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== Missing Episodes ==
Well, technically, not so much missing episodes in the way ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' has them, but rather rarely-broadcast ones. There are a lot of episodes that don't get broadcast. (See the section below). When they '''do''' air them, the episodes are usually cut for timing reasons, or to make room for commercials, and rarely, if ever broadcast in their original form. Only a select few do get aired uncut. Some episodes have footage replaced due to clearance issues concerning the police forces who supply them - obtaining the footage [[Crack is Cheaper|is expensive]], and legally it can't be shown for entertainment purposes (which is why the show needs to have [[An Aesop]] [[Strictly Formula|every]] episode, [[Anvilicious|because this show is a semi-educational show, not an entertainment one]].
== Reruns ==
The show currently airs on [[ITV 4]] and on [[ITV 1]] for some episodes. On [[ITV 4]] the reruns are of Series 1 - 4 (1994-2002) in the morning, usually between 6:25am - 10:25am (hours vary) and also of Series 5 from 6:00pm onwards (London time, GMT). However, the episodes are often shown [[Out of Order]], and some episodes are not shown, many rarely in their original form.
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** Now back on [[ITV 1]] for 4 episodes = 4 weeks worth!
* [[Series Continuity Error]]: Well, technically, not really a continuity error, but considered as one; the episodes being edited for syndication has screwed up continuity, going by fansites.
* [[Shout -Out]]: ''"And next time, let's be careful out there..."'' - a nod to ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
** In the episode ''Ultimate Pursuits'' the entire episode was a [[Shout -Out]] to ''[[Back to The Future]]''.
** The 1997 episode ''Don't Look Back In Anger'' and the 1998 [[Very Special Episode]] ''[[Learning The Hard Way]]'' which aired on 17th January 1999, both were [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]] to something, although, what, exactly, isn't known...
* [[Space Whale Aesop]]: Shown in the episode ''Helicops'' in 1995, and ''Death Wish Drivers'' in 2007, where the consequences of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|stealing an ambulance]] result in crashing into a pedestrian footway on a housing estate with the police dog unit after you.
* [[Stand Alone Episode]]: The 2008 episode ''Drink Driving Special'' with [[Gethin Jones]].
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* [[The Tag]]: [[Played for Laughs]] and referred to as "And finally..." on every episode 1995-2002. Does not appear from 2007 onwards when the show was [[Un Cancelled]]. The most famous one features a drunken cyclist and the single "Leader Of The Pack" by [[The Shangri Las]].
* [[Trainwreck Episode]]: 2007 episode ''Search and Rescue''.
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: The show's presenters, Alastair Stewart, Adrian Simpson and Gethin Jones seem to have an almost unlimited wardrobe of suits similar to ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' 's Tenth Doctor.
* [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]]: Sometimes occurs in this show, but not to the level of dramas such as ''[[Hustle]]''.
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: As seen in the 2007 episode ''Street Illegal'', and this is [[Truth in Television]], as they are illegal in the United Kingdom, since there are laws on standard fonts.
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** First of all, in 1997 with the episode ''Don't Look Back In Anger'', then the 1998 episode ''Learning the Hard Way''.
** Then, in 2000, the episodes ''Crash Test Racers'' and ''Highway of Tomorrow''.
** Also, in 2008, the episodes ''Britain's Most Dangerous Roads'' (which was [[Stock Footage]], Narm and [[Whole -Episode Flashback]] in one), ''Ultimate Bad Drivers'', ''Ultimate Car Crimes'', ''Ultimate Boy Racers'' and ''Car Tech Maniacs''
** The [[Drink Driving]] special in late 2008 with Gethin Jones, [[The Other Darrin]] of the show.
** The new 2010 series change the format significantly enough that every episode of the new series could be considered a [[Very Special Episode]] in itself. (Well, if the description on Digiguide is anything to go by).
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