Caught Red Handed UK

Series 8

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.

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20 Episodes

  • Episode 1
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    Episode 1Dominic Littlewood returns to reveal more of the innovative methods that police officers and members of the public are using to catch criminals in the act. A neighbourly dispute gets out of hand, a shop worker fears for his life when two violent men burst in, and a thief goes into a pet shop and steals a puppy.
  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2Two burglars break into a house but get more than they bargain for. A man steals a computer tablet but gets rumbled by a pawnbroker, and a robber suffers a wardrobe malfunction.
  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3A series of robberies in Bradford spread fear through the city. Meanwhile, a shopkeeper fights back when an armed gunman enters his store.
  • Episode 4
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    Episode 4How a pair of fake registration plates on a getaway car helped a detective to solve a series of robberies. Plus, footage of a supermarket cashier standing up to armed robbers.
  • Episode 5
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    Episode 5Dominic Littlewood reveals how the police and the public are using CCTV evidence and technology to catch criminals in the act. Here, a shop owner, recently burgled, is convinced she knows the thief's identity - but now she has to prove it. Plus, RSPCA investigators are called upon to assist when pet rabbits are seen being thrown into a hedge.
  • Episode 6
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    Episode 6Today, two shop owners are subjected to a torrent of racist abuse by drunken men, and a pub landlord’s son rushes into the premises when the burglar alarm goes off – without realising that the intruder is still on the premises.
  • Episode 7
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    Episode 7Today, a student is walking to work when he sees a thief trying to escape with his spoils. The student steps in - quite literally. And a crook makes a laughable attempt to cram a huge flat-screen telly into a small car.
  • Episode 8
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    Episode 8When money mysteriously goes missing from a performing arts school, staff and pupils start to suspect each other. And a TV journalist investigates a crime story very close to home when he suspects a carer is stealing from his own mother.
  • Episode 9
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    Episode 9Today, a thief follows an elderly man into his house and steals his wallet, but a pair of local garage mechanics save the day. And a blind man can’t see an intruder sneaking over his garden wall, but the CCTV cameras can.
  • Episode 10
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    Episode 10Today, a burglar raids a jewellers, but finds he’s taken on a whole posse of local crime-busting shopkeepers. And a thief smashes his way into a café and steals the staff’s tips jar, but a rather distinctive pair of trousers means his number’s up.
  • Episode 11
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    Episode 11A blind busker is robbed of his day's takings, a hotel receptionist puts an armed robber in his place, and a helpful neighbour gives police a live commentary on a break-in.
  • Episode 12
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    Episode 12A medical student turns detective to track down the driver who has left him for dead in a hit and run. Also a sweet-toothed burglar is tempted by a slab of fudge. And a wildlife camera catches some unusual nocturnal activity – burglars!
  • Episode 13
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    Episode 13A window cleaner is in the frame when money goes missing from an elderly woman with dementia. Also, a bleary eyed burglar falls asleep at the scene of his crime, and a pub landlord catches a rogue traffic warden pocketing his valid parking ticket.
  • Episode 14
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    Episode 14A retiree is duped on his own doorstep by a master scammer. Also, a shopkeeper grapples a gun from the hands of an armed robber. And a fraudster slips up when he tries to claim compensation after a fall.
  • Episode 15
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    Episode 15A taxi driver is held at knifepoint and an elderly woman is carjacked by the same man, but a tenacious detective is on his trail. And a young man supporting the hospice where his mum spent her last days is horrified when a thief steals one of their charity tins.
  • Episode 16
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    Episode 16A jeweller refuses to budge even though he's looking down the barrel of a gun, a break-in at a theatre means the opening night is in jeopardy, and a pair of pet pilferers steal a tortoise from a zoo.
  • Episode 17
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    Episode 17Detectives follow a trail of blood that leads to an elusive thief, and fraudsters con their victims out of thousands in a home improvement scam.
  • Episode 18
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    Episode 18A PCSO takes down a prolific thief after a dramatic bicycle pursuit, and a detective in Wales ends the 15-year crime campaign of two old school burglars.
  • Episode 19
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    Episode 19A mum fears for her life as two men armed with an axe make their way towards her room, and a burglar suffers a sartorial slip-up when his clothes are recognised by police.
  • Episode 20
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    Episode 20Determined sisters set up a camera to uncover who is stealing from their Gran, burglars leave clues amidst the chaos caused when they ransack a jewellers, and a trio of fly-tippers dump themselves right in it.

 

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