A discarded cigarette butt gives police the proof they need to find the murderers of a young father shot and killed in broad daylight, and a used match found in a drainpipe identifies the arsonist who burnt a 400-year-old building to the ground.
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Series 3: Episode 15
A few tiny specks of grey paint help to solve not one but two brutal axe murders that have been baffling police. A determined detective has the paint tested and traced back to a ...
07-06-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 14
A car hidden deep within a scrapper’s yard unlocks the riddle of a suspected gangland shooting at a secluded location. As police build their case against their prime suspe ...
04-06-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 13
An ice pick used to stab a man in the head on the street is recovered from the roof of a pub and brings a murderer to justice. Investigators are baffled after a man is brutally ...
03-06-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 12
A man is conclusively linked to a series of murders at music venues by a shoelace with traces of his final victim’s DNA on it. After two people are set upon at a music fes ...
31-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 11
A claw hammer recovered from a bin and contaminated with the DNA of both victim and killer is the final piece of the puzzle in a complex murder investigation. When the body of a ...
30-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 10
A single piece of A4 paper found on top of a hidden fax machine gives police the number of a shipping container used to smuggle millions of pounds' worth of drugs from Thailand. ...
29-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 8
A blood-spattered hammer is the key to charging the police’s prime suspect with a vicious murder. Police believe the man they have in custody is the killer, but with only ...
28-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 6
Blood spatters found on a trench coat belonging to a suspect in an unrelated case of armed robbery links a callous killer to the murder of a wealthy pensioner. The police find j ...
27-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 5
Fingerprints found at the scene of a burglary prove to be the missing piece of evidence detectives need to convict a man responsible for the murder of the flat's owner. After th ...
24-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 4
A jacket recovered from a suspect’s home is found to have the DNA of two stabbing victims on it as police hunt for the person behind a series of seemingly unprovoked attac ...
23-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 2: 13. The Casino Blackmail
A plot to extort thousands of pounds from a casino is foiled by a high-stakes sting operation. Investigators hatch a plan to lure the suspects back onto British soil in order to ...
28-01-2022
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 15
A few tiny specks of grey paint help to solve not one but two brutal axe murders that have been baffling police. A determined detective has the paint tested and traced back to a ...
07-06-2024
BBC 1
Series 2: 1. The Machine Gun Smugglers
A yacht is tracked by police as they follow an organised crime gang suspected of smuggling machine guns into Britain. A covert surveillance operation by the National Crime Agenc ...
10-01-2022
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 14
A car hidden deep within a scrapper’s yard unlocks the riddle of a suspected gangland shooting at a secluded location. As police build their case against their prime suspe ...
04-06-2024
BBC 1
Series 1: 10. The Deerstalker
How a distinctive deer stalker hat is the red flag to cracking a web of stolen bank cards; and one careless text message puts a dangerous stalker behind bars for the longest sen ...
21-02-2022
BBC 1
Series 1: 13. The Feud
A grainy video from a petrol station forecourt helps convict a gang of cold-blooded killers, and a criminal’s mobile phone finally connects an unscrupulous gang targeting ...
24-02-2022
BBC 1
Series 1: 2. The Pyjamas
A regular pair of pyjamas reveals the shocking true identity of an attacker who left his victim for dead, and a bright yellow baseball cap puts a daylight robber behind bars.
25-01-2022
BBC 1
Series 1: 8. The Blackmailer
An everyday satnav is the final clue to put a pair of prolific animal thieves behind bars; and an anonymous letter holds the key to cracking the identity of a blackmailer on a m ...
02-02-2022
BBC 1
Series 3: Episode 6
Blood spatters found on a trench coat belonging to a suspect in an unrelated case of armed robbery links a callous killer to the murder of a wealthy pensioner. The police find j ...
27-05-2024
BBC 1
Series 2: 9. The Wet Wipe Hit And Run
A packet of wet wipes helps convict a driver responsible for a deadly hit and run. A young father tragically loses his life as the offender denies any responsibility. Elsewhere, ...
24-01-2022
BBC 1