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 27 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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1:05:0024 Hours in Police Custody
Cambridgeshire 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.
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The 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
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1:00:00The 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)
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. (S5 Ep1)
Series 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 5 1:00:00
1:00:00The 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)
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.
1:05:00The Search for Justice: In Luton, a man is shot in the chest by a stranger. The same suspect threatens a woman. A frantic manhunt is launched to catch the gunman before he strikes again.
Series 5 1:05:00
1:05:00Burying Horror: The investigation into one of the country's worst serial paedophiles takes detectives to even darker places when several large bones are found in the offender's old garden.
Series 4 1:00:00
1:00:00The Secret Network: After a Luton shotgun attack, police track a suspected drugs and arms dealer using EncroChat, the hacked WhatsApp for criminals. But has their main suspect already fled?
Series 3 1:35:00
1:35:00...The Predator: A hook-up via a gay dating app leads to an accusation of rape. Bedfordshire Police investigate. But cases of male rape are notoriously difficult to prosecute.
Series 4 1:15:00
1:15:00The Norfolk Narco Cartel: The inside track on a major covert operation against a Mexican drugs cartel who the police think are importing large quantities of methyl-amphetamine into Norfolk.
1:05:00...Breakout: As dozens of detainees escape from Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre, cameras go deep inside the high-octane manhunt. But was the breakout random or planned by outsiders?
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00A Family Vendetta: Two men are dead after a child-custody dispute turned very nasty. The police have a prime suspect. But did the killer act alone or as part of a wider conspiracy? (Ep2/2)
1:05:00A Family Vendetta: A 32-year-old man and his 57-year-old dad have been shot dead in their Cambridgeshire homes. What turned a family child-custody dispute into a double execution? (Ep1/2)
Series 4 1:05:00
1:05:00...Living the High Life: In the small towns and villages of Bedfordshire, police investigate a surge in drug use where a major fraud is linked to a local gang exploiting vulnerable youths.