Caught Red Handed Season 9, Episode 16: Episode 16

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Episode 1

A specialist crime squad stop a mugger on a moped in his tracks, intruders prowl the tiny streets of a model village in the dead of night, and insurance cheats are brought to their knees when their fake falls are exposed.

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Episode 2

When a grandmother is dragged to the ground in a doorstep robbery her family unites to catch the culprit. Launderette owners plaster the streets with wanted posters. Criminals drive their own cars right into the hands of the police.

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Episode 3

A ruthless gang is attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. A collection of clueless criminals are uncovered thanks to their criminally bad disguises.

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Episode 4

A trusting woman is shocked to learn her new best friend is a fraud. An airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable. A pair of clumsy crooks crash through the ceiling of a restaurant.

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Episode 5

A detective's extraordinary ability to read body language brings a pair of international crooks to justice. A burglar tries to batter his way into a chip shop. Drunken nightclubbers get a shock when they take a shortcut home.

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Episode 6

A trap is set to demolish a pair of bogus builders. An electric bike thief is far from a bright spark after leaving his own bike behind at the scene of his crime. A boozed-up burglar breaks in but is too befuddled to break out.

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Episode 7

Detectives trail a burglar who they say is among the 'most callous they have ever encountered'. A trusted employee runs out of luck when she is caught stealing scratch cards.

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Episode 8

A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There is double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's driveway. Foolish fly tippers leave clues to their identity among the rubbish dumped at a beauty spot.

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Episode 9

It is journey's end for a pair of jokers who think it would be fun to steal a bus for a joyride. There is a battle of wills when a bartender confronts a man stealing her tips. A dog walker's cruel actions spark outrage from animal lovers.

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Episode 10

Who has been stealing from an elderly woman - her carers or her kin? A gang of international bag thieves are brought down to earth by the Aviation Crime Squad. A beer barrel gets the better of a thirsty thief.

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Episode 11

A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker, capturing vital evidence. We discover the truth behind the ghostly disappearance of items from a locked house, and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner.

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Episode 12

Callous thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need. Locals bring the village stocks back into use when thieves steal from a roadside stall.

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Episode 13

A thief riding a stolen motorbike is brought down to earth by a copper on two feet. A car thief is scared witless when he comes face to face with the vehicle's owner.

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Episode 14

A police officer's intuition stops an escaped convict in his tracks. A jeweller is robbed as his wife watches on her phone. A family are shocked when a stranger suddenly appears in their house.

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Episode 15

A bizarre burglar commits many crimes in many disguises, a fuel thief flees with the petrol station owner clinging onto his car, and fly tippers get a punishment befitting their crime.

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Episode 16

A punchy pensioner’s reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes makes some light-footed thieves feel like dancing.

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Episode 17

The famous Flying Squad chase old-school crooks known as ‘the manhole men’. An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon, and a man is pink with embarrassment when his theft of a fake flamingo goes public.

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Episode 18

A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash, a reptile rescue centre falls victim to a slippery creature of the two-legged variety, and criminally clumsy crooks come a cropper.

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Episode 19

A ruthless criminal gang go on the rampage, with both police and the public under attack. A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape, and cars go up in flames when an innocent man becomes the victim of arson.

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Episode 20

Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.