COPS and robbers will go chasing through Brighton in a new TV drama which promises to be "a million times better” than The Bill.

New BBC One show Cuffs will be hitting our television screens later this month with an eight episode series following the men and women of South Sussex Police.

The show follows bobbies and detectives as they tackle Brighton and Hove's seedy underbelly as well as battling their own personal demons.

All episodes were filmed earlier this year on location in the city as well as in Shoreham, Saltdean and out in the South Downs.

Cuffs stars Ashley Walters as hard-nosed veteran cop Ryan Draper as he takes a rookie under his wing and teaches him what it takes to be a policeman in Brighton.

The cast hailed their time in Brighton and said their standout memory was how “excited” residents were to be a part of the show.

Jacob Ifan, who plays rookie cop Jake Vickers, said: “I remember people just being really excited. Brighton is a fairly small place so people started recognising us and supporting us.

“You do get dramas set in Brighton, but not very often, but it is such an amazing place. People were happy someone was showing it off in a decent, good way – they were very welcoming.

“We took advantage of all the locations we could as it is such a characterful place.”

To prepare for playing the role of Brighton cops the cast rode along with Sussex Police learning the ins and outs of being a cop in the city.

Writer Julie Gearey is the brains behind the show and is known for her work on Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Prisoners Wives.

She said Brighton was her “first choice” for a modern police drama.

Ms Gearey said: “A friend of mine who is a gay cop, his partner is from Brighton and we talked about the challenges of a small city like Brighton, which is very geographically compact.

“If you are doing a long running series you want to do something with a diverse backdrop.”

She added: “In Brighton you have all of these subcultures within a very small space, visually you have lots of tattoos, lots of great hair, it is wonderful.”

Actor Peter Sullivan, who plays Chief Superintendent Robert Vickers, quipped the show was "a million times better" than The Bill and is much more "character driven".

The show premiers later this month in the 8pm slot on BBC One but the final date and day will be announced next week.