24 Hours in Police Custody
“Might be the greatest television programme ever made” Richard Osman, The Rest is Entertainment
“The most compelling series on television” The Telegraph
Using a combination of fixed-rig and single camera filming, this series provides unprecedented access to some of the UK’s most dramatic police investigations – showing each case in extraordinary and compelling detail. The films unfold as real-life crime thrillers, but they also tackle pressing social issues like knife crime, human trafficking and domestic violence.
Now in its eighth year, 24 Hours in Police Custody is both critically acclaimed and more popular with audiences than ever.
Winner of two Televisual Bulldog Awards for Best Documentary Series in 2016 and Best Fixed Rig in 2017, as well as a nomination in 2015 for Best Editing. 24 Hours in Police Custody has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series in 2017 and a BAFTA Craft for Editing & Director in 2015, and RTS Craft & Design Award in 2020 for Multicamera Work.
Additionally, it has been nominated for a Grierson Award and multiple Broadcast Awards, including Best TV Moment in 2016 & 2019.
Murder on Prescription (2-Part Special)
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — 2-Part Special on 9th & 10th September 2024
Executive Producers — Simon Ford & Amber Ronowicz
Filmed, Produced & Directed — Lucy Wells
Film Editor — Johnny Wagener
Series Director — Jermaine Blake
Series Editor — Tess Mawle
Series Producers — Rob Lambie & Cary laws
Compliance Producer — Malcolm Remedios
Story Assistant Producer — Maria McNally & Rachel Toase
Production Managers — Bregeta Bond, Verity Hollywood & Eleanor Steedman
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
The Devil’s Chain
Episode — 50 mins
TX Channel 4 — 5th June 2024
Executive Producers — Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers — Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Compliance Producer — Malcolm Remedios
Story Producer — Hannah Poulter
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Managers — Bregeta Bond & Verity Hollywood
Film Editors — Chris Baker & David Hill
Filmed, Produced & Directed — Chris Atteshlis
Murder on Camera (2-Part Special)
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — 2-Part Special on 8th & 9th January 2024
Executive Producers — Simon Ford & Amber Ronowicz
Series Producers — Rob Lambie & Carys Laws
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Managers — Millie Mason & Eleanor Steedman
Post Production Managers — Bregeta Bond
Series Director — Jermaine Blake
Series Editor — Tess Mawle
Story Assistant Producer — Rosie Hough
Film Editors — Doug Bryson
Filmed, Produced and Directed — Anna Johnston
Series 18
Episodes — 2 x 90 mins, 1 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — Weekly from Sunday 3rd December 2023
Executive Producers — Simon Ford & Amber Ronowicz
Series Producers — Rob Lambie & Carys Laws
Series Director — Jermaine Blake
Series Editor — Tess Mawle
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Managers — Bregeta Bond, Millie Mason & Eleanor Steedman
The Honeytrap Murder (2-part Special)
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st March 2023
Executive Producers — Simon Ford & Amber Ronowicz
Series Producers — Rob Lambie
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Manager — Millie Mason
Junior Production Manager — Eleanor Steedman
Series Director — Jermaine Blake
Series Editor — Tess Mawle
Story Producer — Martha Bailey
Film Editor — George Taylor
Edit Assistant Producer — Malcolm Remedios
Series 16
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — ‘Two Wrongs‘ on 28th November 2022 at 9pm
‘A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing‘ on 5th December 2022 at 9pm
Two Wrongs
Story Producers — Claire Kunzel & Lucy Wells
Edit Producer — Matt Haan
Film Editors — Johnny Wagener
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Directed By — Jermaine Blake
Produced By — Lindsay Konieczny
Film Editors — Graham Cox & Michael Harrowes
Edit Producers — Helen Seaman & Lucy Wilcox
Executive Producers — Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers — Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Manager — Bregeta Bond
The Murder of Rikki Neave (2-Part Special)
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — 2-Part Special on 4th & 5th July 2022
Executive Producers — Simon Ford & Amber Ronowicz
Series Producer — Tess Mawle
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Filmed Produced and Directed by — Danielle Johnson Cutts
Senior Production Co-ordinator — Eleanor Steedman
Shooting Producer — Anna Johnston
Film Editors — Jane Greenwood & Doug Bryson
Additional Editing — Michael Harrowes & Sam Pope
Edit Assistant Producer — Malcolm Remedios
Cold to the Touch (Two-Part Special)
Episodes — 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 — 2-Part Special on 3rd & 4th January 2022.
