Crimewatch Live - Season 18

Season 18
Presenters, Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley return this autumn, to help the crimefighters crack some of the UK's biggest unsolved cases.
Broadcasting live over three weeks, each new episode will feature a reconstruction appeal film, ‘Wanted Faces' and shine a light on the dedicated teams bringing criminals to justice.
From high profile murder cases, robberies to assaults, the series will focus on recent nationwide crimes as well as update viewers on crimes that have featured throughout the current series and past ones.

Episodes

Episode 1
The dramatic rescue of a woman trapped inside her car in a flooded ford. She was rescued by a team of brave officers who dragged her to safety by forming a human chain.

Episode 2
How three men were jailed after detectives smashed an international passport scam that allowed serious criminals to evade justice and cross borders undetected.

Episode 3
How rival drug gangs flooded Lincoln with cocaine, and how their online brags helped police arrest them and send them to prison for a combined total of 58 years.

Episode 4
The extraordinary crime spree that saw a trio of teens jailed for stealing mopeds at knifepoint as they were chased by police helicopter across Peterborough.

Episode 5
In a case that dominated the headlines, a look at the investigation that proved former Celebrity Big Brother winner Stephen Bear was guilty of revenge porn.

Episode 6
A chilling attack against a homeless man sets City of London detectives on a race against time to catch the culprit.

Episode 7
How an organised crime group who blew up ATMs and carried out a string of other serious offences were eventually caught and sent to jail for a combined 74 years.

Episode 8
The fast-paced investigation into how an Essex teen who plotted a terror attack against police and soldiers was caught and sentenced to six years for his menacing plans.

Episode 9
Why a red ski mask was key to tracking down a man responsible for a string of knifepoint robberies.

Episode 10
Swimming with Bob, the newfoundland therapy dog whose size and companionship supports those suffering from PTSD.

Episode 11
The inside story on the gang jailed for over 58 years for running a network of cannabis factories that were growing industrial amounts of weed.

Episode 12
How an NHS manager was sent to prison for 11 years for his part in a £600,000 fraud and bribery case.

Episode 13
How detectives tracked down a gang of armed robbers who raided shops and post offices across the Midlands.

Episode 14
The jaw-dropping, once-in-a-lifetime chase by an officer on the beat as he apprehends an armed criminal.

Episode 15
On the 25th anniversary of the murder of Lyn Bryant, we make another appeal for information on this devastating cold case.
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