24 Hours in Police Custody

Crime | Drama

Station:
Channel 4 (GB)

Status:
Running

Start:
2014-09-29

Rating:
10/10 from 2 users

Bedfordshire Police allowed more than 80 cameras to follow their work for this landmark documentary series from the makers of 24 Hours in A&E.

24 Hours in Police Custody Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'A Family Vendetta (Part 1)' (Season 14 Episode 3) and airs on 08 Dec 2025 15:00 (CDT).

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List of episodes

S13E5 - Lost Boys

The inside story of the investigation into the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy. A mum calls Bedfordshire 999 reporting that her 15-year-old son has gone missing, again. DC Lee Primonato from the dedicated Guns & Gangs unit immediately suspects that yet another child has been drawn into serious drug dealing and that the boy will, eventually, be found in a drug den. Recruiting children to hold a phone where drugs are ordered by customers has become an essential part of gangs' business model; because it makes it harder for the police. Cameras follow detectives as they make a breakthrough. Every twist and turn of the investigation is on camera as a raid is planned on a property where the police hope to find the controller of the drug line but the detectives are in for an unpleasant surprise.

Air Date: 13 Jul 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S14E1 - Murder Is No Game (Part 1)

Following the investigation into one of the biggest murder inquiries ever conducted by the Bedfordshire Police. . On Friday 13 September 2024, police receive a 999 call from a block of flats after gunshots are heard. Bedfordshire Police immediately scramble all available resources to the scene. It's clear that the shots have killed some of the occupants.

Air Date: 05 Oct 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S14E2 - Murder Is No Game (Part 2)

Detectives from the Major Crime Unit have a suspect in custody but they're shocked when what their investigation reveals is even more devastating and important than their worst fears. Forensic analysis of his life online demonstrates that he craved notoriety by becoming the most deadly mass school shooter in history, and that he had based his plans on what he had found online about other school shooters.

Air Date: 06 Oct 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S14E3 - A Family Vendetta (Part 1)

Documentary series that captures real-life drama at its most intense, following the work of Bedfordshire Police around the clock as they investigate major crimes.

Air Date: 08 Dec 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S14E4 - A Family Vendetta (Part 2)

The second in a two-part special of the factual documentary following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes.

Air Date: 09 Dec 2025 15:00 (CDT)