Rodger Corser
Recruits (2009)
Season 1
Recruits is an Australian factual television program that premiered on Channel Ten on 4 May 2009. A second season began on 29 July 2010.
Released May 4, 2009
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.crime-prevention, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.police
Watch Providers: The Roku Channel, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex Channel
Network: Network Ten
S1E1 - 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.
May 4, 2009, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
May 11, 2009, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Probationary Constable Chris Swadling spends a shift dealing with some of Sydney’s more challenging residents.
May 18, 2009, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
In Sydney, two Probationary Constables get their first taste of what it’s like policing Sydney’s biggest event of the year: Mardi Gras. A teeming mass of 300,000 partygoers converge in Sydney’s city to celebrate.
May 25, 2009, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
June 1, 2009, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
June 8, 2009, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
June 15, 2009, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
June 22, 2009, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
June 29, 2009, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
July 6, 2009, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
In Sydney, Probationary Constable Cristina Cidade negotiates with a young shoplifter who's threatened self harm.
July 13, 2009, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
July 20, 2009, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
July 27, 2009, midnight
Network: Network Ten
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 780 min.
Released: May 4, 2009
Last Air Date: Oct. 7, 2010, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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