About this season
Dom Littlewood looks at clever new ways that the police and the public are catching crooks red handed.
Episodes (20)
1. Episode 1
Aired 25 January 2021
A 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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 26 January 2021
When 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.
3. Episode 3
Aired 27 January 2021
A ruthless gang is attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. A collection of clueless criminals are uncovered thanks to their criminally bad disguises.
4. Episode 4
Aired 28 January 2021
A 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.
5. Episode 5
Aired 29 January 2021
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 chip shop. Drunken nightclubbers get a shock when they take a shortcut home.
6. Episode 6
Aired 1 February 2021
A 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.
7. Episode 7
Aired 2 February 2021
Detectives 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.
8. Episode 8
Aired 3 February 2021
A 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.
9. Episode 9
Aired 4 February 2021
It 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.
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 February 2021
Who 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.
11. Episode 11
Aired 9 August 2021
A 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.
12. Episode 12
Aired 10 August 2021
Callous 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.
13. Episode 13
Aired 11 August 2021
A 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.
14. Episode 14
Aired 12 August 2021
A 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.
15. Episode 15
Aired 13 August 2021
A 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.
16. Episode 16
Aired 16 August 2021
A 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.
17. Episode 17
Aired 17 August 2021
The 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.
18. Episode 18
Aired 18 August 2021
A 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.
19. Episode 19
Aired 19 August 2021
A 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.
20. Episode 20
Aired 20 August 2021
Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.