Executive Producers — Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers — Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Production Executive — Georgie Emary
Production Managers — Bregeta Bond & Verity Hollywood
Filmed and Directed by — Danielle Johnson Cutts
Story Assistant Producer — Rebecca Chapman
Film Editor — George Taylor
Series 13
Episodes – 4 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 27th September 2021
Executive Producers – Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers – Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Production Executive – Georgie Emary
Production Manager – Bregeta Bond
Press
Police are speaking to more possible victims of a convicted pedophile who have come forward after a Channel 4 documentary about the case.
24 Hours in Police Custody: Call for social media restraint.
The brand new eleventh series of 24 Hours in Police Custody begins tonight, with the Channel 4 documentary series set to be as gripping as ever this time around.
Series 12
Episodes – 4 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 22nd March 2021
Executive Producers – Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers – Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Production Executive – Georgie Emary
Junior Production Managers – Bregeta Bond & Matthew Francis
Press
24 Hours In Police Custody breaks viewers’ hearts after shooter struggling with mental health gets 22 years in prison.
First episode of latest series of 24 Hours in Police Custody beats BBC1 abuse doc.
24 Hours in Police Custody, Channel 4, review: Gripping TV that makes us play detective.
Black Widow (Two-Part Special)
A two-part special which goes behind the scenes of a gripping investigation into a woman who is plotting to have her ex-husband killed by a man she met on a dating website.
After Cambridgeshire police receive a secretly recorded conversation between the two of them it quickly becomes clear that sometimes the truth can be more compelling than fiction.
Episodes – 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th January 2021, 9pm
Executive Producers – Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers – Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Filmed & Directed By – Alice McMahon-Major
Film Editor – Mike Davey
Story Assistant Producers – Rosina Andreou & Harriet Jones
DV Director – Gus Palmer
Production Executive – Georgie Emary
Production Managers – Bregeta Bond & Matthew Francis
Press
The second part of the Black Widow special beat BBC1 and has become the shows most-watched outing of all time.
The Home County Cartel (Two-Part Special)
A consignment of drugs weighing more than 100 kilos has been intercepted as it is imported into the UK from Europe. Covert operatives are watching every move of the group of criminals they believe are behind a massive conspiracy to import the largest ever amount of Class A drugs into the eastern regions of the UK. This two-parter follows the work of covert detectives as they attempt to find out who is responsible
Episodes – 1 x 60 mins, 1 x 90 mins
TX Channel 4 – Sunday 8th & Monday 9th November 2020, 9pm
Executive Producers – Zac Beattie, Simon Ford, Amber Ronowicz & Flavia Taylor
Series Producers – Sara Evans & Emma Whitehead
Filmed & Directed By – Sophie Oliver
Film Editor – George Taylor
Story Assistant Producer – Arthur Haynes
Production Executive – Georgie Emary
Junior Production Managers – Bregeta Bond & Matthew Francis
Press
A senior detective has told how featuring in the 24 Hours In Police Custody television series offered a "time for reflection" on major crimes.
Murder In The Woods (Two-Part Special)
Two gripping episodes which take viewers behind the scenes of police investigation into the pre-mediated & brutal murder of a young man.
Episodes – 2 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Two-part special 6th, 7th January 2020, 9pm.
