Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! Season 4, Episode 17: Episode 17

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Episode 1

Agents Stewart and Iain head to Lancashire for an eviction that proves to be the most confrontational case they have ever faced. In Surrey, Brian and Del chase over £2,000 owed by a single mother for an unpaid childcare bill, before trying to recover £12,000 of debt on credit cards. Meanwhile, Stewart and Iain's patience is tested to the limit during another eviction in Birmingham

45 min

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Episode 2

Agents Stewart and Elmore are met with lies and aggression when they track down nearly £3,000 owed by a garage mechanic, while Steve and Ben encounter a retired couple who are being forced to leave their home. Stuart and Vic revisit a young debtor who owe £750 for a laptop computer, and in Oxfordshire, Paul and Steve chase £30,000 owed by a world-famous Formula One racing team

45 min

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Episode 3

Agents Stewart and Iain head to Manchester, where a landlord is owed £8,000 in rent arrears and has already called for police back-up. As tempers rise, the pair must find a way to handle a situation that is spiralling dangerously out of control. Meanwhile, Brian and Del chase £3,000 owed to a firm of letting agents, before tracking a debtor who was accidentally over-paid for a job. Plus, Stewart and Iain face an eviction that is set to test their patience.

45 min

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Episode 4

In West London, agents Steve and Ben face the most audacious sublet scam they have ever seen, where the tenant owes £14,000 in unpaid rent. Meanwhile, Brian and Del chase a debt of over £10,000 owed to a van rental business in Sussex, before heading to Kent to recover £6,000 from a mother who is financially dependent on her new partner. Plus, in North London, Paul and Steve come face-to-face with a terrible case of mould.

45 min

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Episode 5

Paul and Ben face a challenging eviction in London, where a vulnerable tenant in rent arrears has barricaded her front door, and the agents receive a tirade of abuse. Meanwhile, Brian and Del chase a debt of nearly £2,000 in Surrey, before trying to recover almost £3,000 in Northamptonshire. Finally, Steve and Ru head to Portsmouth to evict a young family for a landlord who wants her property back.

45 min

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Episode 6

Agents Stewart and Vic experience one of the most violent cases they have ever faced when they are confronted by an angry older gentleman. Later, the pair chase £3,000 owed for an unwanted car engine, but the debtor is convinced that he knows the law and the agents' jobs better than they do. Meanwhile, Steve and Ben face a dilemma in north London, where a tenant is being evicted for rent arrears, and in south London, Paul and Steve have no option but to force a dramatic entry into a property

45 min

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Episode 7

High Court enforcement agents Paul Bohill and Steve Pinner are in Birmingham on a potentially dangerous, full-scale eviction of a large traveller community. Meanwhile, in London's diamond district Brian O'Shaughnessy and Delroy Anglin are chasing nearly £6,000 owed by a jeweller to an unhappy customer, although a solicitor tries to convince Delroy his client owes nothing

45 min

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Big Family Bust Up

One-off edition in which the High Court enforcement agents are caught in the crossfire of three bitter family disputes, including a debt-dodging man who pushes his panic-stricken mother over the edge. Plus, a family booted onto the streets at night by a ruthless aunt, and a man who won't engage with the agents and loses his car

45 min

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Secrets & Lies

Paul and Steve have an emotional confrontation in Berkshire when a tearful woman accuses her landlord of fleecing her for extra rent, while Brian and Del travel to Luton to recover £4,500 owed by an elusive debtor who has been giving them the runaround

45 min

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Busted

A call to evict a defaulting tenant results in the discovery of an audacious subletting scam. Other cases involve an evasive debtor, the eviction of a family living in squalor and a recently divorced mother in denial that she faces bankruptcy.

45 min

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Episode 11

In south London, father-and-son team Del and Dael Anglin face death threats from a debtor's father, after arriving at a property to collect a debt of over £3,500. Meanwhile, in east London, two agents are confronted with a tenant who claims to have had no prior warning that he is being evicted from his tiny bedsit. Del and Brian try to recover £6,000 owed by a London hotel to a catering supply company, and Paul and Steve must tackle a difficult eviction

45 min

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Episode 12

The agents battle anger and emotion when a debtor in denial gets physical, a hairdresser breaks down, and a daughter refuses to pay for her mum's funeral.

45 min

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Episode 13

Stewart and Elmor turn detective, Brain and Del are assaulted by a debtor's wife, Stewart and Ian decode a debtor's lies, and Del and Dael track down an alleged knight of the realm.

