Inside the Arrest captures the moment of arrest, conducted more than two thousand times a day by British police, in order to investigate or prevent a crime. The arrest is the start point for every story, a high-stakes moment that can be met with anything from violence to defiance, confession to incredulity. Each episode features two cases using police bodycam footage to analyse some notorious and high-profile arrests from recent years.
A Deadly Secret
Oct 31, 2025
It's only when 35-year-old Virginia McCullough is arrested at her home for the murder of her parents that officers discover her gruesome secret.
Protecting Holly
Nov 7, 2025
A plot to kidnap TV presenter Holly Willoughby is discovered when an undercover cop in the US spots something suspicious in an online chat room.
Episode 3
Nov 14, 2025
A plot to kidnap TV presenter Holly Willoughby is discovered when an undercover cop in the US spots something suspicious in an online chat room.
Episode 4
Nov 21, 2025
The discovery of a murdered schoolgirl leads to an international manhunt, and the dramatic arrest of her father and stepmother on an airport runway.
Episode 5
Nov 28, 2025
After the murders of three schoolgirls, riots break out across Britain. Police are outnumbered but then use cameras to hunt down and arrest rioters.
Episode 6
Dec 5, 2025
Armed officers confront a crazed gunman at his home, then discover his terrifying plans to carry out a mass shooting at a school and police station.
Episode 7
Dec 12, 2025
An aristocrat goes on the run with her partner and baby in the depths of winter. Police fear the child won't survive, and race to find her.
Episode 8
Dec 19, 2025
An affair is exposed, ending in tragedy. Police arrest the suspect and discover the killer's cover-up. Plus, how an arrest solves two crimes at once.
