Inside the Force: 24/7

The return of the documentary going behind the scenes at a police station, showing what life is really like for the officers and staff at South Park in Lincoln. Officers are called to a fight at funeral and as Sgt Mike Templeman and PC Will Cawte drive to the incident, an agitated man runs out in front of them and jumps on their car. After being Tasered and arrested and brought back to custody, 22-year-old Declan Grant is charged with a public order offence. Four weeks later, the same man is the main suspect in a murder investigation.

Lincolnshire police are put under added pressure as they respond to a huge increase in incidents as a result of the Euro 2020 football tournament. In South Park station on the night of the England v Germany match, Sgt Nicky Duke heads up one of the extra units and she and her team deal with call after urgent call with pubs in the city centre bursting at the seams.

Response officers and CID from South Park police station in Lincoln deal with a series of domestic incidents, which have risen sharply since the pandemic. PC Mark Solder is called to an incident in the town centre, where a man is suspected of assaulting a woman, while PC Chloe Barnatt responds to an urgent call about a neighbours' dispute with racially aggravated undertones and alleged threats of violence.

PC Simon Berger deals with a series of challenging and vulnerable suspects who have mental health conditions, which an increasingly common occurrence with 60 per cent of all the Lincolnshire force's incidents being mental health-related. His first call is to a disturbed man who is shouting at passers-by and kicking doors and windows in town, before responding to a report of a man attacking a bouncer in town.

South Park Police Station prepares to deal with a huge rise in incidents as lockdown restrictions lift and nightclubs reopen for the first time in almost two years. With extra officers drafted in to help and rest days cancelled, response officers patrol the city centre dealing with the busiest night of the year.

PC Simon Berger and trainee Beth Headley respond to a suspected arson incident, where a woman accuses her son of starting a house fire and stealing £4,000 from her wardrobe. The suspect is taken into custody and placed in a dry cell, which has no toilet or basin to prevent any potential forensic evidence being washed away.

Lincoln's response teams deal with weekend revellers who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. On a busy Saturday night, officers Sophie Gibson and James Tranmer are heading out on patrol when a call comes in about a fight caught on CCTV in Lincoln city centre, where a man has been knocked unconscious and crowds are gathering.

On a busy Saturday night, PC Will Cawte is on shift when an urgent call comes in about an aggressive man who has been threatening an officer. As Will arrives in Lincoln city centre, the topless male refuses to cooperate and is tackled to the ground, put in a custody van and taken back to South Park Station.