24 Hours in Police Custody
| 24 Hours in Police Custody | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Running time | approx. 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Garden Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | September 29, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
24 Hours in Police Custody is a British documentary television series shown on Channel 4. It follows Bedfordshire Police as they investigate cases in Luton.[1] Filming took place at Luton Police Station over a six week period[2] using more than 80 cameras.[3]
The first series of seven episodes[4] began on 29 September 2014 with a second series airing from 6 January 2015 onwards. Twenty episodes have been commissioned in total.[5]
24 Hours in Police Custody is made by The Garden Productions, the same production company that makes 24 Hours in A&E.
Episodes
Series 1
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Conspiracy to Murder" | 29 September 2014 |
| This extraordinary episode opens with the dawn arrest of a man on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The film documents the work of the lead detectives as they investigate and interview the suspect. | ||
| 2 | "Love Hurts" | 6 October 2014 |
| In this second episode of the observational series shot inside Luton Police Station, two PCs are determined to get to the bottom of two contrasting cases of domestic abuse and harassment. | ||
| 3 | "The Confession of a Paedophile" | 13 October 2014 |
| This episode follows the team of four detectives working full-time on child abuse cases in the dedicated Safeguarding Investigation Unit at Luton Police Station. | ||
| 4 | "Drug Drop" | 20 October 2014 |
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This episode opens with a young man accidentally dropping a large quantity of cocaine from his jacket pocket outside a petrol station - all caught on CCTV. In a separate case, a man is arrested for stealing meat from Marks & Spencer. He is a heroin addict who admits theft whilst being interviewed by police and is later convicted. | ||
| 5 | "The Morning After" | 27 October 2014 |
| A private carer is arrested for assaulting the elderly man he is paid a carer's allowance to look after, in his house, where they both live. In a separate case, a Polish man is arrested for disturbing the peace and at the police station it is discovered that he threatened to kill his wife in during a row with her. Proceedings were abandoned in both cases. | ||
| 6 | "Honour Thy Father" | 10 November 2014 |
| A Muslim Pakistani man is suspected of committing an honour crime against his 26 year old daughter after she married an illegal immigrant. She said that her father beat her with an iron and tried to force her to leave her husband and move back in with her family. The father said her husband only married her to gain British citizenship. The father was charged with kidnapping, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault. He was convicted of ABH and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. The other two charges had been dropped. | ||
| 7 | "The Crime of the Century" | 17 November 2014 |
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Acting sergeant and double amputee Wil Taylor and his team investigate the case of three sex workers. Are the women victims of trafficking, or are they exploiting others? A man is arrested for an immigration offence and handling stolen goods; he is deported. | ||
Series 2
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Crime of Passion" | 6 January 2015 |
| A man stabs his wife in the eye - she turns her face quickly after, causing the blade to cut across her face instead of going into her brain. Straight after, he slashes his arm. He was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 11 years in prison. | ||
| 2 | "A Short, Sharp Shock" | 13 January 2015 |
| Two teenage girls are arrested after a fight broke out in a nightclub. And the police also arrest a 61-year-old man who has never spent a night in the cells before. | ||
| 3 | "Human Traffic" | 20 January 2015 |
| This episode follows an investigation into suspected human trafficking. DC Tom Stean says 'Human trafficking is getting worse and worse. I think Luton is a magnet. | ||
| 4 | "Punchdrunk Love" | 27 January 2015 |
| Three men are arrested for separate domestic violence incidents. One is not charged, one is cautioned and the other is sent to prison for three months. | ||
| 5 | "Age Concern" | 3 February 2015 |
| Three separate cases of young men who have committed crimes against the elderly. One is detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after he committed a series of sexual assaults. Another is sent to prison for hitting his grandmother and another is sent to prison for harrasment and criminal damage against a relative. | ||
| 6 | "Frequent Flyers" | 10 February 2015 |
| One of Luton's most prolific burglars. | ||
References
- ↑ "24 Hours in Police Custody, Channel 4, review: 'masterful'". The Daily Telegraph. 2014-09-29.
- ↑ "Channel 4 series to take ‘warts and all’ look at Luton police station". The Guardian. 2014-09-23.
- ↑ "24 Hours in Police Custody Episode Guide". Channel 4. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Factual Series". The Garden Productions Ltd. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "24 Hours in Police Custody Programme Information". Channel 4 Press Office. 2014-10-14.