Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!

A special edition of the programme giving an insight into the world of debt collection from the perspectives of people who owe money, their creditors and those who collect the payments. There are updates from some of the stories featured in the series earlier in the year, while two new cases reveal that life-changing debt can affect anyone - no matter how wealthy they appear to be.

Documentary series. The repossession agents find themselves dealing with an unusual case in which a landlord is threatening to evict his own mother, and a family whose immigration status is unclear face being made homeless.

One-off edition of the documentary giving an insight into the world of debt collection from the perspectives of people who owe money, their creditors and those who collect the payments. High court eviction officer Kevin Stokes faces a physical assault, while Paul Bohill and his team deal with a difficult case involving a mother and daughter who are about to be left out on the street with nowhere to go.

Mike and Terry head to Liverpool to seize a Renault Clio from a debtor who has refused to pay his bill, but the debtor suddenly becomes violent. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend the eviction of an army veteran whose other outstanding debts have resulted in the repossession of his house, and later to Slough to deal with a troublesome family of sitting tenants who refuse to believe the powers of the High Court.

Mike and Terry travel to Cheshire to seize a vehicle from a woman who owes several hundred pounds on a loan, and Mike shows his softer side. Later, they head to Liverpool to recover a vehicle which the owner has failed to keep up the repayments for, and find his son very co-operative. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend an eviction in East London in the week leading up to Christmas, but find a friend house-sitting for the absent debtor. Later, they head to Essex to track down the tenants of a country estate who owe their landlord more than £10,000 – but have since disappeared.

Paul and Steve are tasked to evict a vulnerable pair of hoarders, whose cost of damage to the property is being added onto their debt. Later, they attend the eviction of a young woman with a child, who has failed to keep up with her rent payments, and has fallen to arrears, and also find that a writ to seize a taxi has been made out to the wrong man, but under law, are forced to serve the writ anyway. Meanwhile, Steve Wood has to repossess a classic corner shop, but finds that the condition of the property may cause more problems for the landlord.

Brian and Graham attend an eviction in South London where trouble is expected – but the eviction goes smoothly until they find a cannabis factory. Later, they visit a Polish Deli to reclaim money on a debt owed to a former supplier, but it's the debtor's wife who has to face their wrath. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend an eviction where a young mother of two is being evicted from her flat, and make an unexpected decision to allow her to stay, and later, they speak to a freelance employer who is refusing to cough up the unpaid wages of one of his ex-employees, and is still refusing to pay.

Stewart and Iain attempt to reclaim a debt owed by a builder, but are threatened with violence by the man and his friends from the building site. Later, they visit the owner of a pet shop who owes a substantial amount of money to a former supplier, but tries to raise funds to pay the debt. Meanwhile, Paul and Phil deal with the unpaid debt of former professional footballer Neil Ruddock, who owes money to his local dog kennels. Later, they attend the eviction of a school dinner lady who has been given no prior warning of her eviction by her landlord.

Paul and Steve evict a young woman with two children, a task that takes a turn for the worse when her violent ex-partner makes an appearance. Later, they serve a writ on a family who have to pay damages to a former employee, and seize a number of expensive vehicles towards repayment. Meanwhile, Stewart and Iain find themselves in a spot of bother when some angry locals threaten a riot over an unpaid debt at a Liverpool computer shop. Later, they chase down an unemployed decorator who owes more than £3,500 in legal costs, but finds he has no assets to seize and no money.

Brian and Kevin attempt to regain more than £16,000 owed by a travel company. However, one of their employees proves to be less than helpful. Later, they travel to Middlesex looking for £4,500 owed by a computer repair shop, but the manager claims the company have ceased trading. Meanwhile, Stuart and Elmor head to Merseyside to attend the eviction of a tenant with a brain tumour who has been unable to pay the rent on his house, and later attend an eviction with a twist – the tenant is in fact the letting agent and has been living in the house under a false name.

Brian and Kevin head to Surrey to obtain £6,000 owed by former business owners, but during the initial confrontation, Brian is assaulted. Later, Dael joins Brian to chase a debt owed to a vet by the owner of an ill pet, but they discover she does not have any goods worth enough to cover the debt. Meanwhile, Paul and Steve attend a multi-eviction on a council estate in Barnet, where the tenants are unaware of why they are being made homeless.

Paul and Steve are called to an eviction where the landlord wants to move back into his property, but are greeted by an angry tenant who refuses to leave. Later, they attempt to reclaim more than £11,000 owed by the owners of a family run fish business following a dispute with their neighbours. Meanwhile, Brian and Dael call on a man owing more than £16,000 in maintenance for an aeroplane, but are forced to seize the plane when he is unable to pay the debt. Later, Kevin joins Brian to attend a Turkish restaurant to reclaim £4,500 owed to a company for consultancy fees, but the debtors turn nasty and the police are called.

Agents Stewart and Iain head to Lancashire for an eviction that proves to be the most confrontational case they have ever faced. In Surrey, Brian and Del chase over £2,000 owed by a single mother for an unpaid childcare bill, before trying to recover £12,000 of debt on credit cards. Meanwhile, Stewart and Iain's patience is tested to the limit during another eviction in Birmingham

Agents Stewart and Elmore are met with lies and aggression when they track down nearly £3,000 owed by a garage mechanic, while Steve and Ben encounter a retired couple who are being forced to leave their home. Stuart and Vic revisit a young debtor who owe £750 for a laptop computer, and in Oxfordshire, Paul and Steve chase £30,000 owed by a world-famous Formula One racing team

Agents Stewart and Iain head to Manchester, where a landlord is owed £8,000 in rent arrears and has already called for police back-up. As tempers rise, the pair must find a way to handle a situation that is spiralling dangerously out of control. Meanwhile, Brian and Del chase £3,000 owed to a firm of letting agents, before tracking a debtor who was accidentally over-paid for a job. Plus, Stewart and Iain face an eviction that is set to test their patience.

When Gary and Cona attempt to recover £4,000 of debt owed by a young man still living with his mum the scene turns very violent very quickly.

The Officers chase a debt of almost £2000 in unpaid parking fines, and later encounter the extraordinary case of deb of £80,000 owed by a hotel owner to his ex-girlfriend.

Agents chase more than £1700 in unpaid parking fines in South-east London, and in North Wales, Officers try to recover £2000 owed by a tradesman to a former employer.