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Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal

2025

3 seasons

13 episodes

Documentary

A gritty factual series following the investigations of elite UK police units created to crack the toughest of cases.

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Linda Adey

Ep 1
1.Operation Inuit
05-01-202544 min
The Thames Valley Major Crime Unit investigate a tragic murder on the eve of Valentine's Day - fuelled by jealousy, anger and pride, it's a tale of love gone wrong.
Ep 2
2.Operation Zori
12-01-202544 min
A gunfight in suburban Kent leaves a victim seriously wounded and sparks a frenetic high-pressure race to hunt down the perpetrators.
Ep 3
3.Operation Earth
19-01-202544 min
An RSPCA Special Ops team investigate an international criminal puppy farming operation, and Lancashire officers prosecute an owner for animal cruelty.
Ep 4
4.Operation Harlequin
26-01-202544 min
The Serious Fraud Office go undercover to investigate a suspect holiday home company offering exclusive residences in the sun-drenched Caribbean.
Ep 5
5.Operation Checkroom
02-02-202544 min
Counter Terrorism Policing foil an extremist Islamist terror plot, and the CPS Special Crime Unit bring those responsible for a fatal crash on the M62 to justice.
Ep 6
6.Operation Napoleon
09-02-202544 min
Manchester police take down a gang of teen car thieves while the Serious Fraud Office unravels a 400-million-pound global fraud in the steel industry.

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