
Minor incidents - huge impact. The gob-smacking stories of ordinary coppers who stumbled upon key pieces of evidence and helped take down major criminals.
Browse episodes by season for this series.
Police cases where an arrest for one crime led to a prosecution for a more serious one.

2023-01-02
Aired 2023-01-02
When a car is caught running a red light, police find themselves chasing an armed criminal. A suspicious death leads to the discovery of a deadly plot to poison a man.

2023-01-03
Aired 2023-01-03
A copper’s instinct leads to armed robbers being caught in the act, and a dangerous driver turns out to be a big-time drug dealer.

2023-01-04
Aired 2023-01-04
A stop-and-search leads to the arrest of a serial killer, a copper’s decision ends in an armed stand-off, and a road traffic collision cracks open a massive fraud case.

2023-01-05
Aired 2023-01-05
A traffic collision leads police to a cold-blooded killer. A casino gambler proves to be the key to a money-laundering scheme, and a speeding motorbike leads police to a prolific burglar.

2023-01-06
Aired 2023-01-06
A suspicious solicitor is caught arranging sham marriages, a poaching complaint brings down an international smuggler, and a dodgy number plate ends in a high-speed pursuit.

2023-01-09
Aired 2023-01-09
An everyday burglary proves to hold the solution to a series of ram-raids. A minor theft leads to a kidnapping conviction, and a consumer complaint leads to the arrest of prolific fraudsters.

2023-01-10
Aired 2023-01-10
An anonymous tip-off leads authorities to crack the UK’s biggest case of food fraud. A copper’s instinct uncovers a conspiracy to commit a massive insurance fraud, and a faulty brake light leads to police arresting two high-level drug dealers.

2023-01-11
Aired 2023-01-11
Antisocial behaviour helps solve a string of terrifying robberies, a disturbance reveals a massive haul of firearms, and a dodgy truck licence is the key to cracking a smuggling operation.

2023-01-12
Aired 2023-01-12
Two PCSOs are caught in a web of lies, a tip-off leads to police cracking a £2 million insurance scam, and a married couple rip off thousands of concertgoers.

2023-01-13
Aired 2023-01-13
A series of burglaries helps police to crack a drug-dealing conspiracy, a consumer complaint brings down a national fraud, and a jet-setting con-woman is brought to justice.
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