A look at new ways of catching criminals. A shopkeeper turns the tables on a knife-wielding robber, and a gamekeeper who is killing protected birds of prey is caught on camera.
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Series 11: Episode 20
A cold and calculating criminal mastermind poses as a bank manager to steal large sums from his victims, and a burglar swears he’s innocent, but he’s forgotten he&rs ...
20-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 19
Police battle to catch stone thieves desecrating centuries-old church pathways, a ram-raiding gang commit so many crimes they are raised in Parliament, and a mounted police offi ...
19-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 18
A gang of conmen cruelly dupe victims by pretending to be from the water board, a heavy metal record shop owner is rocked when an intruder busts up his business, and a none-too- ...
18-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 17
A scarcely credible case where a paramedic is filmed attempting to steal from a dying patient, and sinister criminals who purposefully cause frightening road collisions to claim ...
17-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 16
A family find they can track a gang of car thieves via a signal from their daughter’s stolen earphones, and a female robber with a knife underestimates a much older woman ...
16-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 15
A cold-hearted crew of rogue roofers get caught out filming themselves mocking their elderly victims. A heartless thief steals important equipment from an ambulance but doesn&rs ...
13-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 14
A car thief doesn’t realise the car’s dashcam is recording everywhere he goes. And an undercover officer recognises an adversary from years ago who is up to his old ...
12-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 13
A burglar soon regrets breaking into the house of a judo expert. A florist is shocked to see, live on camera, that there’s a night-time intruder in her shop. And an unbeli ...
11-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 12
Two muggers use a moped to rob victims on an unprecedented scale. A covert RSPCA operation helps to uncover a farm where dogs are kept illegally and cruelly treated. And a helic ...
10-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 11
A sinister thief stalks the corridors of a care home. A shop cleaner becomes an unlikely hero by tackling an armed robber. And a rogues' gallery of crooks are caught out by door ...
09-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 7: Episode 12
A family man is caught unawares by muggers on the way home after a night out, but then the thieves get a surprise of their own. And a launderette owner is targeted by light-fing ...
27-01-2020
BBC 2
Series 3 - Episode 8
Dom Littlewood looks at clever new methods that the police and the public are using to catch crooks red-handed. A man armed with a crowbar terrorises a jewellery shop owner.
10-09-2014
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 15
A family plants a secret camera to catch a thief in the act, and a local man joins in with a cross-country police pursuit.
18-03-2016
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 19
A callous crook steals from the elderly and, like the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy, a treacherous friend betrays the trust of others.
24-03-2016
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 4
A gang of armed robbers raid a shop, leaving behind a trail of terrified victims, and a man confronts a burglar outside his neighbour's home.
15-10-2015
BBC 2
Series 2 - Episode 12
A look at new ways of catching criminals. A woman deals with an intruder in her bedroom, and police solve a puzzle of phone records, video and surveillance to snare a drug gang.
17-09-2014
BBC 2
Series 7: Episode 18
A family suffers a horrific ordeal when masked thieves burst into their home. A six-year-old girl manages to escape - can she raise the alarm? And a bungling bike thief looking ...
17-07-2020
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 15
A famous designer can't believe his eyes when thieves steal his expensive spectacles, and a bicycle thief brazenly uses a power cutter in public view.
19-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 8
Two jewellers in London are victims of an armed robber, but he soon ends up a fugitive in a high-speed car chase. And three fly-tippers are caught in the act because they make r ...
14-09-2016
BBC 2