Saints and Scroungers (2009) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Saints and Scroungers online in HD.
Saints and Scroungers — Storyline
Saints and Scroungers is a British television programme about welfare benefits. It is broadcast on BBC One and is currently presented by Matt Allwright since 2013, although the show was originally presented by Dominic Littlewood from 2009-2012. It focuses on two groups of people: the vulnerable who need help and those who help them 'saints' and fraudulent claimants 'scroungers'. The series is repeated in the UK on Crime & Investigation Network.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Dominic Littlewood
Saints and Scroungers — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2009-08-10 |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 54 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC One |
| Status | Returning Series |
Saints and Scroungers — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Episode 1 (2009-08-10)
- E2: Episode 2 (2009-08-11)
- E3: Episode 3 (2009-08-12)
- E4: Episode 4 (2009-08-13)
- E5: Episode 5 (2009-08-14)
- E6: Episode 6 (2009-08-17)
- E7: Episode 7 (2009-08-18)
- E8: Episode 8 (2009-08-19)
- E9: Episode 9 (2009-08-20)
- E11: Episode 11 (2009-08-24)
- E12: Episode 12 (2009-08-25)
- E13: Episode 13 (2009-08-26)
- E14: Episode 14 (2009-08-27)
- E15: Episode 15 (2009-08-28)
Season 3
- E1: Melia/Hunter (2012-01-02) — Life is tough for 30-year-old Kerry; her husband is unemployed, and she has a growing family to look after. Kerry relies on child tax credit. But her family has been growing rapidl
- E2: Kamara/Carlson (2012-01-03) — Croydon Council suspect UK taxpayers have been footing the bill for a young couple and their child to live in their borough as illegal immigrants for over a decade. They also think
- E3: Bowden/King (2012-01-04) — Hammersmith and Fulham Council investigate one landlady and her tenant whose relationship is a little too close for their comfort. It is costing them more than 90,000 pounds in fal
- E4: Beiden/Dowding (2012-01-05) — Forty-six-year-old Jennifer has been living the high life holidaying in the Caribbean and Canada, but she told Newham Council that she was a single mother, struggling to make ends
- E5: Jones/Stuart (2012-01-06) — Keeping up with the Joneses is no easy task for fraud investigators in Croydon as they try to unravel how a conniving couple have raked in nearly 70,000 pounds in benefits they are
- E6: McKnight/Ford (2012-01-09) — Looking after a disabled husband and three disabled children is no easy task, so 45-year-old Jayne has been getting a helping hand from the taxpayer in the form of tax credits. But
- E7: Fayoyin/Craig (2012-01-10) — In these cash-strapped times, stealing from the NHS is about as low as you can go. Fraud investigators track down a missing care home, and the criminal mastermind whose devious sca
- E8: Bibi/Barker (2012-01-11) — 61-year-old Amtul Bibi claimed to be a single woman struggling to pay her rent. But fraud investigators from Newham Council suspect she is not single at all, and that she and her h
- E9: Lee Jones/Driscoll (2012-01-12) — Fraud investigators target a woman who is trying to hide her real identity. But will a tale of two birth certificates and some undercover surveillance prove this Jamaican citizen i
- E10: Blyth and West/Morgan (2012-01-13) — Maria is a single mum on benefits, but is she living a double life? An anonymous tip-off suggests she is living with a partner, and fraud investiagators suspect she has claimed mor
- E11: Guthrie/Charlery (2012-01-16) — Investigators have their work cut out keeping track of a maze of properties and names being used by a north London family gang of fraudsters to steal thousands of pounds a month in
- E12: Abdulle/Jordan (2012-01-17) — Investigators are on the trail of a fake asylum seeker who is not only dishonestly claiming benefits at home but also abroad – using a dual identity.
And Dom meets Dorothea, who i
- E13: Virokaitis/Bell (2012-01-18) — Investigators from her Majesty's Revenue and Customs track an unscrupulous gang, who are bringing women and children over from Lithuania and using them to steal over three-million
- E14: Olayeye/Emerson (2012-01-19) — A pair of tax credit stealing scroungers finally get their dues after nearly two decades of abusing the benefit system – to the tune of £150,000. Investigators have their work cut
- E15: Hudson/Barnett (2012-01-20) — The net closes in on a Rochdale dentist who shamelessly stole over 307,000 pounds from the NHS despite already earning a six figure salary. Fraud investigators are grappling with o
- E16: Mafuta/Charters (2012-01-23) — Fraud investigators in Southend are hot on the trail of a charity worker who they suspect has been lining her own pockets with £31,000 of illegally claimed benefits.
