Rural Police (TV series)
Korean television program
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Rural Police (Korean: 시골경찰; RR: Sigolgyeongchal) is a South Korean reality show broadcast on MBC every1, where celebrities join small police centres in the countryside to experience their work as an amateur police officer.[1] Assigned the rank of entry-level police officer (Korean: 순경; RR: sungyeong), the cast attend to emergency calls and community tasks under the mentorship of their experienced colleagues.
| Rural Police | |
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 Promotional poster for Season 4 | |
| Hangul | 시골경찰 |
| RR | Sigolgyeongchal |
| MR | Sigolgyŏngch'al |
| Genre | Reality show, Police |
| Starring | Original series: Shin Hyun-joon (S1-4) Oh Dae-hwan (S1-4) Choi Min-yong (S1) Lee Joo-seung (S1) Lee Jung-jin (S2-3) Lee Jae-joon (S2) Lee Chung-ah (S3-4) Kang Kyung-joon (S4) Reboot series: Kim Yong-man Kim Sung-joo Ahn Jung-hwan Jung Hyung-don |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC every1 |
| Release | July 17, 2017 – present |
| Related | |
| Sea Police Urban Cops | |
Four seasons of the show aired from July 2017 to December 2018, with each season filmed in a different locale in South Korea. In April 2023, the show was rebooted with the title Rural Police Returns, featuring an all-new cast. A second season of the reboot began airing in December 2023.
Two spin-offs were also produced: Sea Police, which features the Korea Coast Guard,[2] and Urban Cops, which follows police departments based in the city.[3]
Cast
Original series
| Name | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Hyun-joon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Oh Dae-hwan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Choi Min-yong | 1 | |||
| Lee Joo-seung | 1 | |||
| Lee Jung-jin | 2 | 3 | ||
| Lee Jae-joon | 2 | |||
| Lee Chung-ah | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kang Kyung-joon | 4 | |||
Reboot series
Locations
The first two seasons were filmed in small "Security Centres" (Korean: 치안센터; RR: chiansenteo)[4][5] serving townships (Korean: 면; RR: myeon) that encompass several villages, while the later two seasons were filmed in larger police substations (Korean: 파출소; RR: pachulso)[6][7] serving relatively more populated geographical areas such as towns (Korean: 읍; RR: eup).
| Season | Police Centre | Locale | Officers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yongdam Security Centre | Jinan County, North Jeolla Province | Centre Chiefs Lee Wan-jae, Cha Gyu-cheol[b] Assistant Inspector Jeon Dong-wan |
| 2 | Munsu Security Centre | Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province | Centre Chief Kim Shin-taek Assistant Inspector Go Dong-woo |
| 3 | Heunghae Police Substation[c] | Buk District, Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province | Station Chief Park Byeong-dae Team Leader Gwon Sun-won Assistant Inspectors Seo Jeong-hyeob, Lee Jeong-min |
| Ulleungdo North Police Substation[d] | Ulleungdo | Station Chief Kim Gi-ho Assistant Inspectors Lee Seon-woo, Ryu Yeong-cheol | |
| 4 | Sindong Police Substation | Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province | Station Chief Kim Sang-hyeon Inspector Park Sang-ho & Police Officer Shin Dong-jin |
| Rural Police Returns | |||
| 1 | Imdong Police Substation | Andong, North Gyeongsang Province | Station Chief Lee Dong-sik Inspector Kim Dong-hwi & Senior Police Officer Kwon Hyo-seon |
| Yeonghae Police Substation | Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province | Station Chief Son Gwang-deuk Senior Inspector Lee Sang-hyun & Assistant Inspector Lee Hwa-mok | |
| Mitan Security Centre | Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province | Station Chief Lee Gab-ki Senior Police Officer Park Hyung-jun & Police Officer Park Geun-min | |
| 2 | Jupo Police Substation | Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province | Station Chief Oh Min-ho Assistant Inspector Nam Seong-hyun & Police Officer Kim Dae-sung |
| Ocheon Police Substation | |||
List of episodes
Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
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Notes
- In episode 4, Lee Wan-jae steps down from the role of Centre Chief, having reached retirement age. His successor Cha Gyu-cheol appears from episode 5.
- This location was a last-minute replacement for episodes 1 to 4 as the cast were unable to board the ferry to Ulleungdo, as originally planned, due to inclement weather.
- This location was filmed on a second visit, appearing from episode 5 onward.