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Night Coppers review: The cops caught in a rom-com on the mean streets of Brighton, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

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Never mind the fights, the drunks, the drug addicts, the body camera footage of chases and the breathless arrests. Night Coppers (Chapter 4) is not a true crime... it's a romantic comedy

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Never mind the fights, the drunks, the drug addicts, the body camera footage of chases and the breathless arrests. Night Coppers (Chapter 4) is not a true crime… it’s a romantic comedy.

If the new series doesn’t end with wedding bells, viewers will demand their money back. Patrol duo Jack and Annie are perfect for each other and they know it, but an impossible obstacle is keeping them apart.

“Jack and I have often thought we were in love,” PC Annie admits. She’s 27 and single, and when the two aren’t breaking up street fights in Brighton on a Saturday night, they’re flirting like crazy in the panda car.

After a man suspected of domestic assault tries to flee, the lovebirds give chase. Later, catching his breath, PC Jack describes it as “unexpected midnight cardio” and then protests that the double entender is accidental: “It’s definitely not that!”

Never mind the fights, the drunks, the drug addicts, the body camera footage of chases and the breathless arrests. Night Coppers (Chapter 4) is not a true crime... it's a romantic comedy

Never mind the fights, the drunks, the drug addicts, the body camera footage of chases and the breathless arrests. Night Coppers (Chapter 4) is not a true crime… it’s a romantic comedy

If the new series does not end with wedding bells, viewers will demand their money back

If the new series does not end with wedding bells, viewers will demand their money back

If the new series does not end with wedding bells, viewers will demand their money back

They can't be a couple, Annie insists, because she hasn't had boys since elementary school.

They can't be a couple, Annie insists, because she hasn't had boys since elementary school.

They can’t be a couple, Annie insists, because she hasn’t had boys since elementary school.

During a long Saturday night shift, Emily and her colleagues ignore the abuse and manage to be courteous and helpful to the people who deserve to be punched.

During a long Saturday night shift, Emily and her colleagues ignore the abuse and manage to be courteous and helpful to the people who deserve to be punched.

During a long Saturday night shift, Emily and her colleagues ignore the abuse and manage to be courteous and helpful to the people who deserve to be punched.

They were both laughing and blushing so much that the inside of that car must have been like a sauna. ‘People see us together and wonder: Is something going on there?’ Annie says. Jack agrees: “She’s just one of those people who will hopefully be my partner for a long time.”

Mind game of the night

Leaving the mess aside on Sort Your Life Out (BBC1), Dilly Carter urged carpenter Keith to apply “the Ex test”. Pick any item and imagine you have to call an old flame to get it back… is it worth it?

Depends on how much you still like your ex, I guess.

But they can’t be a couple, Annie insists, because she hasn’t had boys since elementary school. “That’s when I got my gay badge,” she says.

Two handsome cops, keeping the streets safe from dusk to dawn while trying to fool themselves, their relationship is strictly platonic – what a sure-fire formula for a Hollywood hit. Call it Sleepless in Sussex.

Every romantic comedy needs a goofy best friend, and that role falls to PC Emily, only 5 feet tall with her goofballs. Being small, she says, is an advantage: ‘People don’t see me as a threat. A lot of people will tell me, “Well, I would punch you in the face, but I won’t.”

Her calmness when threatened by what she calls ‘macho brains when they’ve had too much to drink’ is impressive. During a long Saturday night shift, Emily and her colleagues ignore the abuse and manage to be polite and helpful to the people who deserve to be slapped.

The hooligans, alcoholics and idiots include a middle-aged football fan who celebrates Brighton’s progress in the FA Cup by hurling racial taunts at strangers until, inevitably, someone criticizes him.

Around the corner, two brothers, drunk, drive around in a hatchback and another group waves broken bottles.

Around the corner, two brothers, drunk, drive around in a hatchback and another group waves broken bottles.

Around the corner, two brothers, drunk, drive around in a hatchback and another group waves broken bottles.

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You’d like to think that when they’re sober, they might watch this show and feel embarrassed. The reality is that they are probably desperate to discover themselves, so they can brag on social media about what “legends” they are.

The hooligans, alcoholics and idiots include a middle-aged football fan celebrating Brighton's progress in the FA Cup by hurling racial taunts at strangers until, inevitably, someone attacks him.

The hooligans, alcoholics and idiots include a middle-aged football fan celebrating Brighton's progress in the FA Cup by hurling racial taunts at strangers until, inevitably, someone attacks him.

The hooligans, alcoholics and idiots include a middle-aged football fan celebrating Brighton’s progress in the FA Cup by hurling racial taunts at strangers until, inevitably, someone attacks him.

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But while these hard-working, highly trained officers act as caretakers for coastal animals, they are not investigating more serious crimes. A PC sighed, “I just want to catch a thief.”

Around the corner, two brothers, drunk, drive around in a hatchback and another group waves broken bottles. You’d like to think that when they’re sober, they might watch this show and feel embarrassed. The reality is that they are probably desperate to discover themselves, so they can brag on social media about what “legends” they are.

But while these hard-working, highly trained officers act as caretakers for coastal animals, they are not investigating more serious crimes. A PC sighed, “I just want to catch a thief.”

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