Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers

Season 1
Watch on BBC Select as this gripping true crime documentary tackles the distressing world of human trafficking. Filmed over three years, this is the inside story of a police investigation into a criminal gang, who snatched young girls from the streets of South America and forced them to sell their bodies in the UK. Can the detectives track down the crime network’s elusive leader?
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  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    July 18, 2021
    47min
    TV-14
    Watch an undercover police investigation unfold in this harrowing true crime documentary on BBC Select. UK cops are attempting to bring down a human trafficking gang who transport women from Brazil to work in British brothels against their will. Using an anonymous tip-off, the police try to locate the gang’s elusive leader. But will they be able to obtain the vital evidence needed to arrest him?
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    July 18, 2021
    47min
    TV-14
    Travel behind the scenes of a police investigation in this distressing true crime documentary on BBC Select. The cops are struggling to obtain evidence against a human trafficking gang, as the women brought to the UK for sex work are too terrified to talk. Detectives decide to change tactics and focus on a potential weak link in the criminal organization. But could they be making a huge mistake?
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    July 18, 2021
    47min
    TV-14
    The upsetting world of sexual exploitation is revealed in this true crime documentary on BBC Select. After a painstaking investigation, the UK police are attempting to gather enough evidence to arrest the leader of a human trafficking organization. But the criminal flees to Spain where he lives a life of luxury. Can the cops get to him and finally close the case before he vanishes forever?
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Directors
Peter Beard
Producers
Peter BeardDave NathGeorgina CammalleriMarian Mohammed
Studio
Story Films
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