In east Yorkshire, police officer Richard Fussey and local farmer Gordon Calvert discover a suspected gang of nighthawkers – illegal metal detectorists accused of stealing historic treasures under the cover of darkness. When the pair stumble upon men digging on farmland near the ancient Roman road of Woldgate, a tense midnight confrontation unfolds. But when back-up arrives, the question remains: will police find enough evidence to prove the crime and protect Britain’s buried heritage?\n\nIn Hertfordshire, farmers and police fight back against illegal fly tipping on farmland – a problem reaching epidemic proportions, choking the countryside and leaving landowners to foot the bill.\n\nAnd in County Durham, reporter Paul Colgan investigates the enduring crime of livestock rustling, meeting a farmer whose stolen animals cost him thousands, and officers trialling a bold new operation to stop thieves in their tracks.
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Series 1: 6. Midnight Diggers And Livestock Thieves
In east Yorkshire, police officer Richard Fussey and local farmer Gordon Calvert discover a suspected gang of nighthawkers – illegal metal detectorists accused of stealing ...
06-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 5. Fly-tippers Get Caught In The Act
In Warwickshire, farmers take a stand against fly-tippers who have been blighting their land with van-loads of dumped waste. When brothers Tom and Adam Beaty catch two men in th ...
03-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 4. Illegal Blood Sports And Tractor Sabotage
In South Yorkshire, farmer Helen Smith has endured years of intimidation from illegal off-road bikers tearing across her land - destroying fences, terrifying livestock and even ...
02-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 3. High-stakes Gps Sting And A Life Saved By Air Ambulance
Across the north of England, police close in on an organised crime gang targeting farms and stealing hi-tech GPS systems worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. After months of p ...
01-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 2. Inferno In The Fields And The Fight To Save Badgers
In Bedfordshire, a scorching summer’s day turns to chaos when flames rip through the countryside. Farmers and firefighters join forces in a desperate battle to contain a f ...
31-03-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 1. Fields Of Danger As Farmer Is Impaled And Eagles Threaten Highland Flocks
In Cambridgeshire, the East Anglian air ambulance races to save farmer Jonathan Willis after a freak accident leaves him impaled on his forklift. When the crew arrive, they rea ...
30-03-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 2. Inferno In The Fields And The Fight To Save Badgers
In Bedfordshire, a scorching summer’s day turns to chaos when flames rip through the countryside. Farmers and firefighters join forces in a desperate battle to contain a f ...
31-03-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 1. Fields Of Danger As Farmer Is Impaled And Eagles Threaten Highland Flocks
In Cambridgeshire, the East Anglian air ambulance races to save farmer Jonathan Willis after a freak accident leaves him impaled on his forklift. When the crew arrive, they rea ...
30-03-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 3. High-stakes Gps Sting And A Life Saved By Air Ambulance
Across the north of England, police close in on an organised crime gang targeting farms and stealing hi-tech GPS systems worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. After months of p ...
01-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 4. Illegal Blood Sports And Tractor Sabotage
In South Yorkshire, farmer Helen Smith has endured years of intimidation from illegal off-road bikers tearing across her land - destroying fences, terrifying livestock and even ...
02-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 5. Fly-tippers Get Caught In The Act
In Warwickshire, farmers take a stand against fly-tippers who have been blighting their land with van-loads of dumped waste. When brothers Tom and Adam Beaty catch two men in th ...
03-04-2026
BBC 1
Series 1: 6. Midnight Diggers And Livestock Thieves
In east Yorkshire, police officer Richard Fussey and local farmer Gordon Calvert discover a suspected gang of nighthawkers – illegal metal detectorists accused of stealing ...
06-04-2026
BBC 1