Frontline Fightback (2021)

Series 3

Catching criminals in the act. The smart technology transforming policing.

Released March 29, 2021 Episode 43 min None+

Keywords: imdb.male-narrator, imdb.british-police, imdb.technology, imdb.police-investigation, imdb.daytime-television, imdb.criminality, imdb.evidence + 2 more, imdb.police-work, imdb.two-word-title

Production Companies: Tomos TV

Network: BBC One

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

5.0

/10/

Trakt

/1/

TMDb

Rav Wilding
Self - Narrator

S3E1 - Episode 1

A couple are confronted by three masked men trying to steal a catalytic converter from under the car whilst parked on their driveway. They capture the incident on their smartphone.

May 15, 2023, midnight

S3E2 - Episode 2

We see the devastating consequences of a lorry driver scrolling through his mobile phone, and how cameras fitted with artificial intelligence are being used in road safety.

May 16, 2023, midnight

S3E3 - Episode 3

A family are distraught when two of their dogs are stolen from their garden. Now, a unique DNA database for dogs has been created to help re-unite dogs with their rightful owners.

May 17, 2023, midnight

S3E4 - Episode 4

A young couple’s new glamping business is threatened by online hackers. This episode looks at the work being done by West Midlands Cybercrime Unit to combat such incidents.

May 18, 2023, midnight

S3E5 - Episode 5

A train driver suffers facial injuries when a brick is hurled at his cab, shattering the window. One train company has started to install on-board technology for safer rail travel.

May 19, 2023, midnight

S3E6 - Episode 6

A driver is ambushed by carjackers outside his home in Birmingham. Data downloaded off their mobile phones helps link the gang to nearly 100 car thefts and break-ins.

May 22, 2023, midnight

S3E7 - Episode 7

A mum is killed by a dangerous driver reaching speeds of up to 90mph in a 40mph zone. We look at how noise-detecting cameras are being used to target anti-social drivers.

May 23, 2023, midnight

S3E8 - Episode 8

A cyclist takes matters into his own hands and is fighting back against bike thefts. We also look at a new DNA technique helping forensic artists sketch criminals.

May 24, 2023, midnight

S3E9 - Episode 9

A family-run farm is blighted by thefts and break-ins. But new security systems that don’t rely on a good internet connection are now helping to protect businesses in remote areas.

May 25, 2023, midnight

S3E10 - Episode 10

By extracting crucial data from a vehicle’s infotainment system, a vehicle forensics expert helps piece together the evidence following a ram raid on a jeweller's shop in Leeds.

May 26, 2023, midnight

BBC One

43 min/ep

1291 min

March 29, 2021

May 26, 2023, midnight

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