It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Master thief Richard Taylor has turned his life around and now wants to reverse the trend in shoplifting by advising retailers on how to beat the thieves at their own game. He and serving copper Will Davies are travelling around the country, demonstrating some of the scams that thieves use to grab the goods and some of the gaping holes in store security.

Series details

• Title: It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-03-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-04-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20193
• IMDb ID: tt3610686
• TVDB ID: 279183

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Taylor — Richard Taylor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-03-06; final listed air date 2014-04-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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