45 min

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Episode 14

Del and Dael encounter lies and a wall of deceit as they try to collect a debt at an Indian takeaway in Essex and another owed by a private car dealer in Surrey. Paul and Steve tackle two tricky evictions in West London.

45 min

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Episode 15

A debtor owes a garage £5,000 after a repair bill escalated. When they knock on the door, the agents face a hostile reception from the debtor's father who claims that his son no longer lives at the address.

45 min

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Episode 16

The High Court Enforcement Agents face angry tenants, including one case in which £45,000 is owed by a businessman to his ex-wife after a bitter break-up.

45 min

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Episode 17

Experienced agent Stewart and trainee Iain chase £3,000 owed by a builder to a dissatisfied customer. Del and Dael collect over £2,500 owed to a frozen food company.

45 min

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Episode 18

In south London, Del and Dael Anglin receive a hostile reception from the brother of a debtor who has alreasd defaulted on a promise to pay £2,000 she owes to a storage company. In Worcestershire, Gareth and Craig try to recover £45,000 from a young online entrepreneur, who claims no responsibility for the debt he owes to his courier. Their target cooks up a flimsy lie in an effort to absolve himself, but dishonesty proves to be the least of the agents' worries when they discover a stash of guns at the back of the garage. In east London, an Indian restaurant owner begins to take his financial responsibilities seriously when Del and Dael start removing cookers and freezers from his premises, and a pair of pensioners in Oxfordshire hope the High Court will provide them a lifeline as they try to pay off a £4,000 bill to a solicitors' firm after a failed compensation claim

45 min

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Episode 19

Gareth and Craig investigate a possible case of mistaken identity in Shropshire, then in south Wales they find themselves embroiled in a bitter dispute between two dog owners over a vet's bill. Steve and Phil must evict a distraught young family from a former high street bank in west London, then pay a call on an elderly tailor in north London.

45 min

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Episode 20

Paul and Ben try to drill through the locks on a property to evict the residents, only to find to their surprise that the door has been modified with some special reinforced metal. Elsewhere, Delroy and Brian try to reclaim money a garage owes to a customer and are shocked by the condition of the vehicle in question, and a woman who has acted as guarantor for her sister's tenancy does not realise the extent of her responsibilities

45 min

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Episode 21

High Court Enforcement agents evict a large group of squatters barricaded into a disused nursery in London, and have to resort to smashing their way in as they refuse to leave. Meanwhile, agents in Bristol try to recover over £10,000 owed by a plumbing business to a supplier, and emotions run high when they attempt to evict a tenant who pleads her innocence in West London

45 min

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Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 1

The first of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic attempt to reclaim £5,400 owed by a man that Vic has met before, but are forced to seize a vehicle when the debtor refuses to pay. They also look back on a case previously featured in Series 4, Episode 2, where they tried to reclaim £2,700 owed by the owner of a garage, but the situation became volatile, forcing Vic to call the police. Brian and Del visit a man who owes £150,000 – the biggest debt in the show's history – to a friend who lent him money for a business venture. Del also looks back on a case featured in Series 3, Episode 1, where he and Kevin were assaulted by a violent debtor.

45 min

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Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 2

The second of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic attend the eviction of a single mother who owes £6,000 in rent to her landlord, but tensions soon become heated. Del looks back at a case previously featured in Series 5, Episode 1, where they tried to reclaim £3,500 owed by a man to a van rental business, but received death threats from the debtor's father. Stuart and Vic attempt to reclaim £6,000 owed in private school fees by a man and wife, but discover they no longer live together. Stuart looks back at a case featured in Series 4, Episode 1, where they were threatened by the boyfriend of a single mother they were bound to evict.

45 min

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Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 3

The third of four special episodes combining new and unforgettable past cases. Stewart and Vic head to a phone shop whose proprietor owes £3,900 to a supplier. But when they discover the business has changed hands, the new owner threatens to break the law by returning goods which have been seized. Del looks back on a case from Series 5, Episode 4, where he and Dael visited the owner of an Indian takeaway who owe £3000. Brian and Dael attempt to reclaim £8,000 owed by a textiles business, but discover the company director is on holiday. Steve looks back on a case from Series 4, Episode 7, where he and three other agents carried out a mass eviction of travelers in Birmingham.

45 min

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Can't Pay's Best Bits, Part 4

Paul and Steve make a dangerous discovery leading to them calling the police. Elsewhere, Stewart and Vic face a moral dilemma, and Paul and Steve hear a story that stops them in their tracks. This episode was due for broadcast on 7 December, but was pulled from schedule for reasons unknown.

45 min