24 Hours in Police Custody - Series 4

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Human Cargo

1 - Human Cargo

Air Date: April 20, 2016

Banging from within a refrigerated lorry alerts Bedfordshire Police to a group of 15 illegal immigrants within. What starts out as a routine case takes a dramatic turn when the men start falling seriously ill.

To Catch A Paedophile

2 - To Catch A Paedophile

Air Date: April 27, 2016

The police have a complex case to deal with when a man comes to them admitting that he tried to set up a meeting for sex with a 12-year-old girl that turned out to be a sting operation carried out by online vigilantes.

Love Thy Neighbour

3 - Love Thy Neighbour

Air Date: May 5, 2016

Bedfordshire Police have a high profile case to handle when, English Defence League founder, Tommy Robinson assaults a Muslim man in Luton. They also try to help a Muslim woman seeking protection.

One Punch

4 - One Punch

Air Date: May 12, 2016

Two lives change in a heartbeat after a single punch fells a man outside a nightclub. The blow kills the victim and the police arrest the attacker. Cameras follow every twist and turn as the police try to disentangle what really happened.

The Black Balaclava

5 - The Black Balaclava

Air Date: May 19, 2016

Bedfordshire Police investigate a series of armed robberies that all involve two men wearing crude balaclava's fashioned from items of clothing threatening their victims at knife-point.

Home Truths

6 - Home Truths

Air Date: May 26, 2016

The number of domestic abuse incidents reported to Bedfordshire Police has soared to over 200 a week in recent years. Two such incidents show the difficulties officers have investigating these cases.

The Lethal Weapon

7 - The Lethal Weapon

Air Date: June 2, 2016

Officers search for an armed and dangerous man who is on the run from Bedfordshire Police's "Operation Bosun" - a specialist unit that tackles gun crime.

In Plain Sight

8 - In Plain Sight

Air Date: June 8, 2016

During Luton's annual carnival a man seizes the opportunity to enter a house and sexually assault two young children. Bedfordshire Police scan thousands of hours of CCTV footage in the hunt for him.

A Complaint Of Rape

9 - A Complaint Of Rape

Air Date: June 15, 2016

When a young woman reports that she has been raped by a man she met in a bar, Bedfordshire Police bring the man in for questioning and try to unpick the two very different accounts of events.