Caught Red Handed

Dominic Littlewood returns with the programmes that reveals how the police and the public are using CCTV evidence and technology to catch criminals in the act. A specialist crime squad stop a mugger on a moped in his tracks, intruders prowl the tiny streets of a model village in the dead of night, and insurance cheats are brought to justice when their fake falls are exposed.

A woman is dragged to the ground in a doorstep robbery, launderette owners use wanted posters to catch thieves, and criminals drive their own cars into the hands of the police.

A ruthless gang are caught attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. Plus, a look at some of the terrible disguises criminals have used to try and hide their identities.

A woman is shocked to find out her new best friend is a fraud, an airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable and clumsy crooks crash through the ceiling of a restaurant.

Dominic Littlewood reports on how a detective's extraordinary ability to read body language brought a pair of international crooks to justice. Plus, the burglar who tried to batter his way into a chip shop and how inebriated night clubbers got a big shock when they took a short cut home.

A trap is set to demolish a pair of bogus builders, an electric bike thief regrets leaving his own bike behind at the scene of his crime, and a boozed-up burglar breaks in but is too befuddled to break out.

Detectives trail a burglar who is amongst the 'most callous they have ever encountered', and a trusted employee runs out of luck when she is caught stealing scratch cards.

A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There's double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's drive, and fly tippers leave clues amongst the rubbish dumped at a beauty spot.

It's journey's end for a pair of jokers who think it's a jape to take a bus for a joyride. There is a battle of wills when a bartender confronts a man stealing her tips, and a dog walker's cruel actions spark outrage from animal lovers.

Who has been stealing from an elderly woman - her carers or her kin? A gang of international bag thieves are brought down to earth by the Aviation Crime Squad, and a beer barrel gets the better of a thirsty thief.

A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker, capturing vital evidence. We discover the truth behind the ghostly disappearance of items from a locked house, and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner.

A callous pair of thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need, and locals bring back the village stocks when thieves steal from a roadside stall.

A thief riding a motorbike is brought down by a copper on two feet, and a car thief is scared witless when he comes face to face with the vehicle's owner.

A copper's intuition stops an escaped convict in his tracks, a jeweller is robbed as his wife watches on her phone, and a family are shocked when a stranger suddenly appears in their house.

A bizarre burglar commits many crimes in many disguises, a fuel thief flees with the petrol station owner clinging onto his car, and fly tippers get a punishment befitting their crime.

A punchy pensioner's reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes makes some light-footed thieves feel like dancing.

The famous Flying Squad chase old-school crooks known as ‘the manhole men'. An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon, and a man is pink with embarrassment when his theft of a fake flamingo goes public.

A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash, a reptile rescue centre falls victim to a slippery creature of the two-legged variety, and criminally clumsy crooks come a cropper.

A ruthless criminal gang go on the rampage, with both police and the public under attack. A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape, and cars go up in flames when an innocent man becomes the victim of arson.

Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.