Episode 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2015
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2015
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2015
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2015
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2015
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2015
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2015
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2015
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2015
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2015
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2015
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team use GPS technology to trace a criminal who steals a tablet computer. A pub landlord in Bristol tracks the criminals who try to steal his caravan and a young woman turns detective to find her stolen phone.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team uses GPS technology to follow a criminal who steals a camera and passes it to an accomplice. Casualty actor Tom Chambers's much-loved motorbike is stolen, but will tracking technology help find it? And in the market town of Ludlow, a thief leaves a very distinctive footprint.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team uses GPS technology to track a gang who have stolen a bike and confront one of them to see if he will own up. The Metropolitan Police's Super Recogniser squad use their special skills to track down a prolific shoplifter. In Coventry, one woman and her son are left traumatised when their car is stolen in a violent carjacking, but the criminals are traced by the police through footage from a camera hidden in the car.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team uses GPS technology to follow a criminal who breaks into a car in broad daylight to steal a laptop computer. The National Police Air Service get help tracking down some crooks from school children, and one man is shocked to find out that his motorbike has been built by criminals using stolen parts.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team uses GPS technology to follow people stealing from outside charity shops. There's a race across Europe to track down a stolen telehandler, and in Reading the police are surprised to find that the man who has broken into a stranger's home could be placed at the crime scene by his own electronic tag.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team use GPS technology to follow a criminal who steals a computer from a table outside a cafe, but are they in danger as they are drawn into the back alleys of London's Soho? In Newcastle, two colleagues track down their stolen bags and confront the thief thanks to a phone app. While in London, a man gets his high-powered motorbike back thanks to tracking technology.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team use GPS technology to follow criminals as they snatch a purse from a young woman outside a cafe and track them to east London. In Harlow in Essex, a little girl is left devastated when her puppy is stolen, but through enlisting the help of strangers on social media, she manages to track her down.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team use GPS technology to follow a man who steals a tablet computer, and they track him over a thousand miles to Warsaw and back, eventually catching up with him at a London airport. In Bath, a man gets his much-loved Land Rover returned after a police chase that took them to the Welsh border. And a traffic management company are glad that they fitted trackers to their vans when one of them gets stolen.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team use GPS technology to follow two crooks who steal a woman's bag, tracking them through busy London streets. Technology is used to help the police catch and convict criminals who steal from shops in Malvern, and in Swindon, a police dog tracks a crook who was responsible for a series of break-ins.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2016
Factual series discovering what becomes of everyday possessions like bicycles and laptops when they are stolen. The undercover thief tracker team spent months following criminals as they stole bikes, laptops, purses and cameras, tracing them through the use of GPS technology. This programme, the last of the series, goes back and shows just how brazen the thieves can be, and how they make their escape.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2017
The thief trackers are on the trail of a laptop stolen from a car in broad daylight. They also hear how a minicab driver is hot on the heels of a phone snatcher, creating his own ingenious roadblock. Finally, the programme learns how social media helped a seaside community track down a heartless charity thief.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017
The thief trackers highlight how quickly valuables can be stolen if someone takes their eye off them. They also hear how a tracker on the trail of stolen power tools found himself pursued by the crooks and how a biker got more than he bargained for when tracking down his stolen motorbike.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2017
The team are on the trail of a bicycle thief and discover they are not the only victims of bike crime. They also hear how, using the latest tracking technology, one man is on the case of moped snatchers. Plus how trackers went in hot pursuit of van thieves and uncovered a hoard of stolen goods.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 7, 2017
The thief trackers highlight the dangers of bogus-caller crime, finding out how easy it is to con your way into someone's home and steal from them. They also hear how a biker helped track down motorbike thieves caught on camera and how boat engine burglars were caught red-handed thanks to tracking technology.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2017
The team are on the trail of a stolen tablet, tracking it across Europe. They also find out about building site burglars who made off with thousands of pounds worth of heavy plant machinery unaware their every move was being tracked, and they hear how a community came together to track down a cruel bag snatcher.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2017
The thief trackers highlight a growing trend in moped theft, showing one young biker how he might become a victim of crime. They also hear about one woman's tenacity in tracing her stolen home on wheels and how a determined dog owner went on the trail of his stolen pup.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2017
The thief trackers are on the trail of a purse snatcher, following his every move through the city streets. They also hear how a dad turned detective to track down a gang of bicycle thieves and about one man's mission to recover an explosive relic from the Second World War.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2017
The thief trackers show what can happen if valuables are left on display in a car. They also hear how an eagle-eyed customer tracked down a bike thief and how a burglary turned into a dog napping as a pet was used in an illicit puppy trade.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Sep 14, 2017
The thief trackers are hot on the heels of a purse snatcher, pursuing him through the back streets as he makes his escape. They also hear how a victim of bicycle theft got a nasty surprise when tracking down her stolen bike. Plus how callous crooks were caught on CCTV after stealing one man's most treasured possession.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2017
The programme looks back at some of the most shocking moments from the series, with thieves caught on camera and a focus on bicycle theft, giving a wake-up call to people with a casual attitude to security.