It's a Fair Cop

Comedy of the Week

BBC

Comedy

4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s case Alfie investigates an assault on an elderly man at a bus stop. But what could have provoked such a cowardly crime?

Join former-cop turned stand-up comedian, Alfie Moore and his audience of sworn-in deputies as they ask if compassion is a thing of the past.

It's a Fair Cop is the show where you, the audience, help deal with the cases Alfie's unearthed from 20 years of policing experience, to take a comic look at the law.

For more episodes, search "It's a Fair Cop" on BBC Sounds.

Written and presented by Alfie Moore Script Editor: Will Ing Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Sam Holmes

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.
0:05.1	My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.
0:08.7	It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,
0:13.5	moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.
0:19.1	And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music
0:21.7	means we can tell those stories like no one else.
0:24.5	We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.
0:28.6	So whether you want an insightful take on music right now
0:31.3	or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,
0:36.1	check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.
0:40.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:44.2	Woo!
0:45.0	That's a sound that I'm a beast.
0:47.3	That's a sound that a police.
0:49.2	Woo!
0:50.0	That's a sound that a beast.
0:51.6	Hello, my name is Alfie Moore and welcome to It's a Fair Cop.
1:00.3	The show where you, the audience, are sworn to face the same policing dilemmas that I faced in today's real case.
1:07.9	I'm here to guide you with your 20 years experience as a Humberide police officer, but today I'm off my patch in glorious Greenwich.
1:18.4	Traditionally, Greenwich Mean Time starts when the sun's at the highest point over the Greenwich Observatory, whereas Scunthorpe Mean Time, starts 10 minutes after Weatherspon's calls last
1:29.5	orders.
1:33.0	Today's show is about compassion and violence.
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