In Derbyshire, a police camera alert for a stolen car leads to the high-speed pursuit of a teenage joyrider along country roads near one of the county's tourist traps. On the edge of the Peak District near Chesterfield, a tradesman is threatened with a knife and hammer during the theft of his gardening tools - but the violent attack is captured on CCTV.

During a busy spring bank holiday, the traffic cops deal with the effects of drink and drugs. A dangerous drunk, unlicensed and uninsured driver leads officers on a 20-minute chase through busy areas, while a suspected drugged driver runs across a supermarket car park to avoid arrest. The victims of a hit-and-run incident report a man who denies he was at the wheel.