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Defenders: Busting the Bad Guys

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Factual: Crime & Justice

Following the work of enforcement officers as they battle to protect the public.

Crooks, cheats and con artists beware! This series follows the work of enforcement officers across the UK as they take on the bad guys and bring them to justice.

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Gerard Melling

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Defenders: Busting the Bad Guys: Series 4 (Shortened Versions): Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 4 (Shortened Versions)

BBC One - Defenders: Busting the Bad Guys, Series 4 (Shortened Versions), Episode 1

Trading standards investigate a driving school that left hundreds of people out of pocket.

Trading standards officers investigate a driving school that left hundreds of learner drivers out of pocket, and a specialist police unit closes in on Covid fraudsters.

Trading standards officers investigate a multi-million-pound driving school after hundreds of learner drivers complained that they haven’t had the lessons they paid for. Seventeen-year-old Harry Burton is among them. Harry booked an intensive course of lessons and paid a £400 deposit up front. But he got nothing in return. 

When the UK went into lockdown, many of us feared for our health and our livelihoods. But to the criminals, the spread of Covid-19 wasn’t so much a crisis as an opportunity. They started sending out bogus text messages claiming to be from the NHS, tricking people into handing over their bank details. Now, a specialist police unit is closing in on these fraudsters and bringing them to justice. Over a 12-month period, more than 30,000 Covid-related scams have been successfully blocked.

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