Caught Red Handed UK
Series 5
TV-PG
Documentary series in which Dominic Littlewood looks at clever new ways in which police forces across the UK and members of the public are catching crooks red handed.
Where to Watch Caught Red Handed UK • Series 5
20 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A workman steals a dumper truck and rampages through the Norfolk countryside, and a thief steals two charity tins for sick children but makes a crucial error. - Episode 2E2
Episode 2Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A deaf girl is traumatised when she wakes up to find burglars in her house, and an OAP is robbed by his carers, but they get caught out by an ingenious plan. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A burglar trying to steal laptops comes a cropper, and a Scottish corner shop owner is the victim of an armed robbery. His daughter rushes to the scene fearing for his life. - Episode 4E4
Episode 4Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A martial arts expert rescues a cop who is struggling with a cycle thief in the middle of a busy road junction, and a thief tries to rob a warehouse at Christmas but ends up leaving a present for the police. - Episode 5E5
Episode 5Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A car driver deliberately slams on his brakes so the van behind rams into him, and a criminologist is burgled by a thief, but he soon discovers he has chosen the wrong victim. - Episode 6E6
Episode 6Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A supermarket is robbed by a staff member who not only clears out the cash machine but also invites her friends round to shop for free. And wild boars escape when a farm is burgled late at night. When the thieves are caught, the police make a gruesome discovery. - Episode 7E7
Episode 7Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A ski centre is repeatedly robbed by a sweet-toothed thief, but a policeman uses his trainer prints and CCTV to catch him out. And a burglar takes too long when trying to steal from a laptop repair shop. - Episode 8E8
Episode 8Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. Two jewellers in London are victims of an armed robber, but he soon ends up a fugitive in a high-speed car chase. And three fly-tippers are caught in the act because they make rubbish mistakes. - Episode 9E9
Episode 9Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A post office is raided by two knifemen, and the owner bravely takes them on so his colleagues can escape. And a man cold-heartedly robs an elderly lady, but he soon gets his comeuppance. - Episode 10E10
Episode 10Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. An ex-copper has a charity tin nicked from his yard, so he decides to use social media to try to crack the case. And a fish and chip restaurant is raided late at night. The owners race to the scene not realising how violent the gang can be. - Episode 11E11
Episode 11Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A jewellery heist resembles a Hollywood movie scene as locals try to stop the armed robbers in their tracks. And a disabled pensioner is deceived in his own home by a supposed Good Samaritan. - Episode 12E12
Episode 12Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A family believe they are moving to a safer neighbourhood when they leave inner-city London, but then one night an unwelcome visitor proves them wrong. And a special cafe full of rescue cats is targeted by a thief, but one of the moggies tries to slow him down. - Episode 13E13
Episode 13Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. When a woman suspects her elderly aunt is being fleeced by a thief in her own home, she and her husband set up a nerve-racking stakeout. And a couple suffer at the hands of the same burglar twice in two nights - and it doesn't end there. - Episode 14E14
Episode 14Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A teenager is enjoying his first ever full-time job when an armed robber fires a gun at him point-blank, but the brave shop assistant fights back. And a rubbish dumper gets the shock of his life when he's caught doing his dirty deed. - Episode 15E15
Episode 15Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. Barman David thinks he is in for a quiet night, but then suddenly three armed men come into his club and demand to be taken to the safe. And councillor Ken loves his garden bench - but unfortunately for him, a local thief seems to love it too. - Episode 16E16
Episode 16Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A shop manager is forced into fighting off a burglar much stronger than he is. And a team of organised criminals is on a rampage, attacking more than a hundred businesses to steal safes. - Episode 17E17
Episode 17Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A pregnant shop assistant has a terrifying moment in a supermarket when she comes face to face with a ruthless gang of robbers. And a centre for adults with learning disabilities is haunted by a mysterious figure in the night. - Episode 18E18
Episode 18Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. When a teenager gets home late in the small hours of the morning, it is not her mother waiting at the door - it's a burglar. And when a family shop comes under attack from thieves the owner comes up with a cunning plan, but the crook comes up with a cunning answer... - Episode 19E19
Episode 19Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. In this episode, a sinister visitor in a school hall is up to no good, a Chinese restaurant plays host to a late-night intruder, and a mobile phone thief makes a schoolboy error that leads to his downfall. - Episode 20E20
Episode 20Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. In this episode, a brave woman who survived one of Italy's biggest earthquakes finds herself in even more danger on the streets of Manchester. And pedal-powered go karts are stolen from a popular tourist centre; can people power help get them back?