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Duration
40 minutes
Series Info
Season 5 Episode 19 of 20

Quick Summary

A sinister visitor, up to no good, lurks in a school hall, while an intruder breaks into a Chinese restaurant late at night. A mobile‑phone thief commits a schoolboy error that ultimately brings about his downfall in the end for him.

About This Program

This episode presents a trio of unsettling encounters, each centred on a different location and a dubious character. It strings together a menacing figure lurking in a school hall, a night‑time trespasser in a Chinese eatery, and a mobile‑phone pilferer whose youthful mistake brings about his undoing. Self‑contained stories are linked by a common thread of wrongdoing. In the first vignette, a sinister visitor roams the school hall, clearly up to no good, creating an atmosphere of tension. The second scene shifts to a Chinese restaurant, where an intruder slips inside, turning the night into a moment of unease and adding a sense of danger to the empty tables. The final segment follows a phone thief whose careless school‑boy error ultimately leads to his capture, his mistake proving fatal and bringing his scheme to an abrupt end. Each scenario is confined to a space, allowing tension to build within familiar surroundings. The school hall, the late‑night restaurant, and the urban backdrop of the theft serve as stark stages for the characters' misdeeds, highlighting how ordinary places can become sites of intrigue. The contrast between the normalcy of these locations and the illicit actions creates tension that drives each story forward. By focusing on a visitor, an intruder and a thief, the episode underscores the boundary between curiosity, intrusion and criminality, with each character's actions exposing their own vulnerabilities. In each case, the individuals' choices lead directly to their exposure, reinforcing the notion that wrongdoing often brings about its own downfall.

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Caught Red Handed broadcasts on Sky Mix at 7:00pm, Sunday, 8 February 2026. (Subtitles)

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Production Details

Runtime40 mins

Cast & Crew

DL
Dominic LittlewoodPresenter
JD
Julian DismoreSeries-producer
CR
Chris RileyExecutive-producer

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