A look at new ways of catching criminals. A shopkeeper turns the tables on a knife-wielding robber, and a gamekeeper who is killing protected birds of prey is caught on camera.
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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 10
An ex-copper has a charity tin nicked from his yard, so he decides to use social media to try to crack the case. And a fish and chip restaurant is raided late at night. The owne ...
07-07-2017
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 6
Thieves feed gas into cash machines and explode them, a couple on holiday are horrified when their phone shows a burglar on the prowl back home, and a gang of men stealing chees ...
19-03-2018
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 9: Episode 12
A callous pair of thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need, and locals bring back the village stocks when thieves steal from a roadside stall.
15-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 17
Two men on a high-speed bike attack a jewellery shop in Andover, and golfers are left teed off when their clubs are stolen.
13-01-2015
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 15
A family plants a secret camera to catch a thief in the act, and a local man joins in with a cross-country police pursuit.
18-03-2016
BBC 2
Series 1 - Episode 8
A look at innovative ways of catching criminals. West Midlands police put out a decoy car and wait for thieves to break into it, and a callous carer is caught on camera.
02-06-2014
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 18
A vulnerable woman is not given the care she deserves in a nursing home, and a man stealing from cars gets more than he bargained for.
14-01-2015
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 2
A woman wakes to find a burglar at the foot of her bed, staff at a salon win a war of words with a would-be thief, and drivers who are on the right side of the road but the wron ...
01-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 5
A detective's extraordinary ability to read body language brings a pair of international crooks to justice, a burglar tries to batter his way into a chippie, and inebriated nigh ...
27-08-2021
BBC 2