CCTV Cities

More than 350 cameras cover city of Leeds and 9 specially trained operators can access all of them at any moment in the control room of the ‘Leedswatch' headquarters.

With unique access to Wigan's Central Watch "CCTV Cities" finds a thriving northern town in party mood. But some of the partying is not as innocent as it first appears.

Donal MacIntyre joins operators in the Blackburn CCTV control room as they point the Lancashire police towards shoplifters and violent drunks in the lead up to "Mad Friday".

In the early weeks of the new season, CCTV Cities looks at how Leedswatch CCTV team and West Yorkshire police handle what's potentially the most explosive fixture of them all.

Watching the streets of Edinburgh is no mean feat for the CCTV operators. By day this historic city is proudly conservative but at night it turns into chaos.

King's Lynn is the birthplace of big brother. In 1987 this small town installed the first CCTV system. And they continue to innovate with CCTV technology, because they need to.

A CCTV Cities Special episode on Edinburgh's Hogmanay Festival. This is a massive police operation – their biggest task of the year.