Thieves Like Us (TV Series)

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Thieves Like Us

Format	Comedy
Created by	BBC
Starring	Tom Brooke, Fraser Ayres, Jessica Harris
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	Six
Production
Running time	30 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original airing	22 January 2007
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Thieves Like Us is a six part sitcom showing on BBC Three based on the book The Burglar Diaries which was first broadcast in 2007.

It follows the lives of Bex and Ollie, a couple of jobbing burglars who make their living by robbing factories, warehouses, offices and shops, and take work wherever they can find it.

It is written by Danny King and each episode lasts around 25 minutes. Each episode is shown on a Monday night on BBC Three and also online at the BBC Three website for free.

Cast

Actor	Character
Tom Brooke	Bex
Fraser Ayres	Ollie
Chereen Buckley	Belinda
Jessica Harris	Mel
Gary Beadle	DS Haynes
Darren Tighe	Norris
David Bradley	Electric
Corey J Smith	Wayne

[edit] Episode Guide

1. The Warehouse Job
First aired: 1/22/2007
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 jeopardy.

2. The Alarm Job
First aired: 1/29/2007
When Mel is kept awake by a neighbor's burglar alarm going off, she asks Bex to go over and fix the problem.

3. The Teapot Job
First aired: 2/5/2007
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 that was stolen.

4. The Jackets Job
First aired: 2/12/2007
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. The Footballer Job
First aired: 2/19/2007
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. The Office Job
First aired: 2/26/2007
Bex and Ollie have interviews for real jobs, albeit in telemarketing, but Ollie's girlfriend Mel is suspicious of their motives, especially when she discovers that the police are looking for the pair.