About this season
True-crime documentary series telling the story of police investigations, focused on the moment detectives realise they have cracked the case. It may be a DNA match, the moment an alibi is disproven or a dramatic interview room confession.
Episodes (15)
1. Episode 1
Aired 27 March 2023 • 30 min
A fingerprint from an old break-in solves a murder at the same factory months later. Elsewhere, a DNA spray means police can finally apprehend a prolific motorbike thief.
2. Episode 2
Aired 28 March 2023 • 30 min
A hotel guest book gives police the names of an international drug smuggling network, and thieves who stole £20,000 of food from a factory are caught out by a car number plate.
3. Episode 3
Aired 29 March 2023 • 30 min
A fingerprint on a fish and chips wrapper places a gunman in a rural location miles from his home, and a man’s laptop reveals that he is behind a luxury gift card fraud.
4. Episode 4
Aired 30 March 2023 • 30 min
A jacket recovered from a suspect’s home has the DNA of two stabbing victims on it, and a fingerprint on a getaway car number plate snares an armed robber.
5. Episode 5
Aired 31 March 2023 • 30 min
Fingerprints found after a break-in and brutal beating are enough to convict a man of murder, and crooks who burgled a man's home and started using his credit card are caught by CCTV.
6. Episode 6
Aired 3 April 2023 • 30 min
Blood spatters found on a trench coat belonging to a suspect in an unrelated case of armed robbery links a callous killer to the murder of a wealthy pensioner.
7. Episode 7
Aired 4 April 2023 • 30 min
A few spots of the victim’s blood on a blue shirt convict a murderer, and a rapper incriminates himself when videos he posts online about his drug dealing are seen by the police.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 April 2023 • 30 min
A blood-spattered hammer is the key to charging the prime suspect in a murder case, and a drug gang is brought down when one detective focuses on how the product is packaged.
9. Episode 9
Aired 6 April 2023 • 30 min
A USB stick with information about illegal drugs is found at a respectable businesswoman’s house, and police crack down on the conversion of guns designed to fire blanks.
10. Episode 10
Aired 7 April 2023 • 30 min
A single piece of paper found on top of a hidden fax machine gives police the number of a shipping container used to smuggle millions of pounds' worth of drugs from Thailand.
11. Episode 11
Aired 10 April 2023 • 30 min
A hammer contaminated with the DNA of both victim and killer helps police solve a murder investigation, and a burglar is caught after photographing himself at the crime scene.
12. Episode 12
Aired 11 April 2023 • 30 min
A man is linked to a series of murders by a shoelace with his final victim’s DNA on it, and coded information in a spreadsheet reveals the perpetrator of a campaign of blackmail.
13. Episode 13
Aired 12 April 2023 • 30 min
An ice pick is recovered from the roof of a pub and brings a murderer to justice, and an anonymous letter throws suspicion on a man who may be storing and manufacturing guns.
14. Episode 14
Aired 13 April 2023 • 30 min
A car hidden deep within a scrapper’s yard unlocks the riddle of a suspected gangland shooting, and police secure the UK's first conviction for modern day slavery at a car wash.
15. Episode 15
Aired 14 April 2023 • 30 min
A few specks of grey paint help to solve two brutal axe murders, and a bungling burglar is caught when his DNA is found on a rock used to smash a window at one of his break-ins.