The Code: Crime and Justice
The Code: Crime and Justice is an Australian observational reality legal television series that aired on the Nine Network in February 2007. It was produced by Craig Graham and narrated by William McInnes. The Code followed Victoria police in the field, as well as cases brought to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.[1] Permission to film in the Court was granted by Chief Magistrate Ian Gray – a level of access considered unprecedented on Australian television.[1][2][3]
| The Code: Crime and Justice | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Observational Documentary |
| Presented by | William McInnes[1] |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Craig Graham[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 5 February – 19 February 2007 |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Someone is going to jail" | 5 February 2007 | 1.00[4] |
| 2 | "Someone is hiding the truth" | 12 February 2007 | 1.62[5] |
| 3 | "Someone's home's a crime scene" | 19 February 2007 | N/A |
Production
While filming in January 2007, the camera crew was trailing police as they made armed entry into an apartment based on a call about a possible murder. The "corpse" reported by a neighbour turned out to be a mannequin.[6][7]
Thirteen episodes were planned.[2] Due to poor viewership performance, The Code was replaced by What's Good For You on the schedule after airing its third episode.[8]
References
- Nguyen, Kenneth (25 January 2007). "All rise for reality justice". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Scicluna, Sarah-Kate (2 February 2007). "Weighing the scales". The Newcastle Herald. Newcastle – via Gale OneFile.
- Dyer, Glenn (24 January 2007). "Police forces realise crime TV does pay". Crikey. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- Dunn, Emily (7 February 2007). "Audience verdict: sorry, Nine's not the one". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
- Enker, Debi (15 February 2007). "Cricket a factor, but Nine wins". The Age. p. 12 – via Gale OneFile.
- Adams, Chloe; Dennehy, Luke; Miller, Megan (17 January 2007). "Penal Code". Herald Sun. Melbourne. p. 22 – via ProQuest.
- Cunningham, Matt (11 January 2007). "Cops' murder dash proves a dummy run". Herald Sun. Melbourne. p. 4 – via ProQuest.
- "Nine says crime not good for you". Gold Coast Bulletin. Southport, Qld. 24 February 2007. p. 122 – via ProQuest.
Additional reading
- Langan, Angela (March 2007). "The Code: Crime and Justice". Reviews. Alternative Law Journal. 32 (1): 57–58 – via HeinOnline.