ING Producer....Alison Vernon-Smith. Another chance to hear this episode from 2018. The third in the series in which comic and long-serving police officer recounts a real life case he's dealt with and asks the audience what decisions they would have have made in his shoes. This week - neighbour disputes. When neighbours fall out over a hedge is it really a police matter? And what do you do when disappearing pets come into the equation? Writer and presenter - .. ALFIE MOORE Script Editor - .. WILL ING Producer - .. Alison Vernon-Smith | |
| 04 | 04 | Pass The Person | 20180928 | Experienced police officer and comedian ALFIE MOORE with the fourth episode in the current series. 'Pass the Person' deals with the very sensitive issue of how the police deals with people with mental health problems and what they can do if there's a possibility they may harm themselves. When does 'protection' become 'intrusion'. Few could manage to handle this very serious and troubling subject with humour, but Alfie's compassion and genuine concern for those involved means that he can. As usual Alfie asks his audience what they would have done in his shoes and hears some of their own true stories. Presenter and writer - .. ALFIE MOORE Script Editor - .. WILL ING Producer - .. Alison Vernon-Smith Faced with a vulnerable person, Alfie asks 'can the police take his decision making away? 'Faced with a vulnerable person, Alfie asks 'can the police take his decision making away?' A BBC Studios Production Another chance to hear this episode from 2018. Experienced police officer and comedian ALFIE MOORE with the fourth episode in the series. 'Pass the Person' deals with the very sensitive issue of how the police deals with people with mental health problems and what they can do if there's a possibility they may harm themselves. When does 'protection' become 'intrusion'. Few could manage to handle this very serious and troubling subject with humour, but Alfie's compassion and genuine concern for those involved means that he can. | |
| 04 | 05 LAST | Misper Mervyn | 20181005 | As concerns grow for a missing person, just how far can the police go to track him down? The last in the series in which police officer turned comedian ALFIE MOORE asks his audience to make the policing decisions in a real life case. This week - how far should the police be able to intrude into someone's privacy if they go missing? What are the options open to the police and when should it be permissible for them to use them? Written and presented by - .. ALFIE MOORE Script Editor - .. WILL ING Producer - .. Alison Vernon-Smith | |
| 05 | 01 | Police Complaints | 20200327 | 20230511 (BBC7) 20230511 20230511 (R4) | There were over 30,000 complaints against the police last year. Some extremely serious, some trivial but all needed to be recorded. In this week's real case, Alfie finds himself the somewhat reluctant copper in charge of the station front desk as a procession of members of the public present him with their pressing problems. Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic ALFIE MOORE tackles real policing dilemmas. |
| 05 | 02 | Babysitter | 20200403 | 20230518 (BBC7) 20230518 20230504 (R4) | Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas. |
| 05 | 03 | Wild Westwood | 20200410 | 20230525 (BBC7) 20230525 20230518 (R4) | Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas. |
| 05 | 04 LAST | Informant | 20200417 | 20230601 (BBC7) 20230601 20230525 (R4) | Former Humberside sergeant and stand-up comic Alfie Moore tackles real policing dilemmas. |
| 06 | 01 | Dog Theft | 20210430 | 20231116 (BBC7) 20231109 (R4) | In this first episode of the brand new series, Alfie tackles the topical crime of dog theft which has seen a huge rise in cases during the COVID pandemic. Alfie takes us back to his time with the Humberside Police when he was called out to investigate the case of a missing dog. Is this even a police matter in the first place? Is it ok to offer a reward for the safe return of the dog with 'no questions asked'? Alfie and the remote audience answer these questions and more with the help of a new online voting system that keeps the listeners on their toes as they're sworn in as police officers for the duration of the show. Alfie tackles the crime of dog theft which saw a huge rise in cases during the COVID pandemic. Alfie takes us back to his time with the Humberside Police when he was called out to investigate the case of a missing dog. Is this even a police matter in the first place? Is it ok to offer a reward for the safe return of the dog with no questions asked? Alfie and the remote audience answer these questions and more with the help of a new online voting system that keeps the listeners on their toes as they're sworn in as police officers for the duration of the show. First transmitted in April 2021 Alfie tackles the crime of dog theft which has seen a huge rise in cases during the COVID pandemic. |
| 06 | 02 | Malicious Communication | 20210507 | 20231123 (BBC7) 20231116 (R4) | Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios. This week Alfie investigates at what point unwanted feedback becomes criminal. How much do we have a right to be protected from the criticisms of others? This week's real case involves a vicar who has been receiving some hate mail... First transmitted in May 2021 |
| 06 | 03 | Sudden Death | 20210514 | 20231130 (BBC7) 20231123 (R4) | Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through a real-life police case. This week Alfie talks about the police's role in 'Sierra Deltas' or Sudden Deaths. There are around 600,000 deaths in the UK each year and when the police get involved they can be dealing with anything from the procedural categorization of death, right through to more in-depth investigative work. In this week's real case, Alfie remembers a time when he was on the Humberside Force and was called to a house to carry out a welfare check on the occupant. First transmitted in May 2021 |
| 06 | 04 | Vehicle Stop | 20210521 | 20231207 (BBC7) 20231130 (R4) | Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios. This week's topic is a vehicle stop - when do the police have a right to stop your car? Alfie recalls the real-life case of his encounter with an uncooperative driver in Scunthorpe. First transmitted in May 2021 |
| 06 | 05 | Exposure | 20210528 | 20231214 (BBC7) 20231207 (R4) | This week Alfie and his team of audience cops investigate a case of Exposure. When a repeat offender is discovered in the community, Alfie takes the audience through all the policing options to try and catch the perpetrator. Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore and his team of audience cops investigate a case of exposure. First broadcast in May 2021 |
