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SAS: Catching the Criminals
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.
Status
Returning Series
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
How police and enforcement teams are using military and SAS tactics to catch criminals.
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Episode 8
Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham goes undercover to stake out suspected shops selling illegal vapes to underage buyers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Top Cast
Mark Billingham
Self - Presenter
