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Series 4: Episode 5
The West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation and Abuse Team discovers text messages and videos in which a gang of cruel conmen mock their victims, many of whom are elderly and vulnerable. \n\nTrading Standards officers also investigate a second-hand car dealer who creates fake service histories for the cars on his forecourt, and they continue to crackdown on traders selling knives to children.
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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
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14-05-2024
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Defenders Uk
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 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 5: Episode 4
The Civil Aviation Authority catches a fraudster who lied to get a job as a captain with one of the UK’s largest airlines. After looking into his background, they discover ...
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Series 4: Episode 10
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18-08-2023
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Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 4
Our defenders catch a fraudster who lied to get a job as a captain with one of the UK’s largest airlines. The Civil Aviation Authority looks into his background and discov ...
18-05-2023
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Defenders Uk
Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 3
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30-03-2022
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Series 6: 5. Asbestos Dump
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17-05-2024
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Series 5: Episode 8
A secret surveillance operation uncovers a shocking case of human trafficking and modern slavery. Scores of young men and women are being kept as prisoners and forced into unpai ...
08-12-2023
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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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