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Series 1: Episode 15
The defenders crack down on the shops which illegally sell knives to under-18s. And former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella talks about her younger brother Ben who died after being stabbed 11 times.
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Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 8
Our defenders set up a secret surveillance operation and uncover a shocking case of human trafficking and modern slavery. Scores of young men and women are kept as prisoners and ...
31-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 5
Hundreds of pensioners are left stranded after booking a five-day holiday in Torquay. They only discover they’ve been conned when the coaches that are supposed to pick the ...
30-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 3
DVSA inspectors investigate the cause of a horrific crash in which an HGV careers out of control, smashes through a motorway central reservation and kills two people. The HGV is ...
29-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 2
Our Defenders team up with Ed Sheeran’s manager to take on the ticket touts making millions of pounds at the expense of ordinary music fans. The National Trading Standards ...
28-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
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 ...
27-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
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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Defenders Uk
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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Defenders Uk
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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Defenders Uk
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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Most popular episodes of Defenders UK
Defenders Uk
Series 3: Episode 10
In Birmingham, officers crack down on a callous travel agent that is ripping off British holidaymakers, taking their money but never booking their flights. They are also on the ...
02-11-2020
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Defenders Uk
Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 2
Investigators 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 ...
29-03-2022
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Defenders Uk
Series 5 (shortened Versions): Episode 3
DVSA inspectors investigate the cause of a horrific crash in which an HGV careers out of control, smashes through a motorway central reservation and kills two people. The HGV is ...
29-01-2025
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Defenders Uk
Series 3: Episode 9
Officers bust a tenant making over £100,000 unlawfully sub-letting his council flat in London. They take down a criminal gang running a multi-million-pound diesel fraud. T ...
30-10-2020
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Defenders Uk
Series 5: Episode 1
An 80-year-old woman is bombarded with scam mail and tricked into handing over an estimated £50,000. Her daughter is so outraged that she starts a campaign to ensure no-on ...
23-01-2023
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Series 2: Episode 1
Officers carry out on-the-spot inspections at two takeaways in Oldham to ensure the food they serve is safe for everyone to eat – including the two million people who have ...
02-11-2020
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Defenders Uk
Series 3 (shortened Versions): Episode 4
Enforcement agents shut down a filthy takeaway that is infested with mice and investigate a salmonella outbreak that struck down over 50 guests at a wedding after they ate a hog ...
11-03-2021
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Defenders Uk
Series 3: Episode 7
At Victoria coach station in London, officers are on the lookout for coach drivers who are driving when they are too tired. We hear from the mum of 23-year-old Nathan Reeves, wh ...
28-10-2020
BBC 1
Defenders Uk
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 ...
27-01-2025
BBC 1
Defenders Uk
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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