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Directed by
  
Ben Kellett

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
22 January 2007

Number of episodes
  
6

Networks
  
BBC, BBC Three

7.7/10
IMDb

Created by
  
BBC

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
1

Final episode date
  
26 February 2007

Program creator
  
BBC

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Starring
  
Tom Brooke Fraser Ayres Jessica Harris

Cast
  
Fraser Ayres, David Bradley, Gary Beadle, Jessica Harris

Similar
  
The Omid Djalili Show, The Smoking Room, Wild Africa, Come Outside, Blott on the Landscape

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

Contents

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

It is written by The Burglar Diaries' author, Danny King; each episode lasts around 25 minutes.

Cast

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Episode guide

1. The Warehouse Job
First aired: 22 January 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: 29 January 2007
When Mel is kept awake by a neighbour'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: 19 February 2007
When a bad-boy footballer 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: 26 February 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.

References

Thieves Like Us (TV series) Wikipedia