Recruits Season 1, Episode 4: Episode 4

Episode 1

At Goulburn Police College in New South Wales, 388 new police recruits celebrate their graduation. After 8 gruelling months of training they are about to hit the beat for the first time.

30 min

Episode 2

Probationary Constable Cristina Cidade is a keen kickboxer – skills she’s hoping will help keep her safe on the beat in Sydney. Called to a violent arrest, she’s confronted with a suspect who’s running from police – and does not want to be caught.

30 min

Episode 3

Probationary Constable Chris Swadling spends a shift dealing with some of Sydney’s more challenging residents.

30 min

Episode 5

It’s the end of session one for the student recruits at Goulburn who are now at the half way mark on the journey of becoming a police officer. They nervously embark on a two-week field placement working alongside officers on the beat.

30 min

Episode 6

While out patrolling, Heather’s team receive a report of a man wielding a knife on a train. On an inner city platform busy with commuters, Heather and her team must defuse the tense situation that unfolds.

30 min

Episode 7

On the beat in Sydney a house fire devastates a family’s home while the owners are out. Probationary Constable Tegan Mobbs helps trace the family who’ve lost everything in the blaze, and picks up the pieces as they arrive home.

30 min

Episode 8

Kickboxing police officer Cristina is settling in to life on the beat. But when she’s called to a suspected drug overdose she needs all her wits about her dealing with the after effects.

30 min

Episode 9

At 39 Maria Flood is embarking on a brand new career as a police officer. After spending the last 7 years working in construction and raising her teenage son, Brian, it’s time for a career change. On her first days on the job in Sydney’s Redfern, a man has a dispute with his neighbours and threatens them with an axe. The situation escalates dramatically when he refuses to come out. Meanwhile, on Sydney’s northern beaches Probationary Constable Jacob’s patience is tested by partying teenagers and a man caught urinating on the street. At Goulburn police college, riot control training tests the mettle of the student recruits. And on the firing range, there are troubling times for Emily as she records her worst result yet. She suffers a major lapse of confidence ... with only weeks to go before graduation.

30 min

Episode 10

The recruits are facing criminals one minute and fighting fires, breaking up domestics and passing exams the next. In this weeks episode student's come face to face with the dreaded Red Man in a simulated domestic. And out on the beat it's for real; Jacob deals with a drunk driver three times over the legal limit, other recruits catch offenders in the act. Just three weeks from the passing out parade the pressure is building.

30 min

Episode 11

In Sydney, Probationary Constable Cristina Cidade negotiates with a young shoplifter who's threatened self harm.

30 min

Episode 12

After enduring 8 months of grueling training the student recruits approach their final weeks of police college. The hard work and sacrifice are on the line as final assessments begin.

30 min

Episode 13

30 min