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Customs
Country of originIreland
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release14 September –
19 October 2008
Related
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Customs is a six-part [1] Irish documentary [2] television series that examines the role of customs officers, focusing on their daily lives and their regular encounters with the illegal drug trade and other difficult situations.[3] The series was originally broadcast in editions of 30 minutes each on . The first episode aired on 14 September 2008.

The series makers accessed customs officers' daily operations, allowing viewers to see the way the authorities deal with the importation of illegal substances.[4] For example, the first episode featured a suspicious passenger making haste for a nearby exit, a live snake found in luggage at Dublin Port, an undercover operation that halted a cigarette smuggling scam at Dublin Airport and the customs anti-evasion unit chasing down UK registered cars in Cork.

Episodes

Six episodes aired between 14 September and 19 October 2008.

Date of transmission Link
14 September 2008 [5]
21 September 2008 [6]
28 September 2008 [7]
5 October 2008 [8]
12 October 2008 [9]
19 October 2008 [10]

Broadcast

The series aired in Ireland on RTÉ One on Sunday evenings at 7:30pm from 14 September 2008. The series was broadcast in the UK on Pick TV in 2011.

References

  1. ^ "RTÉ reveals full summer TV line-up". RTÉ. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  2. ^ "RTÉ summer schedule jewel is Olympic coverage". The Irish Times. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Customs". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Customs-RTÉ 1-19:30, Sunday 12 October 2008". Yahoo!. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ Episode 1. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.
  6. ^ Episode 2. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.
  7. ^ Episode 3. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.
  8. ^ Episode 4. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.
  9. ^ Episode 5. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.
  10. ^ Episode 6. RTÉ. Accessed 22 October 2008.

External links

Home-produced factual programming on RTÉ Television
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