Featuring the tale of two drunk Sunderland lads who, after a boozy day out in South Shields, decided to steal a pedalo to sail seven miles down the coast after missing the last tram home; the story of how police uncovered an international plot to smuggle rare falcon eggs out of Birmingham airport; and the case of a man whose identity was a mystery to his own wife and children, after he spent years using a false name and claiming to be the Earl of Buckingham.

Featuring the Doncaster family man who turned fire bomber to outwit a speed camera he thought would cost him his licence and his job; the story of how a master of incredibly daft disguises pulled off a lucrative, countrywide driving test scam; and the case of the Derbyshire couple who were tormented by a neighbour's strange campaign of harassment that involved him hiding behind his hedge to shout, cough and whistle.

Featuring the robber caught on CCTV in Bristol crawling into a charity recycling bin to steal the clothes inside; the story of how a Manchester student made odd and ingenious use of the latest technology to track down the thief who had stolen his mobile phone; and one of the most baffling cases on record, involving a strange, shadowy conspiracy to steal the Enigma coding machine from Bletchley Park.