The Met: Policing London

Jun 8, 2015

An inquiry is about to decide if the killing by a Met officer of Mark Duggan was lawful.

Jun 15, 2015

Mistaken identity leaves a young father dead and detectives trying to catch his killers.

Jun 22, 2015

Trident, the Met's specialist gang unit, tackle drug dealers in south London.

Jun 29, 2015

London by night has its own challenges. Tackling the city's crime is different after dark.

Jul 6, 2015

Homicide investigate the tragic death of a four-month-old baby.

May 24, 2017

On the hottest night if the year, a huge impromptu summer party in Hyde Park results in chaos. Police come under attack and there is also a vicious stabbing. Homicide and Serious Crime Command hundreds for the suspect.

May 31, 2017

Gangs are a major problem for police and in Harlesden a long running turf war has had horrific consequences. A young man has been shot, an innocent casualty of a violent gang feud.

Jun 7, 2017

It's the start of a bank holiday weekend and a young man has been stabbed in Hackney. Police rush to the scene but the victim doesn't want one tell them anything about what's happened.

Jun 14, 2017

In Brixton custody suite a detainee has stripped naked and is refusing to come out of his cell, a 54 year old man has been brought in for threatening the cashier in his local supermarket with a knife.

Jun 21, 2017

Homicide detectives investigate the murder of an elderly man in North London. Plus, we follow an undercover operation attempting to cut off the drugs supply in East London, and in West London Police are on the hunt for Ealing's most wanted burglars.

Oct 3, 2019

Detectives investigate a case of rape by a stranger, the Territorial Support Group respond to knife crime in London and CID search for a suspect after a man is robbed at gunpoint.

Oct 10, 2019

2018 saw the highest murder rate in London in over a decade. This episode follows the investigations into two of these killings.

Oct 17, 2019

A specialist unit tries to tackle moped crime, and at the Notting Hill carnival police introduce a controversial tactic.

Oct 24, 2019

Detectives from the Murder Investigation Team deal with an attack in Greenwich, where 30 year-old Jozef Boci is violently beaten after a night out. In central London response officers PC Alex Orme and PC Lydia Vanbergen are on patrol in Westminster.

Oct 31, 2019

A man is found slumped in a passage way with a single stab wound, police deal with an allegation of domestic and financial abuse, and officers go to the aid of a frequent caller.

Nov 7, 2019

The murder investigation team are called in after a violent attack on a bus. Meanwhile, the Met prepare for Donald Trump's first visit to the UK.

Nov 14, 2019

A man is attacked and dies in Trafalgar Square, the Trident team try to dismantle one of London’s most dangerous gangs, and response officers have to deal with a drunk driver.

Oct 24, 2023

Detectives investigate the murder of a 17-year-old boy and gather evidence against a human trafficking gang, as public trust in the Met reaches a record low.

Oct 31, 2023

Detectives search for a missing young woman. After discovering CCTV footage of her going into a storage container with a man but never emerging, they fear she has been murdered.

Nov 7, 2023

Detectives investigate the murder of a homeless man who has been beaten to death in a London park and the rape of a young woman by a stranger on the street.

Nov 14, 2023

Detectives investigate the fatal stabbing of a motorcycle stuntman on a music video shoot. A manhunt team searches for a suspect on the run, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.

Nov 21, 2023

An elderly couple are burgled and attacked in their home. The police call in the Flying Squad, an elite unit of covert officers who launch an operation to catch the perpetrators

Nov 28, 2023

Detectives investigate a series of sexual assaults and the mugging of an elderly woman. Contains some strong language and upsetting scene.