Thieves Like Us
Season 1
Petty thieves Bex and Ollie are content with being small time crooks, they shy away from any big jobs and abhor violence. Their girlfriends are in the dark about what how the boys make their living. This BBC series is based on the Danny King novel The Burglar Diaries.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- The Warehouse JobE1
The Warehouse JobBex and Ollie are a couple of likely lads who burgle warehouses, offices and shops but will not touch domestic houses for fear of robbing items of sentimental value. They have a warehouse full of wide-screen televisions lined up - and a buyer. Unfortunately both have girlfriends in the dark about their vocation and when Bex's partner Mel gets angry with him it puts the entire job at risk. - The Alarm JobE2
The Alarm JobMel has an important work meeting in the morning but, thanks to the neighbour's burglar alarm, which is faulty and keeps going off, she is unable to get to sleep. The police are useless and so are her ear-plugs. What a good job then that Bex has burglary skills that may be brought into service. - The Jackets JobE4
The Jackets JobD.S. 'Weasel' Haynes feels that he has cause to celebrate. At last he has enough evidence to link Bex and Ollie to the theft of jackets and, for good measure, fellow thieves Norris and Roland are banged up as well. Fortunately for the boys lawyer Charlie is at hand to see them right. - The Footballer JobE5
The Footballer JobAfter accusing Mel's thirteen year old cousin Wayne of scratching his car, arrogant star foot-baller Claude Delacroix throws the kid's bike into the river. A livid Mel decides that Bex and Ollie are the right pair to get an apology out of Delacroix. And if no apology is forthcoming perhaps they can hit him somewhere else.