Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone

Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone

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1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered April 1, 2025

A brand new six-part series from True North in association with House of Panthera for BBC Three and iPlayer, in which former footballer Ashley Cain visits some of the world's most dangerous cities to explore the issues that affect young men born into a life that exists on the fringes of society.

Where to Watch: BBC iPlayer

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Rio’s Favela Wars
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 57 min
Ashley travels to Brazil to meet young men living in some of Rio's most notorious favelas who are caught between the deadly grip of drug cartels and heavily armed criminal militia.
E02
South Africa’s Rhino Hunters
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 58 min
Ashley is in South Africa exploring illegal poaching and the rhino horn trade, discovering how young men from deprived communities are being enticed into this deadly business.
E03
Marseille’s Narco Wars
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 58 min
Ashley visits Marseille to meet police, street dealers and hitmen all caught up in bloody drug wars that are ravaging France's second-largest city.
E04
Colombia’s Gold Cartels
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 57 min
Colombia is known for cocaine production, but Ashley uncovers another highly priced product that's funding deadly organised crime groups – gold.
E05
Sweden’s Teen Gunmen
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 57 min
Sweden has been a European hotspot for gang-related shootings and bombings. Ashely spends a week meeting young men who don't flinch from carrying a gun and using it if necessary.
E06
Filipino Gang Life
Tue, Apr 1 2025 5:00 AM GMT+0000 58 min
Ashley heads to the Philippines to find out if joining a gang is the only way to survive in the extreme poverty that affects so many in the capital, Manila.

Cast

Ashley Cain
Ashley Cain as Presenter

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