| Genre: | Factual television |
| Narrated: | Samuel Johnson |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
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| Executive Producer: | Claire Haywood |
| Editor: | Marcos Moro, Bob Burns, Tom Norton |
| Location: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Company: | Eyeworks Australia |
| Channel: | Network Ten |
| Related: | Kalgoorlie Cops Territory Cops |
Gold Coast Cops is an Australian factual television series on Network Ten. It follows the work of Queensland Police Service officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP) on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[1] The series was renewed for a second season in November 2014,[2] returning 17 March 2015.[3] The second season experienced a 3-month mid-season hiatus due to the seventh season of MasterChef Australia, however, returned on 2 August 2015 in the new timeslot of 7pm Sundays.[4] [5]
In September 2015 media reports emerged that Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who appeared in the program, was suspended from his position and charged with four counts of allegedly assaulting restrained prisoners.[6] On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Minns was found not guilty on all charges, after a trial in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.[7]
In November 2015, it was announced the series would not return.[8]
In November 2020, rights to the series transferred to Nine Network and will begin airing reruns from 16 November 2020.[9]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | ||||