Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! — Season 5

Aired 22 March 2017 • 45 min

When Gary and Cona attempt to recover £4,000 of debt owed by a young man still living with his mum the scene turns very violent very quickly.

Aired 29 March 2017 • 45 min

The Officers chase a debt of almost £2000 in unpaid parking fines, and later encounter the extraordinary case of deb of £80,000 owed by a hotel owner to his ex-girlfriend.

Aired 5 April 2017 • 45 min

Agents chase more than £1700 in unpaid parking fines in South-east London, and in North Wales, Officers try to recover £2000 owed by a tradesman to a former employer.

Aired 12 April 2017 • 45 min

The High Court Enforcement Agents hear a call to arms, get tangled in a family's convoluted web and Paul takes a blow from some shop shutters.

Aired 19 April 2017 • 45 min

The Agents try to recover more than £12.000 owed by a jeweller to one of his suppliers and chase up more than £5000 owed by a tenant to her former landlord for rent arrears.

Aired 26 April 2017 • 45 min

A debtor in London ties his car to a tree to stop agents taking it in payment, a church ministry owes rent and a barber owes a business consultancy.

Aired 3 May 2017 • 45 min

A car parts dealer throws a spanner in the works after Stewart and Elmor strike a deal, the cops are called to help evict a tenant in East London, and Paul and Ben barge their way into a flat to discover some very vulnerable tenants.

Aired 10 May 2017 • 45 min

Gary and trainee Cona face a case of potential mistaken identity, Del and Max turn detective to confirm another debtor, Paul works with a film producer on the verge of bankruptcy, and Gary is forced to seize a car from a young couple.

Aired 17 May 2017 • 45 min

Matt and Gary face an angry mob at a high-performance car dealer. Gary and Cona's straightforward case turns into sensitive when a father's backstory is revealed.

Aired 24 May 2017 • 45 min

Matt and Gary face down a debtor's obstructive family and a nightclub owner's aggressive friends. Max uncovers a scam over an illegal sublet, and works with a professional cyclist whose career is in the balance.

Aired 31 May 2017 • 45 min

Matt unravels the complex case of a shopkeeper, and meets a single mum struggling to cope with mounting debts. A beauty salon owner threatens to lock Stewart in and place him under citizen's arrest.

Aired 7 June 2017 • 45 min

Matt and Garry incur the wrath of a man whose former girlfriend wants to recover the money he owes her, and a taxi company tries to hide its debts.

Aired 14 June 2017 • 45 min

The agents face ugly scenes at a beauty salon, a film producer has a drama on his hands, and a mother and son try to hide from a debt owed to a garage.

Aired 21 June 2017 • 45 min

The High Court Enforcement Agents tackle a surprisingly violent travel agent and a tricky shop owner and a neighbour at war.

Aired 30 August 2017 • 45 min

In Coventry, the sheriffs chase £10,000 owed by a publican to a contractor. The property appears to be empty, but after finding an ingenious method of entry, Matt and Garry are confronted by a surprised and angry landlord. Meanwhile, agents Max and Steve head to central London to try to recover almost £8,000 owed to a firm of accountants

Aired 6 September 2017 • 45 min

Sheriffs try to recover almost £2400 from a company director for unpaid invoices in Manchester, while agents in Kent chase nearly £4000 owed by a couple for unpaid rent.

Aired 13 September 2017 • 45 min

Max and Steve have a writ to recover a disputed debt owed by the owner of a bridal shop, and also face a challenging eviction. Gary and Cona are chasing money owed by a small business, and recovering vet fees.

Aired 20 September 2017 • 45 min

Max and Paul are in central London with a writ to recover unpaid parking fines. In Lancashire, Steward and Vic are chasing a debt owed to a shipping company by a scrapyard owner. Back in central London, an eviction proves tricky for Steve.

Aired 27 September 2017 • 45 min

Matt and Garry face a threatening situation when they try to recover some unpaid nursery fees, a young driver's failure to pay some parking fines cause a family ructions.

Aired 4 October 2017 • 45 min

Max and Steve attempt to calm and situation where a debtor loses his temper. Matt and Garry attempt to help an accountant who is asset rich but cash poor.

