24 Hours in Police Custody
24 Hours in Police Custody is a documentary on Channel 4. The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 30 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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1:15:0024 Hours in Police Custody
The Ambush (Part 1/2): A 17-year-old boy is found on a roadside with catastrophic head injuries. His twin says he was meeting a girl. But was it a trap in a violent drug war?
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1:00:00The Ambush (Part 2/2): A 17-year-old is in a coma after a serious assault. Officers believe the brutal crime is part of a territorial dispute between drug gangs. But can they prove it?
Series 5
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1:05:00The Butcher of Suburbia: The suspect admits to the murder of a 74-year-old woman. But a deeply disturbing tale that shocks experienced detectives has only just begun. (Ep2/2)
1:05:00The Butcher of Suburbia: The landmark series brings us the gripping inside story of the murder of a 74-year-old woman - and the killer's macabre efforts to conceal her death. (Ep1/2)
1:00:00Concluding part of the special following one of Bedfordshire Police's biggest ever murder investigations. A suspect's in custody. Detectives are shocked by what their investigation reveals.
1:30:00First episode of a two-part special following one of Bedfordshire Police's biggest ever murder investigations. As detectives investigate, the case grows darker and more dangerous...
1:05:00Nightclub Predator: The inside story of the investigation of a serial rapist concludes. As evidence of more victims emerges, can police stop the suspect getting out on bail? (Ep2/2)
1:05:00Nightclub Predator: A young woman's distressing 999 starts a rape investigation, revealing a dangerous suspect and a house filled with film records of multiple crimes. (Ep1/2)
Series 3 1:30:00
1:30:00...Home County Cartel: The covert police unit tracking smugglers bringing huge quantities of drugs into the UK closes in on the ringleaders in a nerve-shredding conclusion. (Ep2/2)
1:05:00...Home County Cartel: In a two-part special, a covert police unit track a smuggling operation bringing huge quantities of drugs into the UK. Can they catch the ringleader? (Ep1/2)
Series 2 1:05:00
1:05:00A Moment of Madness: A blood-soaked man walks out of a hotel lift holding a fire extinguisher, shouting that he's killed someone. Detectives try to work out what's happened.
Series 6 1:05:00
1:05:00Detectives investigate the sudden death of a 48-year-old woman in Cambridgeshire, and the hunt for clues takes the investigation right across Europe.
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00Cambridgeshire Police have a big problem: a murder hunt without a body. A complex search for clues takes them into the woods and across Europe, via a mysterious Facebook post.
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00The Cold Case Murder: Forensics get a partial DNA match to a previous suspect, and officers bring him in for questioning. After 13 years of denial will he finally confess? (Ep2)
Series 4 1:00:00
The Cold Case Murder: The case of the brutal murder of 86-year-old Una Crown in 2013 is re-opened. Police think they know the killer but will the science back them up? (Ep1)
1:00:00Series 6 1:00:00
1:00:00With unprecedented access to an investigation into an allegation of police corruption, detectives from the Major Crime Unit track down, arrest and then charge a fellow officer. (S6 Ep1)
Series 4 1:05:00
1:05:00The Murder of Rikki Neave: A dedicated police team start a fresh investigation into Neave's murder, sparking a cat-and-mouse game between detectives and a suspect on the run. (Ep2/2)
1:00:00The Murder of Rikki Neave: A true crime cold case special revisits the brutal, unsolved murder of a six-year-old in 1994. Will a compelling new lead finally reveal the killer? (Ep1/2)
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00The Horror House (Part 2/2): Will the victims of alleged historic child sex abuse finally get justice? Or will the suspect walk free, like he did before?
1:05:00The Horror House (Part 1/2): A lone detective is on the trail of a Luton man who sexually abused scores of young people, in what becomes a complex, disturbing pursuit.