Thieves Like Us (2007–2007)

TV ShowEndedBBC ThreeComedy, Crime1 season, 6 episodes
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Plot

Thieves Like Us is a six-part sitcom featuring a classic comic double act - Bex and Ollie, a couple of jobbing burglars. The lads make a living out of lifting stuff from factories, warehouses, offices and shops, and take work wherever they can find it.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2007Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Warehouse JobJanuary 22, 2007—Bex and Ollie have a warehouse burglary all set up for an eager client, but Bex's angry girlfriend Mel puts the entire enterprise in jeopard
  2. S01E02The Alarm JobJanuary 29, 2007—When Mel is kept awake by a neighbor's burglar alarm going off, she asks Bex to go over and fix the problem.
  3. S01E03The Teapot JobFebruary 5, 2007—When Bex and Ollie's fence is himself the victim of a burglary, he asks them to find the thieves and recover the valuable antique teapot tha
  4. S01E04The Jackets JobFebruary 12, 2007—Detective Haynes finally thinks he has enough evidence to arrest Bex and Ollie. Can they rely on a clever lawyer to get them free?
  5. S01E05The Footballer JobFebruary 19, 2007—When a bad-boy football star tosses Mel's young cousin's bicycle into the river, she asks Bex and Ollie to persuade him to make an apology.
  6. S01E06The Office JobFebruary 26, 2007—Bex and Ollie have interviews for real jobs, albeit in telemarketing, but Ollie's girlfriend Mel is suspicious of their motives, especially

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Cast

Andrew BuckleyAndrew BuckleyRolandChereen BuckleyChereen BuckleyBelindaDavid BradleyDavid BradleyElectricFraser AyresFraser AyresOllie

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