Description
Tiger Aspect Productions/ Darlow Smithson Productions for BBC1
Ill Gotten Gains follows the Regional Organised Crime Units and Police Forces who are taking down Britain’s criminals by confiscating their assets as ‘Proceeds of Crime’ and selling them at auction.
A Presenter led series with each show combining retrospective crime stories with live law enforcement action, stylishly produced with a combination of actuality, interviews and UGC.
To add richness each episode contains portrait sequences which tell the stories of the victims caught up in these crimes and the impact these criminals have on society. We’ll also show the Police success stories and demonstrate how the recovered criminals’ cash has helped fund community led projects.
Finally, there will be a director led actuality following the Asset Enforcement teams taking part in post-prison harassment visits that are designed to disrupt criminals.
Each show will include the sale at a Proceeds of Crime Auction of some key assets, such as cars, boats and jewellery to see for real just how much cash can be recouped from the Ill Gotten Gains.