JOINT POLICE ROLES IN GIBRALTAR

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: BFL 126).

Synopsis

I. Video of crossing point at Gibraltar with docks, security vehicles and a Naval Provost.

II. Video of a view of Gibraltar Point and the security police checkpoint at Gibraltar airport.

III. Video of Royal Military Police directing passengers disembarking from a cruise liner. Followed by a submarine visit to the harbour.

IV. Video of the Royal Military Police with dockland views, a submarine and the mainland.

V. The Royal Military Police in Gibraltar, the town at night and general traffic footage. Also police scuba diving on the coast.

VI. The British Military Police on patrol in Gibraltar. Includes good views from the top of the cliffs.

VII. Video of British Military Police on night patrol. The Sea Scout headquarters, the military dispensary and shots of a prison cell.

VIII. Video of a British Military Police interview. Other general shots of military employees working including defence fire service vehicles. Views of town and public.

IX. Views of the mainland from the sea and vessels using the dock, including QE2. General shots of Gibraltar Joint British Military Police Provost Unit.

X. Unedited video of the Royal Air Force carrying out security checks. British Military Police arresting drunken individuals.

XI. Unedited general views of Gibraltar Airport and docklands. Inside views of airport control tower and the security checkpoint to the airfield. British police directing passengers disembarking from a liner (MS Europa) in dock.

XII. Unedited views of several of the police forces present in Gibraltar. Joint police duty with Naval Provost and Royal Military Police overlooking the bay and two British Police constables on security duty at Gibraltar Airfield. The Royal Air Force Gibraltar Operational Traffic building with views of the airfield and control tower.

XIII. Unedited view inside cockpit of an aircraft coming in to land at Gibraltar Airport. Views of the airport building and airfield shows the runway has a point where a public road crosses it. An RAF security barrier and checkpoint at the crossroad controls traffic flow of the road across the runway. Views inside gun turrets at the top of Gibraltar Point showing operation panels and a tunnel down into the rock. Naval patrol boat P293 patrolling the bays. Views from the deck of HMS Ark Royal showing the Harrier platforms. Royal Gibraltar Police directing traffic.

XIV. Unedited views around Gibraltar town including the Trafalgar cemetery. HMS Ark Royal heads out to sea accompanied by two Sea King helicopters, one of which lands on deck. Police vehicle, carrying out traffic patrol duty around the town and its outskirts. The cable car lift to the headland.

Unedited videos of Gibraltar and Joint Police activities around the area. Many general views and unedited material of different police forces working together.

Notes

Summary: Gibraltar is unusual in having five separate forces based there: the Gibraltar Services Police, the Royal Military Police, the Royal Navy Provost, the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Royal Air Force Police.

 

Titles

  • JOINT POLICE ROLES IN GIBRALTAR (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL MILITARY POLICE COLLECTION
 

Technical Data

Year:
1995
Film Gauge (Format):
Beta-SP
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Sound (part silent)
Footage:
380 mins
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Production company
Royal Military Police Video Production Unit