How a distinctive wallpaper pattern exposed the lies of a con-woman who claimed to be suffering from a rare cancer. And a hidden compartment in a car holds the key to convicting a gang of stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK charities.
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Series 4: Episode 10
A man is found dead in his flat, and he’s been robbed. Police trace the last man he called on his mobile phone. But when toxicology tests reveal the victim died after drin ...
27-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 9
Two men are lured to a spot in Cambridgeshire under the pretence of a business meeting. But they’re kidnapped, threatened with weapons by masked men and forced to transfer ...
26-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 8
When a missing woman is found buried in her own back garden, family and friends raise suspicions about her long-term boyfriend. But police don’t have much to go on – ...
25-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 7
A family home is targeted in an arson attack – and two people die. But the matches police found are damp and only give a partial DNA profile. There is nothing to put the m ...
24-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 6
When an organised crime gang start bringing large quantities of drugs into Crewe, police need to crack down on them, but the gang’s methods make it painstaking work to unc ...
23-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 1
A jacket left behind in a stolen car carries the DNA to prove who was driving the vehicle. But it takes detective work to figure out who he is – and it turns out he’ ...
22-06-2025
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Series 4: Episode 5
When a child goes missing, police in Newcastle have few leads to go on. But as the weeks pass by, they’re increasingly concerned about the boy. They have a suspect but not ...
20-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 4
When an unconscious man is lying on the street, another man stamps on his head, killing him. There’s no CCTV, and the witnesses don’t know him. But can a footwear sp ...
19-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 3
When a man dies in a house fire, it looks like a tragic accident. But two years later, it emerges he had a visitor before the fire. And his card was used to buy a flight to Ital ...
18-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 2
A reclusive millionaire is found murdered in his home in west London, and police find hundreds of thousands of pounds in cash there. Why haven’t his killers taken the mone ...
17-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 5
When a child goes missing, police in Newcastle have few leads to go on. But as the weeks pass by, they’re increasingly concerned about the boy. They have a suspect but not ...
20-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 2: 11. The Black Box Murder
DNA on a spent bullet casing holds the key to bringing two murderers to justice. Police have already discovered that their getaway car was equipped with a tracker that recorded ...
15-04-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 6
When an organised crime gang start bringing large quantities of drugs into Crewe, police need to crack down on them, but the gang’s methods make it painstaking work to unc ...
23-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 1: 5. The Trap
A plastic bag heat sealer convicts an online drug trafficker, and a casual chat with a criminal, plus a map, join the dots to catch three burglars terrorising a neighbourhood.
28-01-2022
BBC 1
Series 1: 7. The Fake Pilot's Licence
A wedding video helps crack the case of a teenage abduction, and an expired pilot’s licence exposes a fraudster flying under the radar.
01-02-2022
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 4
When an unconscious man is lying on the street, another man stamps on his head, killing him. There’s no CCTV, and the witnesses don’t know him. But can a footwear sp ...
19-06-2025
BBC 1
Series 4: Episode 7
A family home is targeted in an arson attack – and two people die. But the matches police found are damp and only give a partial DNA profile. There is nothing to put the m ...
24-06-2025
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 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