Executive Producers – Simon Ford & Jessie Versluys
Series Director – Graeme McAulay
Series Producer – Amber Ronowicz
Producer / Director – Andrew Slater
Film Editor – George Taylor
Line Producer – Georgie Emary
Nominated for RTS Craft & Design Awards 2020 – Best Multicamera Work
Press
Moment murderers turned on each other behind bars appears in new episode of Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody showing how detectives cracked a baffling case.
4th January 2020 Mirror
Mum’s warning after son, 20, is battered and stabbed to death by gang for selling drugs.
Series 8
Episodes – 1 x 90 mins, 5 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 11th March 2019
Executive Producers – Simon Ford & Jessie Versluys
Series Director – Graeme McAulay
Series Producer – Amber Ronowicz
Line Producer – Georgie Emary
Press
“He won’t be the last”: What did a mother whose son was fatally stabbed tell Theresa May?
24 Hours in Police Custody’s Unmissable knife crime episode was an urgent, unnervingly close look at street violence.
Latest series of 24 Hours in Police Custody is ‘Immaculate and satisfying’.
Series 7
Episodes – 1 x 90 mins, 7 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 21st May 2018
Executive Producers – Simon Ford & Jessie Versluys
Series Director – Graeme McAulay
Series Producer – Amber Ronowicz
Line Producer – Georgie Emary
Press
24 Hours In Police Custody features 'ground-breaking' interviews with suspects in cells - and bosses don't even need their permission.
24 Hours in Police Custody review: the most compelling series on television.
Series 6
Episodes – 6 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 19th February 2018
Executive Producers – Simon Ford & Jessie Versluys
Series Director – Graeme McAulay
Series Producer – Amber Ronowicz
Line Producer – Georgie Emary
Nominated for Broadcast Awards 2018 – Best Documentary Series & Best TV Moment
Press
Chief constable lauds 24 hours in Police Custody for bringing transparency to under-fire force.
13th February 2018 The Radio Times
Caught on camera: 24 Hours in Police Custody captures the moment a corrupt cop is arrested.
Series 5
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Monday 5th June 2017
Executive Producers – Simon Ford, Hamo Forsyth & Flavia Taylor
Series Producer/Director – John Douglas
Senior Line Producer – Laura Matthews
Line Producer – Elaine Campbell
Nominated for Grierson Awards 2018 – Best Documentary Series
Series 3-4
Episodes – Series 4 – 7 x 60 mins
Episodes – Series 3 – 7 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Wednesday 20th April 2016
Executive Producers – Simon Ford, Hamo Forsyth & Flavia Taylor
Series Producer/Director – John Douglas
Line Producer – Elaine Campbell
Senior Line Producer – Laura Matthews
Winner of the Police Federation National Detectives Forum's Outstanding Contribution award 2016
Winner Televisual Bulldog Awards 2016 – Best Fixed Rig Category
Nominated for BAFTA Television Awards 2016 – Best Factual Series
Nominated for Broadcast Awards 2016 – Best Documentary Series
Press
BAFTA TV Awards 2017: Full list of nominations.
Series 2
Episodes – 6 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – Weekly from Tuesday 6th January 2015
Executive Producers – Simon Ford, Jonathan Smith & Emma Tutty
Series Producer – Flavia Taylor
Series Director – Alisa Pomeroy
Line Producer – Laura Matthews
Winner Televisual Bulldog Award 2016 in the Best Documentary Series category and second in the Editing category
Nominated for Broadcast Awards 2015 – Best TV Moment
Series 1
Episodes – 7 x 60 mins
TX Channel 4 – From Monday 29th September 2014, 9pm
Executive Producers – Simon Ford, Jonathan Smith & Emma Tutty
Series Producer – Flavia Taylor
Series Director – Alisa Pomeroy
Line Producer – Laura Matthews
Nominated for BAFTA Craft Award 2014 – Best Editing & Director: Factual
Nominated for Grierson Awards 2014 – Best Documentary Series & Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme
Nominated for Broadcast Awards 2014 – Best Documentary Series
Nominated for Bulldog Awards 2014 – Best Editing