Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA
Episodes
Hidden in Plain Sight
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From a Bristol car wash, Slovakian national Maros Tancos ran a ruthless modern slavery ring with the help of his partner Joanna Gomulska. Together the...
X Marks the Spot
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2019, and a senior figure in the Kinahan Cartel is in custody, facing over 20 years behind bars for drug trafficking. Meanwhile, the N...
Catching the Limo Guy
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Saynor, now in his seventies, used his limousine business to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in Rotherham from the late 2000s to the earl...
The Best People Smuggler
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He was feted “the best smuggler” – now he’s serving a 17-year jail term. In this opening episode of series two, the NCA r...
The Specialists
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When police forces need help with an investigation, they call in The Specialists from the NCA’s Major Crime Investigative Support team. MCIS officer...
The Travel Agent
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on Mohammed Mokter Hossain, who ran a sophisticated people smuggling network bringing people into the UK from his home in East Lo...
Most Wanted
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The NCA works with law enforcement agencies across the world to track down fugitives on the run and return them to the UK to face justice. In this epi...
Sunshine and Lollipops
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How exactly was a gang ringleader caught and jailed after more than £100 million in dirty cash was smuggled into Dubai? Money laundering is one of th...
Golden Ticket
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a murderer on the run, or an international drug trafficker wanting to stay under the radar as you travel, a most prized possession will be...
Gun Runners
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gun Runners goes behind the scenes of an NCA covert operation which stopped Britain’s biggest ever haul of military grade automatic weapons being sm...
Rapsheet From Hell
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode - Rap Sheet from Hell - unearths the horrifying details of one of the most prolific child sexual abuse offenders the NCA has ever i...
The Crime Lord
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Underworld’s first episode delves into the life and crimes of Robert Dawes, a dangerous international criminal kingpin, who used violence and co...
Underworld - Season One Trailer
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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