Caught Red Handed (2013)
Dom Littlewood looks at clever new ways that the police and the public are catching crooks red handed.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2021-01-25A specialist crime squad stop a mugger on a moped in his tracks, intruders prowl the tiny streets of a model village in the dead of night, and insurance cheats are brought to their knees when their fake falls are exposed.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2021-01-26When a grandmother is dragged to the ground in a doorstep robbery her family unites to catch the culprit. Launderette owners plaster the streets with wanted posters. Criminals drive their own cars right into the hands of the police.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2021-01-27A ruthless gang is attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. A collection of clueless criminals are uncovered thanks to their criminally bad disguises.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2021-01-28A trusting woman is shocked to learn her new best friend is a fraud. An airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable. A pair of clumsy crooks crash through the ceiling of a restaurant.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2021-01-29A 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 chip shop. Drunken nightclubbers get a shock when they take a shortcut home.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2021-02-01A trap is set to demolish a pair of bogus builders. An electric bike thief is far from a bright spark after leaving his own bike behind at the scene of his crime. A boozed-up burglar breaks in but is too befuddled to break out.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2021-02-02Detectives trail a burglar who they say is among the 'most callous they have ever encountered'. A trusted employee runs out of luck when she is caught stealing scratch cards.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2021-02-03A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There is double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's driveway. Foolish fly tippers leave clues to their identity among the rubbish dumped at a beauty spot.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2021-02-04It is journey's end for a pair of jokers who think it would be fun to steal a bus for a joyride. There is a battle of wills when a bartender confronts a man stealing her tips. A dog walker's cruel actions spark outrage from animal lovers.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2021-02-05Who has been stealing from an elderly woman - her carers or her kin? A gang of international bag thieves are brought down to earth by the Aviation Crime Squad. A beer barrel gets the better of a thirsty thief.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2021-08-09A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker, capturing vital evidence. We discover the truth behind the ghostly disappearance of items from a locked house, and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2021-08-10Callous thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need. Locals bring the village stocks back into use when thieves steal from a roadside stall.
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 2021-08-11A thief riding a stolen motorbike is brought down to earth by a copper on two feet. A car thief is scared witless when he comes face to face with the vehicle's owner.
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 2021-08-12A police officer's intuition stops an escaped convict in his tracks. A jeweller is robbed as his wife watches on her phone. A family are shocked when a stranger suddenly appears in their house.
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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 2021-08-13A bizarre burglar commits many crimes in many disguises, a fuel thief flees with the petrol station owner clinging onto his car, and fly tippers get a punishment befitting their crime.
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Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: 2021-08-16A punchy pensioner’s reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes makes some light-footed thieves feel like dancing.
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Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: 2021-08-17The famous Flying Squad chase old-school crooks known as ‘the manhole men’. An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon, and a man is pink with embarrassment when his theft of a fake flamingo goes public.
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Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 2021-08-18A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash, a reptile rescue centre falls victim to a slippery creature of the two-legged variety, and criminally clumsy crooks come a cropper.
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Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date: 2021-08-19A ruthless criminal gang go on the rampage, with both police and the public under attack. A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape, and cars go up in flames when an innocent man becomes the victim of arson.
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Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date: 2021-08-20Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.