TV series
The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
24 Hours in Police Custody is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), Plex, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes.
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Episode 1
Detectives hunt for two rapists. They race to stop a recent offender from striking again. And can new cutting-edge forensic techniques help them catch a rapist who has evaded justice for 10 years?
Where to watch 24 Hours in Police Custody
Episode 2
An experienced officer from the Bedfordshire Police Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team investigates an area of criminal behaviour beyond anything she has tackled before
Where to watch 24 Hours in Police Custody
Episode 3
Detectives race to the scene of a stabbing in broad daylight. Cameras follow every twist and turn of the investigation, revealing the real-life stories behind the familiar headlines about knife crime.
Where to watch 24 Hours in Police Custody
Episode 4
Cameras follow every twist and turn of a real-life police investigation as detectives attempt to catch a suspected drug trafficker before he can escape on a flight to Spain
Where to watch 24 Hours in Police Custody
Episode 5
The cameras follow an engrossing and surprising real-life investigation into a reported burglary of antiques worth a quarter of a million pounds from a country estate.
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Episode 6
Detectives investigate the sudden death of a 48-year-old woman in Cambridgeshire, and the hunt for clues takes the investigation right across Europe as cameras follow every twist and turn in the investigation.
Where to watch 24 Hours in Police CustodyEpisode information updated Sep 21, 2026
Royce PierresonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Zawe AshtonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Channel 4United Kingdom
Channel 4 TelevisionUnited Kingdom
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