The BEST episodes of 24 Hours in Police Custody season 4

Every episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 24 Hours in Police Custody season 4!

Bedfordshire Police allowed more than 80 cameras to follow their work for this landmark documentary series from the makers of 24 Hours in A&E.

Last Updated: 4/24/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
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One Punch
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7.79
52 votes

#1 - One Punch

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2016

Two lives change in a heartbeat after a single punch fells a man outside a nightclub. The blow kills the victim and the police arrest the attacker. Cameras follow every twist and turn as the police try to disentangle what really happened.

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The Lethal Weapon
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7.62
55 votes

#2 - The Lethal Weapon

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2016

A man is on the run from Operation Bosun, Bedfordshire police's specialist unit who tackle gun crime. Police believe that the wanted man is lying low for the moment but remains armed and dangerous.

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To Catch a Paedophile
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7.60
63 votes

#3 - To Catch a Paedophile

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/2016

The police race to find evidence to charge two men who've been lured to a fake meeting by paedophile hunters posing as underage girls. But is the involvement of the vigilantes a help or a hindrance?

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In Plain Sight
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7.60
55 votes

#4 - In Plain Sight

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/8/2016

As Luton takes to the streets to celebrate its annual May carnival, a man seizes his opportunity to enter a house and sexually assault two young children. Police begin a desperate search through thousands of hours of CCTV footage.

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Human Cargo
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7.60
52 votes

#5 - Human Cargo

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2016

Bedfordshire Police investigate banging coming from inside a refrigerated HGV lorry that recently passed through Dover after crossing the Channel. Inside, they find a three-year-old girl, her five-year-old sister and their mother, as well as 12 other migrants who have been smuggled into the UK. The police now face a race against time to ascertain whether they have been illegally trafficked into the UK and deliberately imprisoned in the refrigerated container for more than 17 hours, or whether they have smuggled themselves aboard the lorry without the knowledge of the driver or transport company

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The Black Balaclava
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7.52
58 votes

#6 - The Black Balaclava

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2016

Luton faces a rash of armed robberies. The crimes have one thing in common: the victims have undergone the trauma of being violently robbed at knife point. Without good CCTV images, the police have to fall back on some old-fashioned detective skills.

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Love Thy Neighbour
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7.41
54 votes

#7 - Love Thy Neighbour

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2016

Tommy Robinson, the founder of the English Defence League, is held in Luton police station following a vicious assault on a Muslim man. policing tensions between extremist groups is a daily challenge for the Bedfordshire Police

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A Complaint of Rape
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7.27
49 votes

#8 - A Complaint of Rape

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/15/2016

A woman has made a complaint of rape against a man she met in a bar. Although she can't remember his name she can give the authorities details about him. What follows is a series of interviews with the woman, a visitor from Spain and the suspect.

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Home Truths
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7.15
48 votes

#9 - Home Truths

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2016

When does a row at home become a case of domestic violence? That's the tricky question the police face as they are called to intervene in domestic dramas behind closed doors in Bedfordshire.

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