Sky Coppers
Sky Coppers is a documentary on Channel 4. Behind the scenes with the West Midlands Police Drone Unit who hunt criminals from the sky. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
Last episode
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1:05:00Sky Coppers
The Drone Unit is airborne again hunting crime from above. Some kids have started fires on an allotment. And a burglar is tracked breaking into a rival drug gang's house. (Ep4)
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Behind the scenes with the West Midlands Police Drone Unit, who work on the ground, but hunt criminals from the sky, from a suspected dealer to an illicit cannabis farm. (S1 Ep1/6)
55:00The Drone Unit hook up with the helicopter team and the canine squad to chase a car thief. And a reckless robber makes a rookie error in broad daylight. (S1 Ep6)
1:05:00The West Midlands Police Drone Unit search for a passenger fleeing a hit-and-run. Footie fans cause panic on the streets of Wolverhampton. A 999 call reports a body being buried. (S1 Ep5)
1:05:00The drone police join the search for a woman who left a suicide note and vanished. Officers track a dodgy dog-breeding gang to a horrific hovel. And a wrongdoer's hiding up a tree. (S1 Ep3)
1:00:00The coppers with tiny choppers hunt for a man who assaulted an officer. And, in the dead of night, can the drone flush out a motorbike thief who's hiding in a wood? (S1 Ep2/6)