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  • 2006-08-22T23:00:00Z on Five
  • 1h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre sets up different types of sting operations with the police to catch criminals whether those who never turned up for court hearings, or those involved in criminal operations.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2006-08-22T23:00:00Z

5x01 Car thieves / Disabled Parking / Yobs

Season Premiere

5x01 Car thieves / Disabled Parking / Yobs

  • 2006-08-22T23:00:00Z1h

Donal MacIntyre sets up a parked car to catch out those who break in to it. Keith Wilson reports on those who park invalidly in disabled bays, and Kate McIntyre talks with a car repairman who has stood up to yobs.

Donal MacIntyre, Keith Wilson and Kate McIntyre confront uninsured and bad drivers, litter louts in Liverpool and fly-tippers in Wakefield, and, school run mothers who park their often large cars inconsiderately.

Donal MacIntyre assists West Yorkshire police set up a sting to net an assortment of criminals who are on the run - with the lure of a possible large inheritance. Also looks at he dangers faced by paramedics, and identity fraud.

Donal MacIntyre goes after dealers in stolen goods, and Keith Wilson shows how criminals can easily use carboot sales as a means of selling on stolen goods.

Donal MacIntyre investigates and exposes distributors and sellers of fake designer clothes and items in Manchester; Kate McIntyre exposes unlicensed taxi drivers in Leeds, with Keith Wilson posing as a bogus taxi.

5x06 Safe as houses / Tracking Devices

  • 2006-09-26T23:00:00Z1h

Donal and the team rig a remote house with 15 covert cameras and lie in wait for a thief who plans to break in to steal the keys to a rare Aston Martin parked on the drive. In a television first, the documentary sees Donal and his undercover team hide in the garage as a burglar cases out the house and makes his move - before Donal, dressed as 007, nabs him.

Macintyre also puts a tracker device in a lap top which is stolen by another thief. Keith Wilson similarly puts a tracker on a bike, and Kate McIntyre looks at some of the latest technology used by the police.

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