Road Wars

★ 10 · 2003 · 60m · Documentary · Reality · Crime

Follows the extraordinary work of some of Britain's most elite units and police officers, documenting the changing tactics of criminals and the response of the UK police forces.

Episodes

▶1. The One with the Shrieking Car Thief30m · Pat & Carl (with a little help from Conrad and Dave) arrest the world’s noisiest car thief. Who’s on a push-bike. Seriously!▶2. The One with the Puffing BobbyDerek & Grant along with Pat & Carl chasing a stolen beamer in Slough. Pat & Carl chase the occupants once they’ve decamped, Derek discovers what appalling music taste the driver has, and Grant finds a stuck-on number plate with the real one underneath. Naughty naughty... Derek & Grant check up on a disqualified driver who is still driving.▶3. The One With the Marigold Glove Fetishists30m · Pat & Carl on the Britwell Estate deal with two silly boys in hoodies and errr....marigold gloves. Steve the camera man proves his worth by sitting on an escapee.▶4. The One With the Grotty Kitchen ApplianceTony & Robb arrest one of the most obnoxious criminals ever seen on RW and apparently is one of the few people who objects to being on TV, 'coz he kicks the camera man. What a charming fellow.▶5. The One With the Sheet 'n' Duvet Cover Thief30m · Pat & Carl are assisted by Murphy the dog who finds a bloke in the garden. The bloke is terrified by Murphy. Serves him right. Pat & Carl in Chalvey: with the idiot who nicked the bedding and his even stupider mate. Tony arrives and he doesn’t believe them either. Pat & Carl back in Chalvey, hunting for a stolen car. And look - it’s the idiot from the bedding-nicking incident.▶6. The One With the Hospital Pile-up & the Icky Nappy32m · Pat & Carl chase a stolen car that reeks of cannabis and Carl finds an icky nappy. Pat & Carl in the grounds of a Milton Keynes hospital, chasing a lad who’s causing mayhem that ends with the death of a wall. Can he be charged with “brick-icide” as well as his other offences ?▶7. Not on My Street20m · Professional photographers become the victims of a broad daylight smash and grab in San Francisco. In San Diego, an enraged dog walker goes ballistic when she confronts a speeding driver in her neighborhood. A roadside altercation in Florida turns violent. A woman's car goes over a 20 foot embankment in Charlotte, North Carolina, landing directly on top of an SUV driving on the highway below. And a routine traffic stop in Denver, Colorado turns into two drivers' worst nightmare.▶8. Attack of the Tacos20m · A man in Texas is pursued by an angry driver wielding a finger gun. A driver raging at two women in California is intercepted by two men who send him packing. A rideshare driver in Texas has food thrown in her face by an unruly passenger. A motorcyclist in Virginia Beach attempts to talk his way out of a baseball bat beatdown after a close call with a pedestrian.▶9. Episode 9 ▶10. Episode 10

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