Crimewatch Live - Season 18

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.

Network
DatesOct 2, 2023 - Oct 20, 2023
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 18Episode 145 min

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.

Oct 2, 2023
Episode 2
Season 18Episode 245 min

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.

Oct 3, 2023
Episode 3
Season 18Episode 345 min

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.

Oct 4, 2023
Episode 4
Season 18Episode 445 min

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.

Oct 5, 2023
Episode 5
Season 18Episode 545 min

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.

Oct 6, 2023
Episode 6
Season 18Episode 645 min

Episode 6

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

Oct 9, 2023
Episode 7
Season 18Episode 745 min

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.

Oct 10, 2023
Episode 8
Season 18Episode 845 min

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.

Oct 11, 2023
Episode 9
Season 18Episode 945 min

Episode 9

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

Oct 12, 2023
Episode 10
Season 18Episode 1045 min

Episode 10

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

Oct 13, 2023
Episode 11
Season 18Episode 1145 min

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.

Oct 16, 2023
Episode 12
Season 18Episode 1245 min

Episode 12

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

Oct 17, 2023
Episode 13
Season 18Episode 1345 min

Episode 13

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

Oct 18, 2023
Episode 14
Season 18Episode 1445 min

Episode 14

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

Oct 19, 2023
Episode 15
Season 18Episode 1545 min

Episode 15

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

Oct 20, 2023

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