Series synopsis
The Sheriffs Are Coming is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC One on March 19, 2012. It stars Luke Peacock, Grant Bailey-Rodriguez, Ben Dirom and Myles Whitworth.
The Sheriffs Are Coming is a British Television fly on the wall documentary series, broadcast on BBC One, that follows the work of High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) from Frank G Whitworth, High Court Enforcement.
Premise
The Sheriffs Are Coming is a British Television fly on the wall documentary series, broadcast on BBC One, that follows the work of High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) from Frank G Whitworth, High Court Enforcement.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Luke Peacock as Enforcement Agent
- Grant Bailey-Rodriguez as Enforcement Agent
- Ben Dirom as Enforcement Agent
- Myles Whitworth as Enforcement Agent
- James King as Enforcement Agent
- Mark King as Enforcement Agent
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 124 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 30 | August 8, 2013 | October 13, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 10 | March 19, 2012 | March 30, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 15 | January 14, 2013 | February 1, 2013 |
| Season 3 | 10 | January 13, 2014 | January 24, 2014 |
| Season 4 | 5 | March 16, 2015 | March 20, 2015 |
| Season 5 | 14 | April 11, 2016 | April 29, 2016 |
| Season 6 | 10 | April 3, 2017 | April 17, 2017 |
| Season 7 | 10 | March 12, 2018 | March 23, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 10 | March 25, 2019 | April 5, 2019 |
| Season 9 | 10 | May 31, 2021 | June 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compilations - Episode 1 | August 8, 2013 |
| 2 | Compilations - Episode 2 | August 22, 2013 |
| 3 | Compilations - Episode 3 | August 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A 26-year old office worker won her sexual harassment case but her ex-boss never gave her the money she was awarded. Can the sheriffs put that right? They try to track down the manager of a construction company which owes a former employee £8,000. And they pay a visit to a car dealership that sold a doctor a car which was a disaster from day one. The dealers refused to fix it or give him his money back so the sheriffs have had to step in and, when things get heated, the police race to the scene. |
March 19, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The sheriffs go into battle on behalf of an 80-year-old pensioner who is owed over a thousand pounds by the owners of an auction house. They confront a plumber who charged a customer £2,000 for a bathroom fitting he never even wanted. And a 65-year-old pensioner won a personal injury claim after a fall left him in agony. He was awarded £4,000 but never got his cash - can a sheriff put that right? |
March 21, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A builder asked an 86-year-old pensioner to fork out £4,000 for some work on her roof. And he left it in a worse state than when he started. The sheriffs pay the builder an early morning visit to try to get her money back - but things get rather heated. The sheriffs try to track down a landlord who did not pay his student tenants their deposits when they left. But he proves hard to find. And an office manager was unfairly dismissed. She was awarded compensation, but her ex-bosses did not pay up. Can the sheriffs help? |
March 22, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev visit an aeroplane manufacturer to get money back for a man whose factory job ruined his hearing. Can they convince the £26 billion company this is a debt that needs paying? Sheriff Pete takes on the case of the farmer who got fleeced after shearing 3,000 sheep, whilst Marc and Tony take on a Luton car yard. |
January 14, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sheriff Pete seizes a Lamborghini, a cafe owner proves to be a tricky customer for Lawrence and Kev, whilst sheriffs Marc and Tony visit a London clamping firm. |
January 15, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sheriffs Lawrence and Kev go back to college as they try to recover the unpaid fees owed to a marketing consultant just starting out on her freelance career. All doesn't go to plan when sheriffs Marc and Tony go off-road looking for a 4x4. |
January 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When a tattoo removal at a beauty salon left a woman scarred for life, she won an injury claim but was never paid. Enforcement officer Pete Spencer confronts the salon owner. When repairs to a dream car went wrong, it cost one man a fortune; sheriffs Lawrence and Kev pay the garage a visit. And a roofer whose poor work left a woman badly out of pocket is met by the sheriffs in unusual circumstances. |
January 13, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A fitness instructor was plunged into debt when the company he worked for didn't pay him for months. Can sheriff Lawrence Grix get him what he is owed? Things become difficult when the sheriffs visit a tissue factory; will they be soft or strong as they battle to recover an unpaid debt? And sheriffs Lawrence and Kev visit a man with many identities. |
January 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The sheriffs are evicting squatters from a barricaded building. But with tensions rising, can the eviction be completed peacefully? A customer's car broke down just a few days after she bought it, and the garage refused to refund her money. Can sheriffs Lawrence and Kev get her what she's owed? And sheriffs Darryl and Mark are in pursuit of an old adversary with a huge debt. But where is the elusive debtor? |
January 15, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sheriffs Craig and Tommy have a tricky confrontation with a garage owner who denies he is responsible for the sale of a faulty car that left a recently married couple high and dry. One of Britain's largest credit card companies owes a customer more than £35,000. Can the Sheriffs make them pay up? Plus when a home rental went wrong, can the Sheriffs make the letting agent pay what the court says he owes? |
