Cops L.A.C. (Cops: Local Area Command) is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of the 'State Police' set in harbourside Sydney, New South Wales. The first series premiered on 2 September 2010, in the same timeslot of Network Ten's police drama Rush.
On 22 November 2010, the Nine Network discontinued the show due to the high production costs.
Cast
Main cast Actor Role First Episode Last Episode Kate Ritchie Det. Senior Constable Samantha 'Sam' Cooper 1.01 1.13 Martin Dingle-Wall Det. Senior Constable Rhys Llewellyn 1.01 1.13 Ria Vandervis Det. Senior Constable Roxanne Perez 1.01 1.13 Tom O'Sullivan Senior Constable Nathan Holt 1.01 1.13 Kelly Paterniti Constable Priscilla Smith 'Smithy' 1.01 1.13 Graeme Squires Probationary Constable Daniel van der Mark 1.01 1.13 Gary Sweet Superintendent Jack Finch 1.01 1.13 Denise Roberts Det. Inspector Dianne Pappas 1.01 1.13 Roy Billing Senior Sergeant Graeme Sinclair 1.01 1.13 Damian De Montemas Senior Constable Matt 'Matilda' Hilton 1.01 1.13
Recurring cast Actor Role First Episode Last Episode Ivy Mak Fran Barker 1.01 1.13 Sophie Katanis Constable Terese Drake 1.01 1.08 Jonny Pasvolsky Zac Butler 1.03 1.13
Guests Actor Role Episodes Abi Tucker Nina Blunt / Amanda Hodge 1 episode Anya Beyersdorf Skye Duncan 1 episode Brett Climo Dave 1 episode Corey Page Richard 1 episode Danny Roberts Brett 1 episode Ellen Grimshaw Alicia 1 episode Indiana Evans Kylie Tremaine 1 episode Jacinta Stapleton Kate Nolan 1 episode Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Daker Simms 1 episode Jessica Napier Natalie 1 episode Jessica Tovey Tash 1 episode John Atkinson Captain Timochenko 1 episode John O'Hare Matthew 1 episode Kate Fitzpatrick Meg Sinclair 3 episodes Laurie Foell Gillian Lothar 1 episode Lisa Chappell Justine Taylor 1 episode Lucy Bell Neighbour 1 episode Martin Vaughan Tim 1 episode Matt Holmes Ian Lothar 1 episode Matthew Le Nevez Ben Ellis 1 episode Nathaniel Buzolic Jahrryde 1 episode Petra Yared Marielle 1 episode Renai Caruso Sonia Bolton 1 episode Robert Taylor Tom O'Neill 1 episode Ross Newton Lionel Tibbs 1 episode Salvatore Coco William 1 episode Sharon Millerchip Fiona 1 episode Simon Lyndon Cameron 1 episode Tabrett Bethell Eve Louizos 1 episode Tim Pocock Lance 1 episode Vince Colosimo Dominic Salter 1 episode Zoe Carides Alison Bristow 1 episode
Plot Cops L.A.C. revolves around the police operations of Seaview Local Area Command. Superintendent Jack Finch, a seasoned officer, is the Local Area Commander, with Crime Manager Detective Inspector Diane Pappas at his side. The uniformed officers stationed at Seaview handle anything from general police response calls to investigation of assaults and muggings, with detectives dealing with cases involving drug dealers and car crashes, shootings, stabbings, and armed robbery.
Production The first series consisted of 13 episodes and was initiated by Jo Horsburgh and commissioned by the Nine Network in 2009, it was produced by Diane Haddon, Lisa Scott and in-house by the Nine Network Drama Department. Production started on 27 May 2010 and ended on 11 November 2010, after various scheduling changes. Tim Pye, a writer on the series described the show as "like The Bill, but with a higher body count." When researching the real-life Local Area Command, he discovered "the more you research the business of policing, the more wondrous it is that people do it… But they stick with it and love it." Filming wrapped up for the first series in mid-September 2010.
Episodes
Ratings Episode Air date Timeslot Viewers Nightly Rank Weekly Rank 1.01 2 September 2010 Thursday 8:30pm 1,168,000 4 25 1.02 9 September 2010 925,000 11 46 1.03 16 September 2010 763,000 14 67 1.04 23 September 2010 529,000(did not air in Melbourne) 22 N/A 1.05 30 September 2010 715,000 17 74 1.06 7 October 2010 670,000 14 65 1.07 14 October 2010 681,000 13 62 1.08 21 October 2010 Thursday 9:30pm 487,000 23 N/A 1.09 28 October 2010 560,000 21 99 1.10 4 November 2010 595,000 20 90 1.11 Thursday 10:30pm 410,000 31 N/A 1.12 11 November 2010 Thursday 9:30pm 574,000 22 93 1.13 Thursday 10:30pm 440,000 27 N/A Series Average --- --- 655,000 18 N/A
Home media The season was released on DVD as a three-disc set, under the title of Cops: Local Area Command – The Complete Series on 6 January 2011.
Title Format Ep # Discs Region 4 (Australia) Special features Distributors Cops L.A.C. (Complete Series) DVD 13 03 6 January 2011 None Roadshow Entertainment
References
External links Cops L.A.C. on Metacritic