Officers take action against a cowboy builder who conned several customers out of tens of thousands of pounds. His work was so bad, he was dubbed the worst builder in Wales. In one case, he was paid more than £60,000 to build an extension, but he walked off the job, leaving the property in a state of disrepair. One surveyor described his work as easily the worst he had ever seen.\n\nMeanwhile, Environment Agency investigators in Devon are on the trail of a serial fly-tipper. They are determined not to let him get away, even when he flees the country.
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Series 6: 10. Holiday Hell
The holiday scam raking in millions of pounds. But the net is closing on the shameless travel agent who is leaving families out of pocket and stranded in the sun. Also, danger o ...
24-05-2024
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Series 6: 9. River Of Sewage
Shocking river pollution – but is Britain’s biggest water company to blame? The Defenders investigate as thousands of dead fish are discovered in contaminated &lsquo ...
23-05-2024
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Series 6: 8. Deadly Toy Stories
Buyers beware! The lethal danger of button batteries in toys. In one case, a baby almost dies after swallowing a battery from a dangerous toy. The Defenders raid suspect shops t ...
22-05-2024
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Series 6: 7. Child Vaping Crisis
A teen schoolgirl goes undercover to expose shops selling illegal vapes to children, while a head teacher claims pupils can’t get through a lesson without vaping. In anoth ...
21-05-2024
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Series 6: 6. Death On The Railway
A young boy is electrocuted on a train track. But who is to blame? The Defenders investigate and make a shocking discovery. In another case, they take on a driveway conman with ...
20-05-2024
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Series 6: 5. Asbestos Dump
Dangerous asbestos is found illegally dumped in a storage container near a school. But who put it there? The Defenders are determined to hunt them down and bring them to justice ...
17-05-2024
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Series 6: 4. Forever Home Heartbreak
A young couple are left in pieces when a cowboy builder charges them nearly £60,000 – then ruins their home. But the Defenders step in, determined to get justice on ...
16-05-2024
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Series 6: 3. Driving Test Cheats
The Defenders catch a man helping people cheat their driving test. He’s captured on CCTV at several driving test centres around the country, each time pretending to be a d ...
15-05-2024
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Series 6: 2. Danger In The Skies
Can the Defenders find the pilot of a rogue drone that nearly caused a catastrophic mid-air collision with a World War II Hurricane? The incident is captured by an amateur photo ...
14-05-2024
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Series 6: 1. Falling Off The Back Of A Lorry
A couple are lucky to escape with their lives when a pallet of paving slabs and bricks falls off the back of a lorry and smashes into their car. There are thousands of incidents ...
13-05-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 10
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency investigates a collision involving a party boat on the River Thames. The boat had been hosting a Christmas party, and there were well over 100 ...
08-04-2022
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Series 3: Episode 2
In Oldham, officers are cracking down on rogue landlords housing families in squalid conditions. They also jail a con man who has been posing as a collector for a children&rsquo ...
12-10-2021
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Series 4: Episode 9
The Office of Rail and Road examines the causes behind a fatal road traffic collision in which two men died. Investigators discover that the man driving had been asked by his bo ...
07-10-2021
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Series 5: Episode 6
A seven-year-old boy suffers a fatal electric shock during a family visit to their local pub. Investigators discover a catalogue of electrical faults, including 12 defects that ...
07-12-2023
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Series 6: 9. River Of Sewage
Shocking river pollution – but is Britain’s biggest water company to blame? The Defenders investigate as thousands of dead fish are discovered in contaminated &lsquo ...
23-05-2024
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Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 1
This factual series sees the return of our defenders – enforcement officers who protect us from the crooks and the cheats who exploit our trust, take our money and threate ...
15-05-2023
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Series 4: Episode 2
Officers crack down on a company fitting vehicles with special devices that are supposed to reduce toxic fumes and improve air quality. The devices cost thousands of pounds and ...
08-08-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): Episode 2
In Oldham, enforcement agents crack down on rogue landlords housing families in squalid conditions. Officers jail a con man posing as a collector for a children’s cancer c ...
09-03-2021
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Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 7
Our defenders investigate an £800,000 home improvement scam. The elaborate con involves fraudsters using a kitchen extension built by someone else as a fake show home and ...
23-05-2023
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Series 3: Episode 1
With knife crime on the increase, officers go undercover in Birmingham to find out which shops are illegally selling knives to children. They meet the family whose lives were ri ...
11-10-2021
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