The Beat

A squad of police patrols one of the most challenging beats in North America.

Genre: Documentary, Crime, Reality-TV

Cast:Toby Hinton , Mark Steinkampf , David Stevending , Marie Brown , Kal Dosanjh , Steve Addison , Andrew Penner , Ken Smith , Tim Russell , John McKay , Shane Aitken , Kristie Fisher , Kathleen Fee

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The New Recruit

Fri, Jul 9, 2010

Vancouver's Eastside is a hotbed of crime, & drug abuse. The Beat Enforcement Team, is charged with maintaining order amidst the chaos. The team's newest recruit is Mariya Zhalovaga. With veteran Shane Aitken showing her the ropes, Mariya will have to learn quickly or risk being left aside. Meanwhile Sgt. Hinton orders Constables Russell & Prévost to investigate a string of robberies.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Operation Clean Streets

Fri, Jul 9, 2010

With his resources stretched to the limit, Sgt. Hinton is asked to commit officers to escorting street-cleaning crews through the Eastside. Two weeks into her training assignment, Zhalovaga, has yet to hit her stride. Meanwhile, Constable Fisher is struggling to balance the demands of work with her personal ambitions, as she attempts at getting pregnant.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Drug Debts

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Constable Kristie Fisher returns from medical leave, her latest attempt at getting pregnant having failed. With her partner Tara, they escort a local resident who's been receiving threats from a violent ex. Meanwhile, the B.E.T. try to track a drug dealer who's tortured women over drug debts. Due to an incredible rise in chronic offenders, Sgt. Hinton works to raise awareness of the problem.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Overdose Epidemic

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

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5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Community Centre Clean-Up

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

As Hinton adjusts to a more administrative role, his successor at the B.E.T., Sgt. Steinkampf, unveils his first operation in the Eastside: a major clean up of the drug trade taking place around the Community Center. Throughout this initiative, Constable Russell, one of the team's youngest officers, is hard at work mentoring the team's newest member, Marina Trenkel.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Teens in the Streets

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

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7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Scared Straight

Fri, Jul 30, 2010

Constable Aitken takes a class of local students on a tour of the Eastside. The sights and sounds are at times grim, but they drive home the realities of addiction. Meanwhile The Beat Enforcement Team work to bring down a gang of Central American drug dealers. When Constable Fisher discovers that they swallow their stash before officers can seize it, she decides to take a more discreet approach.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Undercover

Fri, Jul 30, 2010

A controversial government decision to shut down a safe injection site has everyone choosing sides. Sgt. Steinkampf takes a visiting journalist on a tour of the neighborhood, just as housing activists decide to squat in a nearby park. Inspector McKay, meanwhile, is on the lookout for a prostitute he's been trying to help get off the streets.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Drug Raid

Fri, Aug 6, 2010

Rooming houses on the Downtown Eastside have become a favorite spot for drug dealers to conduct business. When Sgt. Steinkampf receives a tip concerning a drug ring in one of the neighborhood's most notorious buildings, he decides to act. At the same time, Sgt. Hinton faces another major problem in the area: violence toward the elderly community.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Operation Old Timer

Fri, Aug 6, 2010

With "Operation Old Timer" in full swing, Sgt. Hinton decides that he will take a turn as the undercover elderly decoy. The success of the operation motivates Hinton to apply for a permanent position of staff sergeant. Meanwhile, Constable Fisher finds it difficult to balance the stresses of the beat with her personal life.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Welcome to the Downtown Eastside

Sun, Jul 29, 2012

A group of hockey players get a tour of skid row; The Beat Enforcement Team cracks down on drug rooms at a Downtown Eastside rooming house; Constable Addison blogs the beat.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Missing

Sun, Aug 12, 2012

A new club scene bordering the Downtown Eastside gives the police headaches; Sergeant Hinton hopes hot yoga will promote team- building within the unit; All hands are on deck in the search for a missing person.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Hope

Sun, Aug 19, 2012

Holiday cheer hits the Downtown Eastside; Sergeant Steinkampf counts the hours before his return to the skids; A trail of blood leads to a mother and son in need.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Welfare Wednesday

Sun, Aug 26, 2012

It's Welfare Wednesday, which means lots of action on skid row; Constables Smith and Penner stalk local dealers and their mules; Sergeant Hinton speaks with a longtime eastside addict for a drug prevention program.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Gentrification

Sun, Sep 2, 2012

New condo developments threaten to push the skids out of the Downtown Eastside; The BET seizes a huge cache of stolen bikes; A stroke of luck leads to the dismantling of a criminal operation.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Inmigracion

Sun, Sep 9, 2012

Police crack down on Central American drug dealers operating in the Downtown Eastside; Constable Dave Steverding confronts the shortage of drug treatment for addicts in the skids.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Slippery Slope

Sun, Sep 16, 2012

Emotions are tested as a series of suicides and suicide attempts sweep the area; Anti-police activists stir the pot with protests and by harassing officers on patrol; A visit from a former addict puts everything into perspective.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Mr. Coffee

Sun, Sep 23, 2012

The BET set their sights on a drug operation being run out of a Chinatown coffee shop; A well-executed plan gets the arrests and seizures they wanted; Sergeants Hinton and Steinkampf prepare for a trip to the Far North.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Northern Exposure

Sun, Sep 30, 2012

First Nations gangs clash in the Downtown Eastside; A group of BET cops tour the Far North, talking with First Nations youth about the dangers of drug use; New recruit Bryan Nykon goes through grueling basic training.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Spring Fever

Sun, Oct 7, 2012

Rookie Bryan Nykon learns the ropes alongside beat veteran Dave Steverding; A victim turns to suspect in a rooming house altercation; The BET moves into a bigger, brighter precinct next door.