Farm 999
One Clue, One Cow and a Soil-Based Breakthrough
Season 1 Episode 7 of 15
A determined detective in Watford, Hertfordshire, begins painstakingly piecing together a pattern of farm equipment thefts that crosses county lines. As the investigation rapidly unfolds, his hunch leads to a major breakthrough and the dramatic capture of two men behind a £44,000 crime spree. In Leicestershire, a specialist fire and rescue team joins forces with a local farmer to rescue a heavily pregnant cow that has found itself trapped in a swimming pool. In Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, reporter Paul Colgan meets the scientists pioneering an extraordinary new forensic technique that uses soil DNA to track illegal off-road bikers
Farm 999 airs on BBC Two HD at 8:00 AM, Tuesday 19 May. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Steph McGovern
Presenter
Paul Colgan
Reporter
Richard Weller
Series Producer
Tracie O’Neill
Executive Producer