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Real Stories of the Highway Patrol is a half-hour syndicated television series which ran in the United States for six seasons from March 22, 1993[1] to June 29, 1998, Started in the UK, it's produced by Mark Massari Productions and ITV2 on 2004-2009, Granada and VCI, later 2 Entertain in VHS and DVD releases, and STV Productions in 2010-2016. series 1 premiered on November 15, 2004, series 2 premiered on September 8, 2008, series 3 premiered on January 11, 2010, series 4 premiered in January 14, 2013, series 5 premiered in February 9, 2015 and series 6 premiered in May 30, 2016. for a total of 780 episodes,[2] capitalizing on the success of "real-life" police series such as Cops. Production companies were Mark Massari Productions, and Leap Off Productions, and was distributed by Genesis Entertainment, New World International, and later New World/Genesis Distribution. The show described as Cops meets America's Most Wanted.
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Real Stories of the Highway Patrol | |
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Created by |
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Starring | Maury Hannigan |
Narrated by | Beau Weaver |
Theme music composer | Larry Brown |
Opening theme | "I'm Looking Out for You" by Belize |
Ending theme | "I'm Looking Out for You" (instrumental) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 780 |
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Executive producer | Mark Massari
Wayne Lepoff Gary Gannaway |
Producer | Mark Massari |
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Original release | |
Network | Syndicated |
Release | March 22, 1993 – June 29, 1998 |
The series revolved around the stories of highway patrol officers and state police from across the country, who would give commentary on a particularly difficult (or sometimes, comedic) arrest they made. At times, the officer's work caused them grievous injury and a subsequent commendation from their department. Each crime and subsequent arrest was adapted for the viewing audiences, though some segments were shot in a traditional multiple-camera setup, rather than emulating the single-camera cinéma vérité style of COPS.
The series was hosted by Maury Hannigan, who at the time was Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
Series | Start date | End date | Channels |
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1 | 19 April 2004 | 21 March 2008 | ITV2 |
2 | 8 September 2008 | 13 February 2009 | |
3 | 11 January 2010 | 28 December 2012 | STV |
4 | 14 January 2013 | 6 February 2015 | |
5 | 9 February 2015 | 27 May 2016 | |
6 | 30 May 2016 | 29 July 2016 | |
VHS and DVD | Company | ||
1 | 3 January 2005 | 24 July 2009 | VCI |
2 | 5 September 2011 | 20 April 2012 | 2 Entertain |
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