A BURY officer is among those to be featured in a TV show about Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

Sgt Gary Watters, attached to the Bury division's response team, will be among fellow GMP officers and staff to be seen in The Force: Manchester, a new 20 programme documentary to be broadcast on Sky 1.

The series follows GMP personnel who work round the clock to keep people safe, showing the highs and lows of the job. The show, which began last night, takes a look at modern Britain through the eyes of its police officers.

GMP agreed to allow the cameras in to allow people to experience life on the frontline of keeping the county safe. From domestic disputes to burglaries, anti-social behaviour to drink driving it is an in-depth look at the challenges faced on a daily basis.

Deputy Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “We offered unprecedented access to every area of our work, showing the relentless demand and vastly complex nature of policing in 2015.

“Every day our officers and staff work hard to keep the people of Greater Manchester safe but with fewer officers and further reductions planned we have to work closer with partner agencies and local people. I hope that the insight provided by The Force: Manchester will show how crucial this support is for us and the future of Greater Manchester.”

Matt Holden, series editor at Shine TV, which produces the show, said: "The Force: Manchester is fast-moving series with unparalleled access to one of Britain’s busiest, and most important, police forces, Viewers will get an intimate and honest understanding of modern policing and life on the beat as officers react to a huge range of emergency calls for help.”

Greater Manchester Police receive 500,000 emergency 999 calls a year and make 200 arrests a day. Their 6,700 police officers are inundated with incidents from car crime to traffic accidents, pub fights to drug busts, welfare concerns to neighbourhood brawls.

Episode one will air at 10pm on Wednesday, on Sky 1.