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Contains scenes of violence, drug references and strong language.

The landmark documentary series that captures real life drama at its most intense, following police detectives around the clock as they investigate major crimes. After a Luton shotgun attack, the police track a suspected drugs and arms dealer using EncroChat - the hacked 'WhatsApp for criminals'. But has their main suspect already taken flight? (The Secret Network)

First shown: 13 Jan 2025

00:00 Luton shotgun attack
01:54 Police briefing
04:41 Encrochat data seized
07:30 First arrest made
16:55 Second lead identified
23:14 More arrests made
29:28 'Russian lady' interviewed
33:08 The hunt for 'uncle'
41:17 Man arrested after plane trip

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20 Comments

@chloeEdwards-x5c 8 months ago

Uncle is defo watching this and reading through the comments laughing ,while sitting on his super yachts

@MattyClarke1321 8 months ago

“Someone that looks like my GP” is mental 😂

@Brumtown31 8 months ago

‘Uncle’ would be sitting down with a bag of popcorn laughing at this 😅

@trevorshumba9193 8 months ago

The Russian lady is actually uncle but you're not ready for that 😂

@Mitch-z1o3v 8 months ago

Uncle on a beach getting a back rub he probably throw his phone away after watching this lmao

@user-wx5sn1of9c 8 months ago

They had access to basically the entire criminal network and only managed to capture 3 low-mid level criminals? That's absolutely pathetically hilarious.

@noelht1 8 months ago

31:01 she said she knows nothing about encrypted (Phones) but she mistakes the word Uncle for Encro 😂😂😂

@_emmaxx9 8 months ago

Good job uncle 😂😂😂😂😂made a whole documentary on you and still didn’t even get caught

@ninjabob8170 8 months ago

I think that may have been his first time firing that sawn off…🤣🤣🤣

@hatclint777 8 months ago

The beginning scene "no phones or cameras allowed"...there's a channel 4 documentary crew in the room 😅😂

@Fitbyalii 8 months ago

Hi guys, uncle here, just at the Burj enjoying this documentary, maybe next time :)

@hoggybhoy1967 8 months ago

15:12 Man knew it was 1.5 on the dot 😂 cops Christmas party sorted 💯😂

@haych7k672 8 months ago

Wonder if that guy ever got his 5 boxes of haze

@globe1987 6 months ago

Funny when they're at the garage and the guy opening it was like "he isn't in contact with me about the drugs" "who said anything about drugs" 😂

@Dnbforever1980 8 months ago

I have to give it to Ethan, he was so undercover I thought he had a normal job all these years lmfao

@Vanadiumi 8 months ago

Officer "Have you ever referred to anyone as uncle?" Lady "Encro?" 🤣

@mikehawk79og 8 months ago

Lol the guy saying need five boxes of haze 😂

@101242cg 8 months ago (edited)

Such a hilariously British thing. The whole episode's narrative builds up to this "who is the big mastermind" then right at the end they're like "oh, we just... Didn't catch him despite the advantages we had." So the whole episode is essentially "3 mid level dealers get caught".