The Capture
7.9/10
BBC iPlayer Running Drama • Thriller • Espionage
While disentangling misinformation from truth in an era of deepfakes, alternative facts and ubiquitous surveillance, investigations of damning video evidence calls into question whether seeing is deceiving.
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Next Air Time: Sun, Mar 8 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
What Happens in Helmand
Tue, Sep 3 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned because of flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again. With newly promoted DI Rachel Carey drafted in to investigate Shaun's case, she quickly learns that the truth can sometimes be a matter of perspective. Should she trust Shaun Emery?
E02
Toy Soldier
Tue, Sep 10 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
After key evidence is mysteriously redacted from her investigation, Carey is forced to find other ways of pursuing Shaun, who is searching for answers of his own.
E03
Truffle Hog
Tue, Sep 17 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The stakes intensify for Shaun when he comes face to face with inscrutable CIA agent Frank Napier, whilst Carey's investigation appears to hit rock bottom.
E04
Blind Spots
Tue, Sep 24 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Carey develops a theory as answers begin to reveal themselves, and Shaun finds himself trusting an enigmatic stranger who promises to lead him to the truth.
E05
A Pilgrim of Justice
Tue, Oct 1 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Neither Carey nor Shaun are prepared for what lies ahead, as the truth, in all its complexity and ambiguity, is revealed to them.
E06
Correction
Tue, Oct 8 2019 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Carey teams up with Shaun Emery to try and expose Correction, but Napier is one step ahead. Shaun's future, and that of the nation's system of justice, lie with one person. Carey has a decision to make.
Season 2
6 episodes
E01
Invisible Men
Sun, Aug 28 2022 5:00 AM GMT+0000
58 min
DCI Rachel Carey is living a lonely, paranoid existence, struggling with thwarted ambitions while seconded to Counter Terrorism Command's 'mapping' department. She's officially joined the highly classified Correction team, but has yet to be truly let in.When her former colleagues DS Flynn and DI Latif bring the case of a man murdered by invisible assailants to her attention, the stakes quickly become deadly. Carey's investigation brings her into the orbit of hotshot politician Isaac Turner MP as the case's links to national and international security start to emerge. Something is very wrong, but can she work out what before Britain's security is irrevocably compromised?And which of her colleagues can she trust?
E02
Made in China
Sun, Aug 28 2022 5:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
Security Minister Isaac Turner's hacked TV interview sends shockwaves through his personal and professional life, as he struggles with an increasingly fractured reality and discovers the dark secret that is Correction.SO15 work to contain the facts of the broadcast hack while trying to uncover the bigger picture themselves. With DS Patrick Flynn in hospital, DCI Carey and the team investigate a web of politically charged clues which seemingly lead to China. As the ongoing investigation provides more questions than answers they tread carefully, interrogating every assumption and allegiance.Meanwhile, Isaac Turner tries to clear his name by booking himself onto Newsnight for a fresh interview, only to find himself walking into a new trap.Carey's investigation widens and she makes several important new allies... but can they be trusted?
E03
Charlie Foxtrot
Sun, Sep 4 2022 5:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
DCI Carey investigates a TV hack amidst a growing media storm. Security Minister Isaac Turner finds himself engulfed in an unjust furore over Deepfake Isaac's racial profiling comments on TV, leading to him being expediently sacked by the Home Secretary. A major suspect in the hack is seen heading towards the airport and must be stopped before he leaves the country. The invisible assassins strike again, revealing the extent of which they are capable. Isaac plays a crucial role in the investigation, but a net is tightening, and the Operation Vanguard team suffer a tragic blow.
E04
#therealzacturner
Sun, Sep 4 2022 5:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
Isaac's paranoia intensifies in the wake of his hacked TV interview, and his family ties are put to the test when claims about his 'love child' become headline news. Reporters circle the family home, forcing Simone to leave with their children – after which Isaac's outburst against the media is filmed and goes viral. Isaac's digital doppelgänger sets up an interview for him on BBC Breakfast, during which the results come in for his paternity test. S015 widen their search for the invisible assassins and recalibrate their thinking as to who might be behind the attacks. Garland discovers a new perspective on the CIA's Frank Napier and Carey feels the net tightening around her as allegiances buckle and shift.
E05
Imposter Syndrome
Sun, Sep 11 2022 5:00 AM GMT+0000
59 min
Will Isaac Turner meet his digital doppelgänger? DCI Carey pursues a risky new suspect – will she finally find out who is behind everything?
E06
The Flip
Mon, Sep 12 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
69 min
The net tightens. After DCI Carey is kidnapped, her instincts are proved right – but she's in more danger than ever before, while Isaac Turner pursues his own agenda.
Season 3
1 episode
E01
Don't Look at the Camera
Sun, Mar 8 2026 6:00 AM GMT+0000
56 min
Twelve months after exposing 'Correction' in the most dramatic circumstances, whistleblower Rachel Carey is back, ready to launch Operation Veritas, a revolutionary new camera network capable of catching live deep-fakes in action. With the home secretary Isaac Turner's support, the changes signal a new dawn in UK counter-terrorism policing. That is until a terror attack in central London sends shockwaves through the nation, leaving Rachel the one key eyewitness.