Smugglers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A compelling new documentary series that reveals the alarming scale and relentless tide of smuggling at UK Borders. We are the prime destination for smuggled cigarettes in Europe and Europe's leading consumers of cocaine. The UK is a country of choice for 'Smugglers'. An island with 12,000 miles of coastline and some of the busiest ports in Europe, historically we have always been a tempting target for Smugglers. In past centuries, the commodities were rum and brandy, now organized criminal gangs make billions of pounds smuggling drugs, people and cigarettes. Wild Pictures gained unique access to follow the work of specialist UK Border Agency and Police teams as they try to disrupt the smugglers' multi billion pound trade.

Series details

• Title: Smugglers
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29166
• TVDB ID: 247918

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-04-05; final listed air date 2011-04-12; episode order: 2.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-04-03; final listed air date 2012-04-03; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

Adapted from Smugglers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.