Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal

A gritty factual series following the investigations of elite UK police units created to crack the toughest of cases.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Operation Inuit

Air Date: 2025-01-05

The Thames Valley Major Crime Unit investigate a tragic murder on the eve of Valentine's Day - fuelled by jealousy, anger and pride, it's a tale of love gone wrong.

2. Operation Zori

Air Date: 2025-01-12

A gunfight in suburban Kent leaves a victim seriously wounded and sparks a frenetic high-pressure race to hunt down the perpetrators.

3. Operation Earth

Air Date: 2025-01-19

An RSPCA Special Ops team investigate an international criminal puppy farming operation, and Lancashire officers prosecute an owner for animal cruelty.

4. Operation Harlequin

Air Date: 2025-01-26

The Serious Fraud Office go undercover to investigate a suspect holiday home company offering exclusive residences in the sun-drenched Caribbean.

5. Operation Checkroom

Air Date: 2025-02-02

Counter Terrorism Policing foil an extremist Islamist terror plot, and the CPS Special Crime Unit bring those responsible for a fatal crash on the M62 to justice.

6. Operation Napoleon

Air Date: 2025-02-09

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.

1. Operation Mantle

Air Date: 2025-04-13

The suspicious demise of a woman at the cult-like Wiltshire retreat of a self-proclaimed 'healer' sparks a global investigation and a link to a death in Australia.

2. Operation Ghoul

Air Date: 2025-04-20

A routine visit by the RSPCA to a house in Chigwell in Essex uncovers an underground UK dog fighting gang operating on a global scale.

3. Operation Safeguard

Air Date: 2025-04-27

A nationwide investigation begins when Dorset Police uncover an international gang posing as couriers to scam vulnerable pensioners out of thousands of pounds.

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Rating

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Release Date

2025-01-05

Episodes

6 (2 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Production Companies

U&Originals (GB)

Red Sauce Productions