Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal
2025– · U&Dave · 60 min · 3 seasons
S03E04 · Operation Swip
Mon, 3 Nov, 6:00 am
City of London Police begin a dangerous high-speed chase when the UK's most notorious phone snatcher races into the Square Mile on an illegal electric bike.
About
Gritty factual series revealing the work of elite police forces across the UK.
Formerly titled Special Ops: Crime Squad UK, this behind-the-scenes docu-series follows the investigative work of a variety of specialist units within UK police forces created to crack the toughest of cases. From cyber heists, romance fraud and people trafficking to drugs rings and murder.
The series boasts unique access to the highest-level detective techniques used to tackle crimes where ordinary policing has failed to make progress. This gritty but intelligent series reveals the workings of police operative units made up of the most elite detectives in the country.
Filming with numerous task forces across the country, Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal reveals the real, lived experience of the police officers involved, through exclusive interviews, archive, CCTV and body cam footage.
Episodes
- E01
Operation Renaissance
Mon, 13 Oct· 60 minArson leads to a gunfight as Merseyside Police respond to a pair of attacks on the Wirral that lead to a gang member being hunted.
- E02
Operation Chatham
Mon, 20 Oct· 60 minFootballer Raheem Sterling is one of a string of multi-millionaires targeted by a highly-organised burglary gang being pursued by Surrey police.
- E03
Operation Jet Stream
Mon, 27 Oct· 60 minWhen a woman reports being held against her will, Thames Valley Police suspect modern-day slavery and are shocked by the identity of the main suspect.
- E04
Operation Swip
Mon, 3 Nov· 60 minCity of London Police begin a dangerous high-speed chase when the UK's most notorious phone snatcher races into the Square Mile on an illegal electric bike.