About this season
The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes.
Episodes (9)
1. Human Cargo
8.0Aired 20 April 2016 • 45 min
Banging from within a refrigerated lorry alerts Bedfordshire Police to a group of 15 illegal immigrants within. What starts out as a routine case takes a dramatic turn when the men start falling seriously ill.
2. To Catch A Paedophile
Aired 27 April 2016 • 45 min
The police have a complex case to deal with when a man comes to them admitting that he tried to set up a meeting for sex with a 12-year-old girl that turned out to be a sting operation carried out by online vigilantes.
3. Love Thy Neighbour
7.0Aired 5 May 2016 • 45 min
Bedfordshire Police have a high profile case to handle when, English Defence League founder, Tommy Robinson assaults a Muslim man in Luton. They also try to help a Muslim woman seeking protection.
4. One Punch
8.0Aired 12 May 2016 • 45 min
Two lives change in a heartbeat after a single punch fells a man outside a nightclub. The blow kills the victim and the police arrest the attacker. Cameras follow every twist and turn as the police try to disentangle what really happened.
5. The Black Balaclava
6.0Aired 19 May 2016 • 45 min
Bedfordshire Police investigate a series of armed robberies that all involve two men wearing crude balaclava's fashioned from items of clothing threatening their victims at knife-point.
6. Home Truths
6.0Aired 26 May 2016 • 45 min
The number of domestic abuse incidents reported to Bedfordshire Police has soared to over 200 a week in recent years. Two such incidents show the difficulties officers have investigating these cases.
7. The Lethal Weapon
7.0Aired 2 June 2016 • 45 min
Officers search for an armed and dangerous man who is on the run from Bedfordshire Police's "Operation Bosun" - a specialist unit that tackles gun crime.
8. In Plain Sight
7.0Aired 8 June 2016 • 45 min
During Luton's annual carnival a man seizes the opportunity to enter a house and sexually assault two young children. Bedfordshire Police scan thousands of hours of CCTV footage in the hunt for him.
9. A Complaint Of Rape
7.0Aired 15 June 2016 • 45 min
When a young woman reports that she has been raped by a man she met in a bar, Bedfordshire Police bring the man in for questioning and try to unpick the two very different accounts of events.