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The Smuggler: 10. A Hidden Network

Nick is sentenced, but are his routes still wide open to other people smugglers?

The Smuggler: 9. The Arrest

Nick is arrested on a beach in Kent, with four Vietnamese migrants on his boat

The Smuggler: 8. The Boat Theory

Police build a theory that Nick is smuggling Vietnamese migrants to work on cannabis farms

The Smuggler: 7. A Dangerous Journey

Nick makes a narrow escape after police turn up at a beach in France.

The Smuggler: 6. The Vietnamese Connection

Nick is paid thousands of pounds to bring Vietnamese migrants into the UK.

The Smuggler: 5. The Crossing

Nick buys a boat and searches for a new smuggling route.

The Smuggler: 4. The Final Border

Nick becomes an informant, providing information about the Albanian gang

The Smuggler: 3. The Mistake

Nick is growing in confidence, but human error is impossible to avoid.

The Smuggler: 2. Nick’s First Time

Nick smuggles an illegal migrant into the UK.

The Smuggler: 1. The Passport

British builder Nick joins an Albanian people smuggling gang.

The Smuggler: Trailer

How did a former British soldier become an international people smuggler?

The Willpower Detectives: 8. Nearest and Dearest

Sue Mitchell reports on a battle within one family over a wealthy grandfather’s finances.

The Willpower Detectives: 7. Rescue Me

Sue Mitchell holds those responsible to account and finds out what more authorities can do

The Willpower Detectives: 6. Falling on Deaf Ears

A man compensated for abuse asks Sue Mitchell for help in tracking some of the money.

The Willpower Detectives: 5. Rich Pickings

Sue Mitchell investigates who people turn to when they fear vulnerable friends need help.

The Willpower Detectives: 4. Undue Influence

Pam and Sylvie are worried and ask journalist Sue Mitchell for help finding their friend.

The Willpower Detectives: 3. My Dying Wish

The story of the rock and roll roadie who left everything he owned to his best friends.

The Willpower Detectives: 2. A Trust Betrayed

Sue Mitchell continues her investigation into how Power of Attorney orders are being used.

The Willpower Detectives: 1. The Doorstep Stranger

The story of a missing woman and neighbours who ask for help to find where she has gone.

The Willpower Detectives: Trailer

Power of Attorney: what can go wrong? Concerned neighbours ask Sue Mitchell for help.

Thief at the British Museum: 9. An Ending, a Beginning

Ittai hands over his gems. But will we ever know what else the Museum has lost?

Thief at the British Museum: 8. Stateside

Katie discovers the eBay seller has customers in the US - one with hundreds of gems.

Thief at the British Museum: 7. Treasure Hunt

Katie and Ittai’s hunt for gems leads them across Europe

Thief at the British Museum: 6. Lone Wolf or Scapegoat?

Peter Higgs is sacked, but the British Museum’s director turns on Ittai.

Thief at the British Museum: 5. Secret Missions

A story of history disregarded, beauty destroyed, and trust betrayed.

Thief at the British Museum: 4. Seeds of Doubt

Ittai is convinced he has found his thief, but not everyone is so sure.

Thief at the British Museum: 3. Lightbulb Moment

For Ittai, the clues finally fall into place. Has he identified the thief?

Thief at the British Museum: 2. White Paper Dots

Ittai Gradel discovers a seemingly endless supply of precious gemstones.

Thief at the British Museum: 1. The Man with the Cardboard Box

People have called him Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems.

Thief at the British Museum: Trailer

A story of history disregarded, beauty destroyed, and trust betrayed.