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Crime Next Door

A girl is kidnapped from her home by a man known as 'The Black Panther'. A ransom note is found and police must race to bring the teenager home.

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The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
Introducing The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
A kidnapped girl, a ransom trail and the ultimate test for a cop who always gets his man.
01 Dec 2025,1 min
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
1. The Perfect Detective
Detective Chief Superintendent Robert 'Bob' Booth is tested by the rarest of crimes.
02 Dec 2025,32 mins,
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
2. The Career Criminal
Police discover that the kidnapper is far more dangerous than they imagined.
02 Dec 2025,19 mins,
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
3. An Extraordinary Plan
DCS Bob Booth devises a plan to catch the so-called ‘Black Panther' and save Lesley.
02 Dec 2025,30 mins,
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
4. Fear of the Monster
An eerie journey inside the mind of ‘The Black Panther’ as public panic grows.
02 Dec 2025,30 mins,
The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
5. Finally, Face to Face
The monster becomes a man and British policing is changed forever.
02 Dec 2025,34 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
1. Cimarron
Online stranger or friend?
20 Sep 2025,11 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
2. Ivy and Violet
Catfishing; luring someone into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona.
20 Sep 2025,10 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
3. Unmasking Chloe
Perpetrator demographic; white male, 18 to 80
20 Sep 2025,11 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
4. Emily
Modus Operandi; cold, clinical and calculated.
20 Sep 2025,11 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
5. 3500
Offending on an industrial scale.
20 Sep 2025,15 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
6. Cimarron, Part Two
From first contact to manslaughter; three days
20 Sep 2025,17 mins
When a Catfish Kills
7. Court
Precedent and sentencing.
20 Sep 2025,16 mins,
When a Catfish Kills
8. Not Alone
What to do if you’ve been catfished.
20 Sep 2025,12 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
Trailer
A vigilante matriarch with dark secrets comes to regret stepping into the media spotlight.
01 Aug 2025,2 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
1. Welcome to the Raploch
With tensions running high, a mob take to the street and a fearsome ‘frontwoman’ emerges.
08 Aug 2025,22 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
2. Notorious
Mags makes waves in the media but not everyone’s happy about her newfound celebrity status
08 Aug 2025,21 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
3. A Family From Hell
Details of the Haney’s murky past begin to emerge and an angry mob gathers again.
08 Aug 2025,23 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
4. Hotel Haney
Displaced, disillusioned and desperate, Mags takes matters into her own hands.
08 Aug 2025,18 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
5. Dealer Number 1
A high profile newspaper campaign sets its sights on Mags.
08 Aug 2025,16 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
6. Downfall
The net begins to close as the cops build their case in the full glare of the media.
08 Sep 2025,33 mins
Who Killed the Shakoors?
Introducing... Who Killed the Shakoors?
A father's fight for justice after surviving a house fire that killed his family.
19 May 2025,2 mins,
Who Killed the Shakoors?
1. A family trapped in the fire
A father jumps from the window of his home to flee a housefire that kills his family.
21 May 2025,19 mins,
Who Killed the Shakoors?
2. A second fire
A community in shock, a grieving parent and police revelations of another fire.
21 May 2025,13 mins,
Who Killed the Shakoors?
3. A murder investigation
Police get a breakthrough when something was found dumped near the Shakoor family home.
21 May 2025,14 mins
Who Killed the Shakoors?
4. Forensic evidence
With claims of evidence compromised and mistakes made, we focus on crime scene forensics.
21 May 2025,11 mins
Who Killed the Shakoors?
5. Justice for my family
Dr Abdul Shakoor shares his shock at the discoveries we've uncovered.
21 May 2025,16 mins
The Golden Toilet Heist
Introducing... The Golden Toilet Heist
Exploring a story of art, mystery and a solid gold toilet stolen from a British palace.
18 Mar 2025,2 mins
The Golden Toilet Heist
1. The Heist
An early morning raid, a smashed-up palace and a missing solid gold toilet.
18 Mar 2025,19 mins
The Golden Toilet Heist
2. The Rumour
After the raid on Blenheim Palace, rumours swirl about who stole the golden toilet.
25 Mar 2025,18 mins,