24 Hours in Police Custody
24 Hours in Police Custody is a documentary on Channel 4. The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 11 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
Last broadcast:15/01/2025 at 22:15Genres: Documentaries
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24 Hours in Police Custody
The Norfolk Narco Cartel: The inside track on a major covert operation against a Mexican drugs cartel who the police think are importing large quantities of methyl-amphetamine into Norfolk.
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...The Devil's Chain: The gripping inside story of a brutal machete and gun attack, a gold chain, and a struggle against the odds to identify the attackers.
Series 6
1:05:00
The real-life crime series with intimate access to a covert surveillance operation, which culminates in 10 simultaneous armed dawn raids against organised crime gangs. (S7 Ep2)
Series 3
1:05:00
Cambridgeshire Police have a big problem: a murder hunt without a body. A complex search for clues takes them into the woods and across Europe, and features a mysterious post on Facebook.
Series 6
1:05:00
A man lies dead in a Peterborough park. Detectives are called in to investigate this real-life whodunnit. But rigor mortis has set in and the trail of evidence is going cold. (S6 Ep3)
Series 2
45:00
A distressed woman arrives at Luton Police station, where officers have to tell her that her 76-year-old husband is under arrest following allegations of historic child sex abuse. (S5 Ep2)
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Cameras follow an engrossing and surprising real-life investigation into a reported burglary of antiques worth a quarter of a million pounds from a country estate. (S8 Ep5)
Series 4
1:05:00
...Murder on Prescription: A 47-year-old disabled woman is found dead with her throat cut. There are suspects but no hard evidence. But then the case takes a major twist. (Ep1/2)
1:40:00
The Siege: Feature-length special telling the gripping inside story of an armed siege in a tower block, with unprecedented access to the police command suite.
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...Murder on Prescription: The original murder suspect is found dead and a large quantity of heroin is unearthed as detectives close in and prepare to question their final suspect. (Ep2/2)
Series 3
1:30:00
...Home County Cartel: The covert police unit tracking smugglers bringing huge quantities of drugs into the UK closes in on the ringleaders in a nerve-shredding conclusion. (Ep2/2)