Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.

A ruthless criminal gang go on the rampage, with both police and the public under attack. A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape, and cars go up in flames when an innocent man becomes the victim of arson.

A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash, a reptile rescue centre falls victim to a slippery creature of the two-legged variety, and criminally clumsy crooks come a cropper.

The famous Flying Squad chase old-school crooks known as ‘the manhole men'. An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon, and a man is pink with embarrassment when his theft of a fake flamingo goes public.

A punchy pensioner's reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes makes some light-footed thieves feel like dancing.

A bizarre burglar commits many crimes in many disguises, a fuel thief flees with the petrol station owner clinging onto his car, and fly tippers get a punishment befitting their crime.

A copper's intuition stops an escaped convict in his tracks, a jeweller is robbed as his wife watches on her phone, and a family are shocked when a stranger suddenly appears in their house.

A thief riding a motorbike is brought down by a copper on two feet, and a car thief is scared witless when he comes face to face with the vehicle's owner.

A callous pair of thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need, and locals bring back the village stocks when thieves steal from a roadside stall.

A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker, capturing vital evidence. We discover the truth behind the ghostly disappearance of items from a locked house, and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner.

Who has been stealing from an elderly woman - her carers or her kin? A gang of international bag thieves are brought down to earth by the Aviation Crime Squad, and a beer barrel gets the better of a thirsty thief.

It's journey's end for a pair of jokers who think it's a jape to take a bus for a joyride. There is a battle of wills when a bartender confronts a man stealing her tips, and a dog walker's cruel actions spark outrage from animal lovers.

A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There's double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's drive, and fly tippers leave clues amongst the rubbish dumped at a beauty spot.

Detectives trail a burglar who is amongst the 'most callous they have ever encountered', and a trusted employee runs out of luck when she is caught stealing scratch cards.

A trap is set to demolish a pair of bogus builders, an electric bike thief regrets leaving his own bike behind at the scene of his crime, and a boozed-up burglar breaks in but is too befuddled to break out.

Dominic Littlewood reports on how a detective's extraordinary ability to read body language brought a pair of international crooks to justice. Plus, the burglar who tried to batter his way into a chip shop and how inebriated night clubbers got a big shock when they took a short cut home.

A woman is shocked to find out her new best friend is a fraud, an airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable and clumsy crooks crash through the ceiling of a restaurant.

A ruthless gang are caught attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. Plus, a look at some of the terrible disguises criminals have used to try and hide their identities.

A woman is dragged to the ground in a doorstep robbery, launderette owners use wanted posters to catch thieves, and criminals drive their own cars into the hands of the police.

Dominic Littlewood returns with the programmes that reveals how the police and the public are using CCTV evidence and technology to catch criminals in the act. A specialist crime squad stop a mugger on a moped in his tracks, intruders prowl the tiny streets of a model village in the dead of night, and insurance cheats are brought to justice when their fake falls are exposed.