A one-man crime wave in Preston meets his match, and vandals have a rubbish time clearing up their own dirty work.
Source: BBC 2
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 5: Episode 4
A martial arts expert rescues a cop who is struggling with a cycle thief in the middle of a busy road junction, and a thief tries to rob a warehouse at Christmas but ends up lea ...
08-09-2016
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 5
A mother is horrified when her car is stolen with three children inside. A thief steals replica guns, but police have him in their sights, and cameras record people risking thei ...
04-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 2 - Episode 6
A look at new ways of catching criminals, including frightening footage of a car driver on drugs, and the owners of a jewellery shop who bravely trick some armed robbers.
20-05-2014
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 8
An armed robber is tracked as he stalks his victim, a horrified witness films a man mistreating a pony, and a discarded cigarette butt smokes out a thief.
09-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 9
An elderly woman wakes up to find a burglar right by her bed. A family who run a pub discover that their new manager has a sinister secret, and a delivery driver angers the publ ...
07-06-2023
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 5
There is a Halloween raid on a clothes shop by ghostly men in grotesque masks, a World War II veteran's new home becomes a crime scene, and a thief stealing a cash drawer from a ...
16-03-2018
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 5
A car driver deliberately slams on his brakes so the van behind rams into him, and a criminologist is burgled by a thief, but he soon discovers he has chosen the wrong victim.
09-09-2016
BBC 2
Series 2 - Episode 1
A look at innovative ways of catching criminals. The fire service and police enlist the help of CCTV cameras to catch a hoax 999 caller who has been putting lives at risk.
15-05-2014
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 2
A deaf girl is traumatised when she wakes up to find burglars in her house, and an OAP is robbed by his carers, but they get caught out by an ingenious plan.
06-09-2016
BBC 2