SAS: Catching the Criminals(2024)

5.5

1 Seasons

Documentary

Overview

Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham takes viewers on an immersive journey that looks at how police and enforcement teams are increasingly using military and SAS tactics to catch criminals.

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Ep 1

Episode 1

What does it take to bring an organised crime gang to justice? Billy Billingham joins Greater Manchester Police to take down a suspected drug kingpin.

09/09/202428 min

Ep 2

Episode 2

State-of-the-art pursuit vehicles are being used to crack down on road crime. Billy Billingham rides with Northampton’s Elite Road Policing Unit to intercept a suspected car theft gang.

10/09/202428 min

Ep 3

Episode 3

Sniffer dogs are the most powerful weapon against illegal tobacco. Billy Billingham goes on the hunt for secret hides with the help of our four-legged friends.

11/09/202428 min

Ep 4

Episode 4

Luxury fashion counterfeiters are operating from secret locations around the UK. Billy Billingham and the UK’s national fraud team swoop on a suspected secret shop.

12/09/202428 min

Ep 5

Episode 5

The NCA are Britain’s elite enforcement agency going after large-scale crime. Billy Billingham tags along for raids on homes of suspected people smugglers.

13/09/202428 min

Ep 6

Episode 6

Just like in the military, the police also use detection dogs. Billy Billingham and Trading Standards are on the hunt for illegal stashes of fake tobacco.

16/09/202428 min

Ep 7

Episode 7

Gangs are now using high-tech devices to steal keyless cars. Cheshire Police have surveillance on a suspected gang and take them down with the help of Billy Billingham.

17/09/202428 min

Ep 8

Episode 8

Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham goes undercover to stake out suspected shops selling illegal vapes to underage buyers.

18/09/202428 min

Ep 9

Episode 9

Home-grown cannabis is now being farmed in the UK. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham and Staffordshire Police raid multiple secret cannabis labs in the midlands.

19/09/202428 min

Ep 10

Episode 10

Greater Manchester Police make multiple raids on suspected organised crime gangs. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham joins the teams searching for ill-gotten gains.

20/09/202428 min

Ep 11

Episode 11

Shoplifting gangs are on the rise. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham and Cheshire Police use facial recognition powered by AI to catch suspected shoplifters.

23/09/202428 min

Ep 12

Episode 12

Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham, Trading Standards and the police hunt down suspected rogue traders who are breaking the law and ripping off customers.

24/09/202428 min

Ep 13

Episode 13

North Yorkshire Police crack down on drug dealing. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham and the police raid, search and take down suspected offenders.

25/09/202428 min

Ep 14

Episode 14

What does it take to bring an organised crime gang to justice? Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham joins Greater Manchester Police to take down a suspected drug kingpin.

26/09/202428 min

Ep 15

Episode 15

Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham is out on the beat with Cleveland Police, going after violent criminals, thieves and antisocial behaviour in the local community.

27/09/202428 min