Aired 11 October 2017 • 45 min

Agents Stewart and Iain head to Manchester to recover one of the largest debts they have ever chased - more than £400,000 - owed to a builder after he was failed to receive payment for his work on a house. Meanwhile, officers Gary and Cona are in Kent to chase over £11,000 owed by a couple for unpaid rent.

Aired 18 October 2017 • 45 min

Agents Max and Steve head to London to try to recover more than £21,000 in unpaid court costs after a car accident. Officers Aron and Cona team up to recover almost £7,000 owed after a debtor failed to repay a loan to her ex-partners.

Aired 8 November 2017 • 45 min

The debt collectors take action to serve a writ issued for the organiser of a music festival.

Aired 15 November 2017 • 45 min

Gareth and Mitch are in north Devon with a writ to recover more than £8,000 owed by a dissatisfied customer to a supplier of windows and doors. In Nottingham, Stewart and Vic are on an eviction that will test their patience to the limits, with a landlord who wants his property back after months of rent arrears and alleged anti-social behaviour.

Aired 22 November 2017 • 45 min

Aired 29 November 2017 • 45 min

Aired 6 December 2017 • 45 min

Aired 13 December 2017 • 45 min

Aired 20 December 2017 • 45 min

Aired 27 December 2017 • 45 min

Aired 3 January 2018 • 45 min

Aired 10 January 2018 • 45 min

Aired 22 March 2018 • 45 min

Agents Max and Steve in East London try to recover over £7,000 owed by a restaurant owner for an unpaid gas bill, while officers Gareth and Mitch in Gloucestershire seek just under £3,000 from the owner of a car wash. Elsewhere, Stewart and Vic are in Manchester trying to recover nearly £5,000 owed by a blinds and shutters supplier to a dissatisfied customer.

Aired 29 March 2018 • 45 min

Gary and Cona are in west London on a bid to recover almost £1,800 in unpaid parking fines. However, the debtor is unable to pay and reveals her ex-partner was responsible for the tickets. In Birmingham, Matt and Garry have a writ for nearly £40,000 owed by a grandmother for solicitor's fees and also try to get back more than £6,500 owed to a nursery for childcare.

Aired 5 April 2018 • 45 min

Gareth and Mitch are on the trail of £2,500 in unpaid parking tickets in Cardiff, and while the debtor is not at home, they notice his car is sporting false number plates and call the police. The duo also face an angry defendant in Swindon when trying to collect £2,000 for unpaid rent on a lock-up, while in Buckinghamshire, Matt and Garry consider seizing a haul of luxury watches to pay more than £16,000 owed to a landlord.

Aired 12 April 2018 • 45 min

Stewart and Elmor set out to evict a tenant from a property in Manchester but when the man claims he knew nothing about the court order tempers begin to fray. A car salesman in Cumbria is not happy about paying £4,500 to a dissatisfied customer, and in Shropshire a pub licensee claims she is unable to pay the rent she owes to her ex-landlord. With emotions running high, can she cut a new deal?

Aired 19 April 2018 • 45 min

Stewart and Elmor are in Manchester to recover £4,000 owed to a firm of architects, only for the debtor to attempt to throw them off the scent. Stewart is joined by Vic in Liverpool to track down a landlord who owes his former tenants deposits totalling £5,000, while Gareth and Mitch are in for a surprise when they chase a builder in Wiltshire.

Aired 26 April 2018 • 45 min

Gareth and Mitch collect debts owed for unpaid home improvements, but the debtor claims he has been kicked out of the property. Stewart and Vic chase an unpaid parking fine but must deal with the debtor's protective brother.

Aired 3 May 2018 • 45 min

A Warwickshire debtor moves goods to a neighbouring house to stop the agents seizing them. A family on the south coast pretend they are not in.

Aired 10 May 2018 • 45 min

A debtor's mother gets involved and tempers start to fray when the agents chase over £2,000 owed for unpaid parking fines. A woman is refusing to pay fees to a veterinary practice after she claims her dog has been misdiagnosed.

Aired 17 May 2018 • 45 min

Trying to recoup a debt owed by a pub, Stewart and Elmore tread carefully in a property which has many items that could be used as weapons, Gary and Cona try to collect the outstanding legal fees owed by a family who fell out over a Will.