The Force: Behind the Line: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Force: Behind the Line is real-life Australian drama, offering an unprecedented window into everyday police operations in New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria and Northern Territory. This national program takes viewers on a journey through the work of police in urban and rural areas. Our cameras are there on the frontline as police confront everything from dramatic siege situations, major drug busts, murder investigations and intricate detective cases.

Series details

• Title: The Force: Behind the Line
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2006-08-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14893
• IMDb ID: tt0870975
• TVDB ID: 97311

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Reeve — Simon Reeve

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-08-22; final listed air date 2006-10-25.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-07-11; final listed air date 2007-10-29.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-02-11; final listed air date 2008-10-27.
• Season 4: premiered 2009-04-19; final listed air date 2009-06-28.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-09-20; final listed air date 2009-12-21.
• Season 6: premiered 2010-04-11; final listed air date 2010-07-19.
• Season 7: premiered 2010-09-22; final listed air date 2010-11-17.
• Season 8: premiered 2011-02-06; final listed air date 2011-08-28.
• Season 9: premiered 2012-05-08; final listed air date 2012-11-21.
• Season 10: premiered 2013-02-03; final listed air date 2013-09-17.
• Season 11: premiered 2014-07-16; final listed air date 2014-10-29.
• Season 12: premiered 2015-08-12; final listed air date 2016-09-28; episode order: 11.
• Season 13: premiered 2017-06-07; final listed air date 2017-10-11.
• Season 14: premiered 2018-07-31; final listed air date 2018-08-28.
• Season 15: premiered 2019-07-03; final listed air date 2019-09-17.
• Season 16: premiered 2020-05-19; final listed air date 2020-05-19.

Source and licence

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