Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack

PC Davey and his police dog Bacca are faced with a man armed with several knives; a routine car stop late at night suddenly turns into a life-threatening incident in London.

An exploration of the rise in police Code Zero callouts, the radio call-sign for officers in of urgent assistance when their lives are on the line.

In Southampton, a Friday night in town descends into violence. Sergeant Nicolas Tucker is single-crewed and the first on scene. He identifies a suspect, but before he can cuff the person, he is left on the floor after someone sucker punches him.

Officers in North Yorkshire responding to a report of anti-social behaviour have to deal with a violent bystander as well, who breaks the leg of an officer while resisting arrest. In North Wales, a police van on its way to a domestic disturbance call-out is flagged down by a member of the public, who alerts the officers to a drunken confrontation between two groups of young people.