Name: Shoplifters: Catch Me If You Can
Released: 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: David Threlfall

Available on Channel 5

Shoplifters strike 200 times every hour in Britain, stealing £2.2 billion. With the police crippled by budget cuts, retailers are fighting back. A look on the frontline with those who are putting their lives on the line to catch criminals.

Documentary · 2020 · 56 min

Starring David Threlfall

Director James Hilton , Ben Cotton

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Security guard Paul takes a call about a group of women who have been seen on CCTV taking items from a high street store. When they are approached the guards spot suspicious bulges under their full-length skirts.

41 min · 13 Jul 2020
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Lewis gets a call that there is a suspect raising every red flag in a department store. Teammate Rob takes up a vantage point ready to make his move. Meanwhile, a customer in a major store thinks she has seen a man stealing a large quantity of meat.

42 min · 20 Jul 2020
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

At West Orchard's shopping centre in Coventry, the specialist security team are helping to combat a nationwide epidemic of shoplifting. The team get a tip off from Birmingham that an organised criminal gang is heading their way.

42 min · 27 Jul 2020
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

At West Orchards, the team uncover a suspect with a large quantity of high value fragrances that he has not paid for. Add to this the fact the man is over 200 miles from home and the guards suspect he is part of a larger organised crime operation.

42 min · 10 Aug 2020
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

All available guards are urgently deployed when a Code 21 emergency call comes into the control room. A shoplifter has done a runner-literally. He has left the shop wearing a brand-new pair of trainers and has become aggressive when stopped.

41 min · 17 Aug 2020
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Senior Officer Lewis turns detective when a stall holder reports a theft an hour after it happened. At Weston Favell in Northampton, the security team have eyes on a shoplifter who is aware of all the CCTV cameras in a supermarket.

42 min · 24 Aug 2020