A violent attack on a small village store has a twist in the tale and two good samaratians come to the aid of a woman who is targeted by a handbag snatcher.
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 2 - Episode 14
A look at new ways of catching criminals. Two robbers with knives regret the day they picked on a defenceless grandmother, and a fraudster slips up with his fake injury claim.
18-09-2014
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 8
A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There’s double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's drive, and fly tippers leave clues amongst the rub ...
01-09-2021
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 17
A pregnant shop assistant has a terrifying moment in a supermarket when she comes face to face with a ruthless gang of robbers. And a centre for adults with learning disabilitie ...
10-01-2017
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 14
Three burglars jump around like little kids when they see an unguarded safe, and a robber gets a shock when a friendly shopkeeper turns out to be a martial arts expert.
13-06-2019
BBC 2
Series 1 - Episode 1
A look at innovative ways of catching criminals. Armed robbers target a jewellery shop, but the brave owners have some tricks up their sleeve that confuse the crooks.
23-05-2014
BBC 2
Series 3 - Episode 7
Dom Littlewood looks at clever new methods that the police and the public are using to catch crooks red-handed. Featuring the story of over 40 brazen burglaries.
10-09-2014
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 3
The owner of a hairdressing salon races to his shop hoping to catch thieves in the act, a burglar is spotted climbing into a bathroom window by an eagle-eyed neighbour, and a ma ...
14-03-2018
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 4
A trusting woman is shocked to find out her new best friend is a fraud, an airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable, and a pair of clumsy crooks crash through the ceilin ...
26-08-2021
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 5
Locals join forces with police to track down a hooded raider, and in the case of the missing cases, a bag thief targets passengers.
16-10-2015
BBC 2
Series 3 - Episode 1
Dom Littlewood looks at clever new methods to catch crooks red-handed. A doorstep crook distracts an elderly woman so that his fellow burglars can creep in to her home.
01-09-2014
BBC 2