TV Guide Sky Crime Wednesday

Documentary following the work of Ireland's border force officers as they fight to stop gangs of organised smugglers from bringing drugs, money, guns, cars and even exotic animals into the country

Sgt Midgley tries to qualify as a dog handler after 24 years on the force but 14-month-old springer spaniel Ruby puts both their futures in jeopardy. The Greater Manchester Police dog squad remembers a close call with football fans during the 2008 Uefa Cup Final, and the 55-strong team deals with a siege involving a man with a knife, who is threatening to kill his family. Narrated by Ken Stott

Documentary following the work of Ireland's border force officers as they fight to stop gangs of organised smugglers from bringing drugs, money, guns, cars and even exotic animals into the country

The presenter explores the case of John Straffen, who killed two young girls in the summer of 1951. He was found to be unfit to plead and committed to Broadmoor Hospital, but during a brief escape from the facility in 1952 he killed again. It was determined that the cause of his behaviour was severe brain damage, traced back to an attack of encephalitis as a child in India. When he died in 2007, he was the longest-serving prisoner in Britain