Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal

Special Ops: To Catch a Criminal (2025- )

RunningDocumentary showCrime

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.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday

Last Episode

Operation Napoleon
Season 1Episode 660 min

Operation Napoleon

Manchester police take down a gang of teen car thieves while the Serious Fraud Office unravels a 400-million-pound global fraud in the steel industry.

Jan 5, 2025

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E06Operation NapoleonJan 5, 2025
S01E05Operation CheckroomJan 5, 2025
S01E04Operation HarlequinJan 5, 2025
S01E03Operation EarthJan 5, 2025
S01E02Operation ZoriJan 5, 2025
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