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Documentary series following Sparta Security, a Darlington-based private security firm.

Observational documentary series following Sparta Security, a Darlington-based private security firm.

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Francis has to deal with an unhappy client whose factory has been the victim of burglars.

Series following a private security firm. Francis has to deal with a client whose factory has been the victim of burglars. An animal sanctuary asks Sparta for help to raise funds.

Observational documentary series following Sparta Security, a Darlington-based private security firm. Sparta is run by well-known local character Francis Jones, who has given behind-the-scenes access to himself, his staff and their operations.

Francis is a born-again Christian and former professional boxer. He is a man with a big personality and he's on a mission to clean up the streets of Darlington. No job is too small for Sparta Security and Francis often goes the extra mile to help his clients, with often outrageous but also hilarious consequences. 

Francis relies on his office team Rachel and Claire, who use their unusual sales techniques to help him find and secure new business. The work they bring in varies from mediating in neighbourhood disputes to guarding against grand larceny at big businesses in the area. Francis employs a number of security staff to work with him including balaclava-clad ex-forces officers, part-time bouncers and a personal trainer, and together they use a range of unorthodox methods to make Darlington a better place to live.

In this episode, Francis has to deal with an unhappy client whose factory has been the victim of burglars. He comes up with a plan to catch the culprits red-handed and brings in extra help for the stakeout. A local animal sanctuary asks Sparta for help raising funds for some much-needed new facilities, and Rachel plans a revealing photo shoot featuring Sparta's finest to help publicise the sanctuary's cause. Elsewhere, a dance school is being disrupted by local kids banging on windows during lessons, so Francis sets out to catch the mysterious ringleader.

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Observational documentary series following a Darlington-based private security firm.

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