Car Wars

On the road with Manchester's elite Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit - 24 officers in unmarked high performance cars. They target the city's gangs who use stolen cars to commit serious crimes. The cops are on the hunt for one of Manchester's most violent criminals, and their search leads them to a haul of cocaine. Other team members put their high speed training to the test in an offroad pursuit.

Documentary series following Manchester's specialist car crime squad on the trail of the gangs who steal expensive cars and then sell them on to unsuspecting buyers. PC Cross and PC Buxton are out to crack this multi-million pound illegal business, and chase and arrest a youth driving an expensive Audi. PC's Fletcher and Bundy are helped by a tracking device in their search for a car that's just been stolen and hidden away by a gang of car thieves.

Documentary following Manchester’s elite car crime squad, as it tracks down some of the eighteen thousand cars which are stolen in Greater Manchester each year. For the victims of the crimes, getting the car back is often the only concern, but for the squad, catching the thieves in the car is paramount. PCs Andy Torkington and Phil Cross follow two youths who think they are on a day out - the problem is they are driving a stolen car which the cops have been trying to find for months. PCs Paul Fletcher and Steve Booth try to find the evidence to link two lads to a stolen car, and PC Donnelly goes on a 130 mph chase into Cheshire.

Documentary series following Manchester's specialist car crime squad. PCs Fletcher and Bundy are on the trail of a vehicle used in an armed robbery, while PCs Cross and Buxton set a trap to catch a car thief. In Stockport, PCs Fox and Wilbraham are involved in a high speed pursuit which comes to a dramatic conclusion, and a gang of burglars get more than they bargained for.

Documentary series following Manchester's specialist car crime squad. PCs Bundy and Norton arrest a joyrider but find themselves being mobbed by his mates and are forced to call for back up. In Stockport, PCs Fox and Wilbraham are staking out a stolen car and have a surprise for the thieves when they return. PCs Cross and Buxton arrest a disqualified driver with something to hide.

Documentary series following Manchester's specialist car crime squad. The squad go after gangs of travelling criminals from the city who target the affluent suburbs of neighbouring Cheshire to steal expensive cars. Over twenty officers, supported by police dogs and the helicopter, target a gang of four who are breaking into homes on wealthy housing estates in south Manchester. PCs Cross and Buxton are after a driver involved in a hit and run.