Crimewatch Caught
Crimewatch Caught is a TV show on BBC1. From the team behind Crimewatch, dramatic and heartbreaking stories of how detectives have solved their most complex cases. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 25 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Crimewatch Caught
The devastating investigation into how 39 Vietnamese immigrants died in the back of a lorry in Essex.
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A gang illegally digging up roads to divert electricity to power dozens of cannabis farms is caught, and a shoddy builder takes £35,000 from an unwitting victim.
When police arrive at a fatal collision, they must establish whether it was an accident or deadly driving. And officers in Durham deal with the tragic aftermath of a drunk driver.
March 2026
The search for a vulnerable young woman unravels a tragic case of neglect and murder. And police investigating the murder of a popular teen find the key suspects very close to home.
The Flying Squad hunt for a brazen gang stealing jewellery and cash across the UK. And a daring heist of valuable rare books sets police off on an international manhunt.
A criminal gang making millions selling fake cigarettes are caught hiding their stash in secret drawers. And the drugs courier busted with £200,000 he claimed he had won on the slots.
How the senseless murder of a pensioner was finally solved thanks to DNA preserved in her clutched hand. And a sister's fight for justice in the UK's oldest case of double jeopardy.
How the online brags of a drugs gang exploiting teenagers led to their downfall. And when a brave victim reports historic sex abuse, a determined detective fights for justice.
Police are staggered by a thief with many disguises who goes on to confess far more than they could imagine. And how the net closed in on a gang stealing sentimental jewellery.
How CCTV of a change of tracksuit unlocked the truth about the senseless murder of a loved son. And South Wales Police disrupt a huge drugs gang.
July 2025
How a blackmailer using the dark web from his home in Mold was finally caught. Also, police track down a gang stealing from homes in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot.
The shocking case of healthcare workers drugging patients and then bragging about it. And the high-speed foot chase that caught the man responsible for a spate of random stabbings.
Police in Fife are on a cat-and-mouse chase to catch a dangerous criminal operating with military precision.
After a phone is discovered at the scene of a car crash in Cardiff, police unravel a huge drugs conspiracy. Also, how a cold-hearted killer in Wrexham was caught.
How a specialised unit uncovered the biggest prison smuggling conspiracy in UK history. Also, a race against time to find who stabbed a homeless man on the streets of London.
How a determined police force took down the gang selling industrial amounts of cocaine and laundering their profits through multiple cryptocurrency accounts.
The detective who caught a romance fraudster who stole nearly £250K from victims while posing as a wealthy property developer. Also, a rooftop chase to arrest a courier fraud gang.
Police dismantle an organised crime group using trafficked women in brothels across Glasgow. Plus a look into the Crimewatch archives to see how police caught the murderer of Suzanne Pilley.
How the National Crime Agency bust an international network smuggling people in and out of the UK. And a Europe-wide chase to arrest a gang of thieves.
The alarm is raised over a death in Neath. Police investigate if the woman died accidentally or if this is a murder. In another case, in Pembrokeshire, how a serial killer was finally caught.