| 06 | 06 LAST | Policing Covid | 20210604 | In this show Alfie and his audience cops tackle the issues around policing the Covid pandemic. In a departure from the programme's traditional format, rather than focus on just one real-life case, Alfie looks back at the past fifteen months and explores some of the issues facing the police during the Covid pandemic. With contributions from senior and frontline police figures, as well as the usual tests for the assembled audience cops, Alfie reflects on how prepared the police were for Covid-19 and how the UK's national lockdowns have been policed. | |
| 07 | 01 | Workplace Theft | 20221003 | 20221010/11 (BBC7) 20221010 20221011 20221009 (R4) | In this first episode of the brand new series, Alfie tackles a case of theft in the workplace. In a Scunthorpe distribution centre, multiple high-end phones are going missing every month. All evidence points to an inside job... but who? Join Alfie and his audience of sworn-in deputies as they decide how to approach the situation, whittle down the subjects, find the missing phones and ID which employee is taking more than a highlighter from work. Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum & Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes |
| 07 | 02 | Custody Officer | 20221010 | 20221017/18 (BBC7) 20221017 20221018 20221016 (R4) | In this week's episode copper turned stand up, ALFIE MOORE takes us through the day of a custody officer. How to keep the timings in your head, cell etiquette, and searches. Alfie takes us back to his time with the Humberside Police when he was briefly and unwillingly a custody officer. Alfie's deputised audience will have to figure out: when is it ok to do a strip search, are people allowed their one phone call, and how do you deal with someone who doesn't want to go in a cell. Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes Policeman turned stand-up ALFIE MOORE with a tale of his brief stint as a custody officer. Recorded at the Darwen Library Theatre |
| 07 | 03 | Vulnerable Adult | 20221017 | 20221024/25 (BBC7) 20221024 20221025 20221023 (R4) | In this week's case Alfie and his audience of deputies have learnt of an old man in the community whose had a stroke of luck and got himself a much younger lady friend. His daughter though, is worried that this woman maybe taking advantage of her dad. What is the right move, both legally and morally? Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes |
| 07 | 04 | Student Officer | 20221024 | 20221031 (BBC7) 20221101 (BBC7) 20221031 20221101 20221030 (R4) | In this week's episode, copper turned stand up ALFIE MOORE, takes us through the 10 week journey of training a new recruit, preparing them to be a bobby on a beat. When Alfie took young recruit Zoe under his wing on the streets of Scunthorpe, neither of them knew how that journey would end. How would you deal with the situations that a student officer faces? Unruly kids, difficult drivers, and the real threats of physical violence. Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes |
| 07 | 05 | Caravan Conundrum | 20221031 | 20221107/08 (BBC7) 20221107 20221108 20221106 (R4) | In this week's episode, copper turned stand-up ALFIE MOORE is called to a camping site to investigate a suspected break-in. What's he finds inside one caravan creates a storm of competing interests. Should Alfie follow the letter of the law, focus on police targets or be led by his empathy and common sense? What do you do when self-interest comes up against your personal morals? Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes |
| 07 | 06 LAST | Speeding | 20221107 | 20221114/15 (BBC7) 20221114 20221115 20221113 (R4) | In this week's series finale, copper turned stand up ALFIE MOORE, takes on the topic of speeding. Is it ever acceptable and if so how fast? When Alfie decide to tackle a notorious speeding spot on his patch he goes out speed gun in hand to lay down the law. But when he pulls over Barbra she tries to justify her actions. Should Alfie let her go with a warning? Or is it ticket time? Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Producer: Sam Holmes |
| 08 | 01 | Bounty Hunter | 20240401 | 20240407 (R4) | In this week's case Alfie turns bounty hunter and goes on the hunt for a wanted man (an infamous bike thief). Join Alfie and his audience of sworn-in deputies as they decide how to get their man. Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum Producer: Sam Holmes Written and presented by Alfie Moore Script Editor: Will Ing A BBC Studios Audio Production How do you track down a wanted man? Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios |
| 08 | 02 | Anger Management | 20240408 | 20240414 (R4) | How does a Policeman deal with anger? Have you ever let your anger get the better of you? In today's case Alfie is sent to a neighbour dispute only to arrive to find a crazed man wielding a fencing post... Join Alfie and his audience cops as they decided the best course of action to deal with a man who might be a danger to himself and others. Written and presented by Alfie Moore Script Editor: Will Ing Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum Producer: Sam Holmes A BBC Studios Audio Production Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios How does a Policeman deal with anger? In today's case Alfie is sent to a neighbour dispute only to arrive to find a crazed man wielding a fencing post... |
| 08 | 03 | Top Dog | 20240415 | 20240421 (R4) | A fan favourite returns this week, Zeus the Police Dog! But how does our favourite canine copper react when his position as leader of the pack is threatened? Written and presented by Alfie Moore Script Editor: Will Ing Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum Producer: Sam Holmes A BBC Studios Audio Production Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios A fan favourite returns this week, Zeus the Police Dog! But how does our favourite canine copper react when his position as leader of the pack is threatened? |
| 08 | 04 | Knife Crime | 20240422 | When does a knife become a crime? Knife Crime is a societal woe that gets a lot of coverage in the media, but how do the police actually work on getting knives off the streets? Written and presented by Alfie Moore Script Editor: Will Ing Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum Producer: Sam Holmes A BBC Studios Audio Production Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios |