• 2018
  • 45m
Defenders UK

Summary Observational documentary series following the work of dedicated enforcement officers across the UK as they crack down on crooks and con men. View more details

  • 2018
  • 45m

Defenders UK

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Harry Hepple

All cast & crew

5.7

Details

Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Nov 25, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : British Broadcasting Corporation

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Tomos TV

Summary Observational documentary series following the work of dedicated enforcement officers across the UK as they crack down on crooks and con men. View more details

Details

Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Nov 25, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : British Broadcasting Corporation

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Tomos TV

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Defenders UK (2018)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 25, 2018
Episode #1.1
The team trace a taxi driver who viciously attacked one of his passengers. They investigate a foul smell coming from a butcher's shop. They get justice for a grieving mother whose daughter died after taking slimming pills bought online.
Episode 2 • Nov 26, 2018
Episode #1.2
The team target a company that designed a cot that nearly cost a baby its life. Track down traders selling illegal skin whitening cream. Tackle a water company polluting a river.
Episode 3 • Nov 27, 2018
Episode #1.3
The team pursue the people responsible for a horrific crash involving a tipper truck that killed four people. They also raid the luxury home of an illegal money lender.
Episode 4 • Nov 28, 2018
Episode #1.4
The team investigate a huge gas escape in a residential street as homes are evacuated and a gas worker is trapped below ground. And they're on the trail of fly-tippers blighting one of the most picturesque parts of the UK.
Episode 5 • Nov 29, 2018
Episode #1.5
The team crack down on restaurants putting customers lives at risk and put the brakes on a fake website fleecing motorists out of millions of pounds.
Episode 6 • Dec 02, 2018
Episode #1.6
A factory fire raging out of control is investigated. A tipper truck driver is caught on camera dumping industrial waste in the street. A warehouse is discovered crammed full of fake goods.
Episode 7 • Dec 03, 2018
Episode #1.7
The team investigate the death of a car wash worker living in appalling conditions. They go undercover to catch a dealer in counterfeit medicines. Two company directors must compensate their customers.
Episode 8 • Dec 04, 2018
Episode #1.8
The defenders investigate the tragic death of a Red Arrows pilot, smash a puppy-smuggling operation and fine a supermarket chain 8 million pounds after a massive leak at one of its petrol stations.
Episode 9 • Dec 05, 2018
Episode #1.9
The defenders crack down on landlords putting tenants' lives at risk. A shocking video shows the damage caused by a fire in a block of flats. Defenders are on the trail of a serial con man.
Episode 10 • Dec 06, 2018
Episode #1.10
The defenders investigate the death of a 7-year-old-girl when a bouncy castle blows away. They enlist the help of Wayne Rooney in tracking down a couple profiting from fake football memorabilia.
Episode 11 • Dec 09, 2018
Episode #1.11
The defenders investigate an explosion which kills two brothers. A young girl is attacked by her neighbour's dogs. A victim of a crash for cash scam is determined not to let fraudsters get away with it.
Episode 12 • Dec 10, 2018
Episode #1.12
The defenders crackdown on dealers selling dangerous bodybuilding drugs online, are on the trail of travel agents conning families out of thousands of pounds and take action against a golf club preparing food in filthy conditions.
Episode 13 • Dec 11, 2018
Episode #1.13
Four people lose their lives when a lorry driver using his mobile phone ploughs into them. The defenders crack down on rogue airport car parking companies ripping off holidaymakers.
Episode 14 • Dec 12, 2018
Episode #1.14
The defenders tackle a waste removal boss illegally dumping tons of rubbish in the Devon countryside then setting fire to it. They also crack down on a puppy farming gang.
Episode 15 • Dec 13, 2018
Episode #1.15
The defenders crack down on shops illegally selling knives to under 18s. Actress Brooke Kinsella talks about her younger brother Ben who died after being stabbed eleven times.
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