The Force: Manchester

In Newcastle, cops race to a stabbing outside a pub after an argument between a group of youths turns violent. A man is arrested after threatening to kill his granddad. And officers bust a cannabis farm after a plumber's routine call-out leads to the discovery of a drug den hidden inside a tenant's flat.

Officers race to save a suicidal man. A police van collides with a taxi leaving officers injured. A man is arrested for terrorizing the public with a snake. A trapped pensioner is rescued after a fall, and officers dodge bricks to try and make an arrest.

There's a high speed chase after a driver fails to stop. A fight in a bar gets out of hand. Officers arrest a man after his partner is rushed to hospital with a suspected drugs overdose, and a man is arrested for threatening the public with a knife.

A burglar is arrested twice within days but can the police find evidence to lock him up? A helicopter searches for a woman heard screaming in a park. A gang is stopped equipped for burglary, and an argument over cigarettes escalates out of control.

A man wanted for criminal damage and domestic violence is hunted down by police in Washington. A tip off leads officers to a quiet residential street on a drugs raid. And an uninsured driver gives the police the run around in South Shields.

An emergency call to a stabbing is not quite as it seems. A victim reporting an assault leads to the discovery of a cannabis farm. A wanted man is hunted down in Blyth, and officers are left baffled when a man they suspect is drink driving blows under.

In Sunderland, the dog unit is called to help deal with a man who has barricaded himself inside his house with a Rottweiler. A man who smashes up his flat with a baseball bat is arrested, and a woman suspected of taking an overdose goes missing.

Officers receive a tirade of abuse from a man high on booze and drugs. There's a hunt for a violent addict and a trail of blood that leaves officers puzzled. A domestic fight leads to an arrest. And a drunk man so intoxicated he has lost control over his bodily functions

Northumbria Police answer a flood of 999 calls. A property is raided after officers suspect it's being used by men to exploit young girls. A man survives a violent attack from his own neighbours, and an injured pensioner is rescued from her home.

Police respond to a 999 call of a man brandishing a samurai sword, destroying his mother's house and threatening to set fire to himself. It's Saturday night fever in Newcastle. The custody cells are filling up across town and officers tread carefully in response to a desperate cry for help.

Newcastle officers race to the city centre where a woman claims she is about to take her own life. There's a 999 call to a city centre bank. A bad fall leaves a pensioner trapped, and a Special Constable gets an unpleasant introduction to frontline policing.

Northumbria Police search for a mother after a 3 year-old boy who turns up alone at a petrol station. Officers step in to stop a 14 year old boy from following his older brother's criminal steps. And a mother who claimed she only popped out to the shops is arrested for drink driving.

It's Bonfire night in Northumbria with 999 call-outs across the region. Masked youths hurl fireworks at officers out on patrol. A search for a missing girl takes an unusual turn, and a neighbourly dispute spirals violently out of control.

Officers attend the bloody aftermath of a machete gang fight. Teenagers are spotted acting suspiciously near a stolen wallet. A knife-wielding man is arrested outside a kebab shop. And a woman reports her ex-partner for terrifying her with a knife.

Officers are called to a violent samurai sword attack in a residential street. A man is seriously injured after a domestic argument. There's a dog snatch at a local pub. And teenagers are on the run after a local takeaway is left vandalised.

In Gateshead, the chase is on as officers go in pursuit of a stolen car. Two women are arrested for street fighting in Sunderland. A prolific thief is caught red-handed, and upset residents report an abusive salesman knocking on doors.

Officers chase a speeding car which is missing a tyre. There's a frantic hunt for a missing schoolboy, and officers arrest a man accused of attacking his partner. Later cops search for a pensioner who's failed to return home after a night out.

PC Vicki Lott gives chase after spotting a man suspected of assault. At Sunderland's Stadium of Light Northumbria police have their hands full supervising rival fans. And officers step in and have to take control when a group of drunken men are ejected from a nightclub.

Officers in Sunderland find an abandoned cannabis farm hidden away in a loft. A vulnerable man who only talks in riddles is rescued by police after being found drunk in the street. A forged note used in a takeaway leads to an investigation. And a man who was robbed in the street thinks he knows who was responsible after he later receives threatening texts.

In North Shields, the Neighbourhood Specialist Unit bust a drug den after raiding the house of a suspected dealer. Officers move on rowdy group of drinkers and find one man suspected of breaking his bail conditions. A car is flipped over by pranksters and later, two very drunk men repeatedly test Pc's Aaron Parsley patience.