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Crime Next Door

A man embarks on a charity cycle ride, and never reaches the finish line. Police scour the Scottish Highlands, certain someone must know what happened. Where is Tony Parsons?

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The Vanishing Cyclist
Introducing: The Vanishing Cyclist
The story of one of Scotland's most mysterious disappearances.
16 Jan 2026,1 min
The Vanishing Cyclist
1: The Beginning
Tony Parsons sets off on a cycle ride, and faces some immediate challenges.
22 Jan 2026,17 mins
The Vanishing Cyclist
2: Alarm Bells
A search begins for Tony Parsons, as he fails to return home.
22 Jan 2026,20 mins
The Vanishing Cyclist
3: Losing Hope
With the search providing no answers - the family of Tony Parsons fear the worst.
22 Jan 2026,20 mins
The Vanishing Cyclist
4: A Breakthrough
The case receives a breakthrough - a phone call to police - making an extraordinary claim.
22 Jan 2026,20 mins,
The Vanishing Cyclist
5: Recovery
Specialist officers are tasked with searching for the body of Tony Parsons.
22 Jan 2026,19 mins,
The Vanishing Cyclist
6: End Game
Two suspects are accused, but what they'll be charged with is still to be decided
22 Jan 2026,26 mins,
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,