Episode 1

This episode reveals the extraordinary story of a man who borrowed money from a friend to help expand his business - but ended up owing millions to violent loansharks. He was so terrified of these men that he decided to deliberately crash his car on the motorway just to avoid a meeting with them.

Also, how can a £7,000 loan can mean repaying £20,000 in just 18 months? We reveal the terrible deals offered by some log book loan companies and we meet the victims of a cruel deal which promised to wipe out debts but left its victims in a worse state than ever.