March 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The sheriffs are called to reclaim a London pub from squatters, but one man is in no mood to move out. A man sold his motorhome through a company he trusted but didn't get all the money he was owed. Sheriff Tommy is out to get him what he is due, but the cameras are not welcome. After a doctor in Kent wasn't paid for months of work, the sheriffs scale walls to try to get her money back. |
March 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Squatters have returned to a London pub and police are called as one man reacts violently during the eviction. Sheriff Chris has a confrontation with a used car dealer, and Lawrence and Kev have an unusual enforcement at a vintage clothing store. |
March 18, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Lawrence and Kev meet a dental hygienist who didn't get paid for the work she did for one of the UK's biggest security firms. Can they get through the company's own security system and retrieve her missing wages? Sheriff Ken Warby tries to recover a debt owed by a jeweller but has trouble getting his hands on the shop's assets, and a debt owed by a motor racing company gives Lawrence an unexpected glimpse of some classic cars. |
April 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lawrence and Kev face an unusual barricade on an eviction job and locksmith Andy needs all the tools he's got to get them inside. Sheriff Ken Warby has a tricky task retrieving a debt from a lettings agent who failed to pass on the rent owed to the landlord, leaving her struggling to pay the mortgage. Can he secure a payment when assets are thin on the ground? In the north west, sheriff Alan Pennington pays a visit to a company making shop displays, only to find the staff in shock at an unexpected turn of events. |
April 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Things get heated when sheriff Ken Warby visits a car dealership in east London and asks them to pay their debts. An estate agent was left on the brink of financial ruin after a building project went wrong - can sheriffs Tommy and Craig track down the a man who owes her money? In Leeds, the owner of a house was left in the cold after an insulation job was abandoned - can sheriff Chris Pearson turn up the heat on the company that let him down? Lawrence and Kev visit a classic car restorers and the boss admits he has made a mistake in ignoring the court. |
April 13, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A property developer's lost out after a squatters took over his building. But the Sheriffs get more than they've bargained for when they try to evict them. |
April 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When the Sheriffs Are sent to a dealer who sold a potentially lethal second hand car, things turn nasty. Sheriff Lawrence discovers his claimant's not the only one owed money by a building company with problems, so he has to act fast. |
April 4, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The sheriffs confront a man who hasn't pay the rent he owes to a single mum. The job gets tricky as he refuses to believe that Tommy and Craig can take his car. |
April 5, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A woman was unfairly dismissed from her job. Can Rob and Gerald get her money she's owed? Also, the fate of a £12,000 Range Rover hangs in the balance when the Sheriffs call a tow truck to a car dealership refusing to pay the debt it owes. |
March 12, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Three women who worked for a skin care company were thousands of pounds out of pocket when thay lost their jobs. Rob and Gerald visit the company's head office and confront the boss on behalf of the three ex-employees. |
March 13, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A family paid thousands of pounds to have an extension built onto their home. The work was never completed, which meant they had to pay someone eles to finish the job. Tracy and Adam track down the builder responsible but will he pay the family back? |
March 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sheriffs Rob and Gerald brave the red carpet at a celebrity hot spot in London to try to recover the unpaid wages of a former worker. Tommy is on the Welsh coast to seize a large boat, leading to a difficult confrontation with the owner, and emotions run high when the Sheriffs visit an Italian mechanic. |
March 25, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Sheriffs are forced to call the police when they are confronted by a gang of threatening men as they try to recover a debt owed by a second-hand car dealer. Rob and Gerald visit a boutique publishing company in Piccadilly, but can the foreign directors come up with the money? And Billy’s in for a surprise during a call to a debtor’s house. |
March 26, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sheriffs Tommy and Adie have an unusual call out to a sheep farm in Wales, the debtor has blocked the entrance, but can they talk him round? A single mum is owed money for a car that broke down, but the garage refused to deal with her, so Aftab and John attempt to get her money back. And a motorbike instructor hasn’t been paid, can Tommy get him his missing wages? |
March 27, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sheriffs Ben and Myles have an explosive confrontation at a car dealership when they try to recover money owed to a young first-time car owner who was sold a defective vehicle. |
May 31, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Luke and Grant have an unusual job to do at a pizza takeaway shop when they find an unexpected squatter inside. |
June 1, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 An 85-year-old man is owed thousands by a roofing company who failed to pay the money a court awarded him. Can sheriffs James and Mark persuade the company director to pay up? |
June 2, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 19, 2012 |
| Last aired | June 11, 2021 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 11:00:00 |