About this season
The Sheriffs Are Coming is a British Television fly on the wall documentary series, broadcast on BBC One, that follows the work of High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) from Frank G Whitworth, High Court Enforcement.
Episodes (15)
1. Episode 1
Aired 14 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev visit an aeroplane manufacturer to get money back for a man whose factory job ruined his hearing. Can they convince the £26 billion company this is a debt that needs paying? Sheriff Pete takes on the case of the farmer who got fleeced after shearing 3,000 sheep, whilst Marc and Tony take on a Luton car yard.
2. Episode 2
Aired 15 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriff Pete seizes a Lamborghini, a cafe owner proves to be a tricky customer for Lawrence and Kev, whilst sheriffs Marc and Tony visit a London clamping firm.
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev go back to college as they try to recover the unpaid fees owed to a marketing consultant just starting out on her freelance career. All doesn't go to plan when sheriffs Marc and Tony go off-road looking for a 4x4.
4. Episode 4
Aired 17 January 2013 • 45 min
An elderly woman has paid thousands for a new driveway but was left with a pile of bricks. Can sheriffs Darryl and Mark get her money back for her? An internet expert carried out work for a leafleting company but never received the £3,500 of wages he was due. The sheriffs go in search of his money, and Lawrence and Kev get more than they bargained for at a north London car dealer.
5. Episode 5
Aired 18 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriff Pete attempts to get thousands of pounds in unpaid wages for the former employee of a roofer. Marc and Tony try to bring a smile to the face of a man who invested his redundancy money in a tooth-whitening business and lost everything.
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Marc and Tony have an epic run-in with a car dealership that sold a car which proved to be dangerous. Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev pay a return visit to a college which owes a former consultant over £2,000. And sheriff Pete goes in pursuit of over £23,000 owed by a building company.
7. Episode 7
Aired 22 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriff Pete visits a jewellery shop that mis-sold an engagement ring to a young couple. Will the jeweller pay up, or will Pete have to seize some precious stones to clear the debt? Plus a removal company who damaged a retired couple's belongings receive a visit from the sheriffs.
8. Episode 8
Aired 23 January 2013 • 45 min
A car was sold for £4,500 through a car dealership, but the customer didn't receive a penny from the sale; can sheriffs Marc and Tony get the money back? Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev take on a window company on behalf of a former employee owed wages. Can they get him the £6,800 a court says he's owed? Darryl and Mark go on the hunt for over £40,000 of unpaid rent.
9. Episode 9
Aired 24 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev go in search of money owed at an airport. Will they need to seize an aircraft to settle the debt? Sheriffs Pete and Dave go in search of a couple's money after they paid £3,600 for their dream kitchen but got anything but, and a customer paid £9,000 for a car but ended up taking the garage he bought it from to court. Can sheriffs Pete and Dave get him what he's owed?
10. Episode 10
Aired 25 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev visit a builder who owes £20,000 for a project that barely got off the ground. A family spent their life savings on a horsebox that was unfit for the road, can sheriffs Darryl and Mark get their money back?
11. Episode 11
Aired 28 January 2013 • 45 min
Squatters have taken over a London pub, can the Sheriffs get the uninvited guests out and the rightful owner back in? And sheriffs Lawrence and Kev go in search of hundreds of pounds of unpaid wages owed to the disgruntled employee of a holiday company.
12. Episode 12
Aired 29 January 2013 • 45 min
A pub landlord paid £10,000 for wind turbines, which didn't work, can sheriffs Marc and Tony get him his money back? Lawrence and Kev go in search of a horse as they attempt to recover money owed to a horse breeder. And sheriff Pete's got bad news for an aircraft company that hasn't paid its debts.
13. Episode 13
Aired 30 January 2013 • 45 min
A customer paid thousands for a second hand car but the car turned out to be faulty, can the sheriffs get the man his money back? And sheriffs Marc and Tony visit an estate agent in London who took a £1200 deposit for a flat, but never handed over the keys.
14. Episode 14
Aired 31 January 2013 • 45 min
Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev visit a London guitar store which sold a customer's classic guitar but failed to pass on the money. A parking officer was dismissed on the spot and denied the money he was entitled to, can sheriffs Pete and Dave make his former employer pay up?
15. Episode 15
Aired 1 February 2013 • 45 min
An employee who was unfairly dismissed by a pub she worked at, lost both her job and her home. Sheriffs Pete and Dave try to get the money that's rightfully hers. And Lawrence and Kev head to Savile Row in search of a tailor who hasn't paid a debt to a supplier.