Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning announced that "Trace, Track, Get My Car Back!" has been commissioned for BBC One and iPlayer. Rare TV will make the 15X30’ series about the recovery of stolen vehicles and the professionals working to combat the rising tide of car crime hitting the UK, out of its Belfast production hub. "Trace, Track, Get My Car Back!" will be on screens later this year.
Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning comments: “We’ve all seen shocking footage of how quickly any of us can fall victim to vehicle crime. But until now we’ve never seen what happens next. This gripping series will for the first time show the efforts made to retrieve stolen cars, and we’re sure viewers will be on the edge of their seats as we follow the teams on a mission to get them back. But will they succeed?"
Julie Shaw, Commissioning Editor for BBC Daytime comments: “This series really delves into the underworld of vehicle theft and the toll it can take on its victims. It will give in insight into what happens to cars once they are snatched and highlights the work of authorities battling to retrieve the stolen cars, tracing, tracking and getting them back!”
Emma Barker Director of Content and Edward Hart Executive Producer at Rare, said: “We are delighted to be making another series for BBC Daytime out of Belfast, this time with the help of Northern Ireland Screen. We hope this series will shine a light on a problem that is plaguing modern Britain. The cat and mouse chase between the criminals and the trackers makes for gripping television and gives viewers the satisfaction of seeing stolen vehicles being snatched back from the criminals and returned to their rightful owners.”
Motor theft continues to rise and is at a record high. Across Britain, there’s a vehicle stolen every four minutes with a shocking 130,000 vehicles stolen in the UK every year and three-quarters of those cases are never solved leaving owners frustrated and at a loss. This series will follow the forces across the UK as they uncover the organised crime gangs that are driving a huge surge in vehicle thefts as they steal, dismantle and sell on vehicles or their parts, often shipping them across the globe.
As vehicle owners despair, turning to fitting out their cars with trackers that allow them to be traced and recovered when they are stolen, each episode will give audiences a behind the scenes look at how these cars are traced and sometimes returned to their owners.
The series will follow the tenacious teams of investigators who are fighting back against the car thieves plaguing the country, as they combine clever technology with a boots-on-the-ground approach, to swipe stolen vehicles back from under the noses of the crooks who pinched them with no hold barred access to several vehicle tracking companies.
The teams of car trackers will be followed every step of the way, from the first call that a vehicle is missing, through all the twists and turns of the chase as they follow its movements down motorways, B roads, through housing estates and warehouses, until they are finally able to retrieve it from where it’s been hidden, whether it’s in a deserted farmyard, an abandoned industrial building or down a backstreet. The series will also feature officers from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service8 (NaVCIS) as they intercept stolen vehicles being smuggled out of the country at Britain’s ports.
Victims of car crime will also feature, watching back dramatic CCTV footage of the moment their beloved car was snatched from their driveway and relaying their feelings of sheer panic. And there will be essential tips and tricks to make sure the viewers don’t become a victim of the car thieves themselves.
"Trace, Track, Get My Car Back!" has been commissioned for BBC One and iPlayer by Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning, Rob Unsworth, the Commissioning Editor for BBC Daytime is Julie Shaw. The Executive Producers for Rare TV (Belfast) are Emma Barker and Edward Hart. The series is produced in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen.
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