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Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 1: Larbi/Pact Harlow

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Series looking at benefit fraud. An imposter steals an innocent woman's identity and lands herself a job as a nurse, helping her to defraud the NHS out of 270,000 pounds. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 8: Morris Wraith/Homestart

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. The lavish lifestyle of a couple of benefit cheats who tried to fool the authorities into believing they were landlord and tenant. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 5: O'Driscoll/Hardwick

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. The net closes in on a fantasist who swindled the state out of over 40,000 pounds by forging documents and weaving a web of lies. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 9: Oginni/Canine Partners

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. Featuring the woman who pleaded poverty so she could con the taxpayer out of almost 50,000 pounds, all while running her own successful business. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 14: Pathmanathan/Amy and Friends

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. This episode features the story of the family who cheated the benefit system to build a property empire worth 1.5 million pounds. Show more

Heir Hunters

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 13: Priddy/Groombridge

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Series following the work of probate researchers. The house clearance of a retired lathe operator uncovers a large family, but surname changes don't add up. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Matt Gordon
Production Company:
Flame Television

Heir Hunters

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 14: Arnold/Goldston

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following the work of probate researchers. The team endeavour to crack a new treasury case before a rival firm gets there first. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Matt Gordon
Production Company:
Flame Television

Heir Hunters

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 15: Kirk/Horseman

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following the work of probate researchers. When an NHS pathologist passes away, the search leads to a family torn apart by tuberculosis. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Matt Gordon
Production Company:
Flame Television

Heir Hunters

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 16: Harris/Palmer

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following the work of probate researchers. It is an emotional journey for heirs who learn how their father's army deeds made him one of WWII's silent heroes. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Matt Gordon
Production Company:
Flame Television

Heir Hunters

Series 10 Reversions

Episode 17: Street/Clarkson

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Series following the work of probate researchers. The competition is on as Heir Hunters tackle a case just in on the government's Bona Vacantia list. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Alison Vann
Executive Producer:
Matt Gordon
Production Company:
Flame Television

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 17: Rhoden/Carers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. How one scrounger stole thousands of pounds in another man's name, ran up traffic convictions and claimed benefits worth 60,000 pounds. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 10: Sulaiman/Moat

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. How one of the most prolific fraudsters the UK has ever seen moved into a swish new development and asked the council to pay his rent. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 12: Tomkins/Dunlop

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. The story of an NHS manager who managed to steal over 200,000 pounds of NHS money to fund her own business. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 19: Watkinson/Tag

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. A man claims he's reached rock bottom, but he's systematically cheated the taxpayer out of more than 118,000 pounds. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 11: ZamZam/Porchlight

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. The case of the two scamming sisters who used a fake identity to steal tens of thousands of pounds from the British public. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2

Episode 2: Luckhee/Reach Out

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One HD

Series looking at benefit fraud and genuine claimants. Investigators spot smudges on a benefit form and unravel years of lies. Plus a project in the Wirral turning lives around. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2

Episode 3: Johnson/Maggies

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Series looking at benefit fraud. The fraud investigation team at Brent Council are shocked by a scam that totalled nearly 200,000 pounds, and ran for eleven years. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2

Episode 4: Badrul Islam/Blesma

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Series looking at benefit fraud. A Senior Benefit Officer becomes the centre of a two hundred thousand pound fraud investigation when investigators discover an inside job. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2

Episode 16: Hanson/In Touch

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Series looking at benefit fraud. A fraudster seeking asylum from Sierra Leone also claims to be a hard-working single mum. But she is suspected of running a sophisticated scam. Show more

Saints and Scroungers

Series 2

Episode 18: Bob and Sam/Caudwell

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One HD

Series looking at benefit fraud. A married couple from Essex are under suspicion of claiming 130,000 pounds in the biggest benefit fraud in Epping Council's history. Show more