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Duration
30 minutes
Series Info
Season 33 Episode 8

Quick Summary

Police question the legitimacy of the name a driver gives them, suspecting it may be false or misleading, and request further verification. In a domestic‑violence case, the husband and wife each act to protect the other, shielding their partner from police scrutiny and investigation.

About This Program

“Avoiding the Truth” is a television programme presented as a single episode. It falls under the general classification of a programme and is identified by its title alone, without any further production details being supplied. The central narrative follows a police investigation in which officers become sceptical about the identity a driver provides. As the enquiry unfolds, the authorities question whether the name given by the motorist is genuine, prompting a deeper look into the circumstances surrounding the encounter. Parallel to the police scrutiny, the episode depicts a domestic‑violence situation in which a married couple each shields the other from legal repercussions. Both husband and wife act to protect one another, creating a tangled web of mutual defence that complicates the case. These two strands—law‑enforcement doubt over a driver’s claimed identity and the reciprocal cover‑up between spouses in a violent partnership—form the core of the episode’s storyline, highlighting how personal loyalties can intersect with official investigations.

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Cops broadcasts on 5Action at 10:30pm, Friday, 13 February 2026. (Subtitles)

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Production Details

Runtime30 mins