Frontline Fightback - Series 2
How smart tech is being used to identify and apprehend criminals.
Frontline Fightback: Season 2 - 10 Episode s
2x1 - Episode 1
June 27, 2022
Young mum Courtney Slater is dragged screaming from her car at knifepoint in a terrifying early evening robbery. Courtney uses a mobile phone app to help police trace the robbers.
2x2 - Episode 2
June 28, 2022
An experienced burglar thinks he’s outwitted the police by putting on a pair of washing-up gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints. But he’s quickly identified and sent to jail.
2x3 - Episode 3
June 29, 2022
Detectives in Hull go to great lengths to build up a digital trail of evidence that leads to two moped muggers who robbed an 85-year-old woman on her way home from church.
2x4 - Episode 4
June 30, 2022
A Neighbourhood Watch group gathers evidence to help police identify burglars. Criminologist Dr Emmeline Taylor says groups like this can be a vital tool to help fight crime.
2x5 - Episode 5
July 1, 2022
Bystander Nadine Wood suffered life-changing injuries after a two-car collision. Thanks to dashcam footage captured at the scene, the dangerous driver is soon brought to justice.
2x6 - Episode 6
July 4, 2022
Shopkeepers in Clacton-on-Sea take a stand against a would-be robber hiding behind a Covid face mask. Police in Telford hunt down a serial arsonist who set fire to five cars.
2x7 - Episode 7
July 5, 2022
Thousands of criminals – including burglars, robbers and thieves – are being fitted with electronic GPS tags in a bid to stop them reoffending.
2x8 - Episode 8
July 6, 2022
Police close in on a robbery gang targeting people who buy and sell goods on Facebook Marketplace. The gang is caught thanks to data captured by their electronic curfew tags.
2x9 - Episode 9
July 7, 2022
Investigators use forensic and digital search techniques to uncover the truth about a massive gas explosion, and a mum turns to social media after her son’s motorbike is stolen.
2x10 - Episode 10
July 8, 2022
An ex-boyfriend throws acid into a young woman’s face and uses a series of disguises to avoid being caught, but number plate recognition cameras help prove he is her attacker.