Farm 999
One Clue, One Cow and a Soil-Based Breakthrough
Season 1 Episode 7 of 15
A determined detective in 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 south Wales, 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 Northern Ireland HD at 10:00 PM, Tuesday 6 January. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Paul Colgan
Reporter
Richard Weller
Series Producer
Tracie O’Neill
Executive Producer