Crime Invasion: Britain's New Underworld

Crime invasion: Britain's New Underworld is a 10 part is a documentary television programme produced in the United Kingdom by Vashca for the television station Virgin 1.

Crime Invasion: Britain's New Underworld
GenreDocumentary
Created byVashca
Presented byRageh Omaar
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes (incl ads)
Original release
NetworkVirgin 1
Release4 October (2007-10-04) –
29 November 2007 (2007-11-29)

This documentary series investigates the new organised crime cells that now dominate Britain's underworld, such as the Yardies and Turkish mafia. Each of the gangs featured in the series has its roots in other countries and have been able to successfully establish bases in Britain, from where they now operate.

The documentary also focussed on how the police, customs and other agencies are working to combat these growing crime networks and will include testimonies from victims and gang members.[1]

The Executive Producer is Glenn Barden.

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
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1"Romanian (cashpoint fraud)"4 October 2007 (2007-10-04)101
2"Albanian (Prostitution)"11 October 2007 (2007-10-11)102
Investigation on Albanian mafia
3"Vietnam (Cannabis)"18 October 2007 (2007-10-18)103
4"Yardies (Drugs)"25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)104
5"TBC"1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)105
6"Kurdish Mafia (Heroin)"8 November 2007 (2007-11-08)106
Rageh Omaar investigates Asian criminal groups, the main competitors for the UK's heroin trade, and reveals how they have set up their own money laundering system.
7TBA15 November 2007 (2007-11-15)107
8TBA22 November 2007 (2007-11-22)108
9TBA29 November 2007 (2007-11-29)109
10TBA29 November 2007 (2007-11-29)110

References

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  1. ^ "Virgin 1 to explore UK crime invasion". C21Media. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
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