Episode three of ‘Rent A Cop’ just aired. What do we think?
Half 10 on a Thursday night is quickly becoming our favourite time of the week.
Episode three of Rent A Cop aired last night, and this week’s episode has seen Francis and the Sparta team reaching out to Darlington’s LGBT community. Political correctness is thrown swiftly out the window around three minutes in, when a gay couple – victims of a break-in – are jokingly asked “is this the first time your back door’s been knocked in?”
Francis goes on to battle with his instincts during a trip to Leeds, tasked with protecting a coach-load of drag queens on a night out. “I’ve got to keep telling myself, ‘it’s a man! It’s a man, Francis…”
We’re also shown another side to Sparta apprentice Pembow, who seems to be struggling with staying focused on the job at hand… and staying away from the booze. It’s admirable of Francis to give him the benefit of the doubt, but will Pembow’s employment survive until the end of the series?
Meanwhile, over on social media, audience reactions look as though they might be shifting away from being favourable. The burning question on everyone’s mind seems to be… is this for real!?
So then… After 3 episodes, has anyone managed to work out if Rent a Cop is for real? #rentacop
— Edd Reed (@reed_edmond) November 12, 2015
@bbcthree #RentACop if this is supposed to be a serious company being filmed and followed then u have been #HadOver #SuchALaugh #UnReal ????
— ★Mrs☆Simone☆Ward★ (@Simone79Ward) November 12, 2015
Convinced that this is a spoof wind up programme. Cant take this seriously. If its for real…. #RentACop
— Shauny (@ShaunyboyCFC) November 12, 2015
Apparently Francis’ exploits in this week’s episode have been enough to convince many people that Rent A Cop is all just one big joke. Personally, we’re with @leanneram88 on this one…
People thinking this is a spoof, nah I'm serious its actual real life and Darlo at it's finest ? #RentACop
— Leanne Ramshaw (@leanneram88) November 12, 2015
Yep, it’s real.
If you missed the third episode, it’s now available on BBC iPlayer.
Check out our thoughts on episode one and two.
What do you think? Is Sparta Security for real? Is it scripted? Is it a joke?
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