Fugitives

“Fugitives” is a BBC series that delves into the operations of the Metropolitan Police’s Extradition Unit, which is tasked with the nationwide responsibility of finding and apprehending fugitives wanted across the globe. The show offers exclusive insights into the International Crime Bureau at the National Crime Agency, which coordinates the pursuit of British fugitives abroad and European criminals hiding in the UK. Additionally, the series follows officers in West Yorkshire and central England as they daily track and arrest wanted foreign nationals.

The program also features footage of officers from the Spanish National Police’s Fugitives Unit and Amsterdam’s Serious and Organised Crime teams, narrating the capture of infamous British criminals overseas. Among these are drug trafficker Mark Lilley, apprehended in a secure room of a Spanish villa; armed robber Andrew Moran, caught while lounging by the pool at his luxury villa; and Sean Devalda, who attempted to hijack a cash delivery van and was eventually located in a secluded hideout by a Dutch SWAT team.