Minor incidents - huge impact. The gob-smacking stories of ordinary coppers who stumbled upon key pieces of evidence and helped take down major criminals.
Documentary, Crime • Series • 2023 • 2 seasons
Starring: Annes Elwy
S1 E1 - Episode 1
When a car is caught running a red light, police find themselves chasing an armed criminal. A suspicious death leads to the discovery of a deadly plot to poison a man.
Jan 2, 2023 • 45m
S1 E2 - Episode 2
A copper’s instinct leads to armed robbers being caught in the act, and a dangerous driver turns out to be a big-time drug dealer.
Jan 3, 2023 • 44m
S1 E3 - Episode 3
A stop-and-search leads to the arrest of a serial killer, a copper’s decision ends in an armed stand-off, and a road traffic collision cracks open a massive fraud case.
Jan 4, 2023 • 44m
S1 E4 - Episode 4
A traffic collision leads police to a cold-blooded killer. A casino gambler proves to be the key to a money-laundering scheme, and a speeding motorbike leads police to a prolific burglar.
Jan 5, 2023 • 43m
S1 E5 - Episode 5
A suspicious solicitor is caught arranging sham marriages, a poaching complaint brings down an international smuggler, and a dodgy number plate ends in a high-speed pursuit.
Jan 6, 2023 • 44m
S1 E6 - Episode 6
An everyday burglary proves to hold the solution to a series of ram-raids. A minor theft leads to a kidnapping conviction, and a consumer complaint leads to the arrest of prolific fraudsters.
Jan 9, 2023 • 44m
S1 E7 - Episode 7
An anonymous tip-off leads authorities to crack the UK’s biggest case of food fraud. A copper’s instinct uncovers a conspiracy to commit a massive insurance fraud, and a faulty brake light leads to police arresting two high-level drug dealers.
Jan 10, 2023 • 43m
S1 E8 - Episode 8
Antisocial behaviour helps solve a string of terrifying robberies, a disturbance reveals a massive haul of firearms, and a dodgy truck licence is the key to cracking a smuggling operation.
Jan 11, 2023 • 43m
S1 E9 - Episode 9
Two PCSOs are caught in a web of lies, a tip-off leads to police cracking a £2 million insurance scam, and a married couple rip off thousands of concertgoers.
Jan 12, 2023 • 44m
S1 E10 - Episode 10
A series of burglaries helps police to crack a drug-dealing conspiracy, a consumer complaint brings down a national fraud, and a jet-setting con-woman is brought to justice.
Jan 13, 2023 • 43m
About This Show
Big Little Crimes
Minor incidents - huge impact. The gob-smacking stories of ordinary coppers who stumbled upon key pieces of evidence and helped take down major criminals.
Documentary, Crime • TV Series • 2023
Details
- Genre
- Documentary, Crime
- First aired
- Jan 2, 2023
- Last aired
- Apr 26, 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 25
- Network
- BBC One
- Studio
- Brown Bob Productions
- Language
- English
- Score
- 5.0 out of 10 from 1 votes