
SAS: Catching the Criminals
2024•28m•5.5/10
Documentary
Ratings
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5.5/10(2)
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.
Production
Double Act Productions
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
September 9, 2024
Last Aired
September 27, 2024
Networks
BBC One
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2024-09-09
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.

E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2024-09-10
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.

E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2024-09-11
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.

E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2024-09-12
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.

E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2024-09-13
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.

E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2024-09-16
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.

E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2024-09-17
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.

E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2024-09-18
Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham goes undercover to stake out suspected shops selling illegal vapes to underage buyers.

E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2024-09-19
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.

E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2024-09-20
Greater Manchester Police make multiple raids on suspected organised crime gangs. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham joins the teams searching for ill-gotten gains.

E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2024-09-23
Shoplifting gangs are on the rise. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham and Cheshire Police use facial recognition powered by AI to catch suspected shoplifters.

E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2024-09-24
Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham, Trading Standards and the police hunt down suspected rogue traders who are breaking the law and ripping off customers.

E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2024-09-25
North Yorkshire Police crack down on drug dealing. Ex-SAS leader Billy Billingham and the police raid, search and take down suspected offenders.

E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2024-09-26
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.

E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2024-09-27
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.