And Dom meets
- E17: Austin/Woods (2012-01-24) — Fraud investigators in Havering are reeling after discovering the biggest benefits scam in the council's history – a married mother of two, who pretended to be single in order to s
- E18: Ali/Clarke (2012-01-25) — A disabled father of six is suspected of claiming £174,000 in benefits while sitting on over £100,000 in savings across 13 undeclared bank accounts.
And Dom meets Laura and her da
- E19: Al-Azawi/Bowley (2012-01-26) — Mahira fled her home country of Iraq and sought asylum here in the UK. Investigators now suspect she has been using false identities to steal thousands from the benefit system – cr
- E20: Evans/Lambert (2012-01-27) — Fraud investigators in South Gloucestershire are shocked to discover that a single mother who has claimed £62,000 in benefits has a taste for very expensive motors. When it turns o
Season 4
- E1: Sesay/UBU/Barnes (2013-02-11) — Matt Allwright looks into the work of fraud investigators determined to catch those who steal from the public purse. And he meets the genuine claimants who deserve government help.
- E2: Raymont/Red Cross/Dhindsa (2012-02-12) — After 30 years living abroad, Sandra Forshaw returns to the UK and claims benefits, but suspicions are soon raised. And when Oxford City Council launch an investigation, they uncov
- E3: Ogunsanya/Family Mosaic/Power (2013-02-13) — Fraud investigators look into the case of a new father who was left holding the baby.
- E4: Nicholson/Camelia Botnar/Breach (2013-02-14) — An investigation into a council department head unearths a number of ghost employees.
- E5: Lounnas/Family Fund/Jones (2013-02-15) — Ealing Council discover a cache of false identities, forged documents and benefit claims.
- E6: Arwo/Macmillan/Connor (2013-02-18) — A five-year investigation by West Midlands Police reveals a sophisticated fraud.
- E7: Crane/Action for Blind/Goatley (2013-02-19) — Matt meets the Croydon fraud investigators hot on the trail of a £47,000 benefit cheat.
- E8: Burrell and Hoyle/Ascend/Couchman (2013-02-20) — Investigators discover the truth behind a jet-setting couple's lavish lifestyle.
- E9: Kemp/Reach Out/Brown (2013-02-22) — Havering Council discover a £168,000 fraud behind a seemingly single mum.
- E10: Ikem/Hardwick/Esfandmozd (2013-02-23) — Croydon Council learn they have been paying out claims for empty or derelict homes.
- E11: Dantas/Canine Partners/Lindsell (2013-02-25) — Fraud investigators at Brent uncovering a carousel of benefit fraud amounting to £190,000.
- E12: Glanister/Homestart/Barber (2013-02-26) — The story of a finance manager who used taxpayer money to fund her lifestyle.
- E13: Harrison/Access to Work/Aboutarik (2013-02-27) — Croydon Council follows up on a tip-off about a benefit claimant using a stolen identity.
- E14: Sewell/Disability Dynamics/Iqbal (2013-02-28) — Investigators for the NHS discover a financial analyst siphoning off taxpayers' money.
- E15: 20 Maxwell/Turn 2 Us/Alexander (2013-03-01) — Fraud investigators catch a tax dodger who avoided paying hundreds of thousands of pounds.
- E16: Mooney/Abilitynet/Page (2013-03-04) — Matt meets fraud investigators who were on the trail of a Jaguar-driving benefit cheat.
- E17: Wright/Bibic/Smith (2013-03-05) — A benefit cheat tries to avoid paying back what he owes a council.
- E18: Adogbeji/Enthusiasm/Hussein (2013-03-06) — Officers at Southwark Council unwittingly uncover evidence of benefit fraud.
- E19: Mohamedy/Contact a Family/Careswell (2013-03-07) — The fraud team at Ealing call on a handwriting expert to help convict two benefit cheats.
- E20: Coffey/Papworth Trust/Peake (2013-03-08) — Investigators reveal how a family who seemed to have hit hard times were hiding fraud.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Saints and Scroungers have? 3 season(s) with 54 episodes.
Where can I watch Saints and Scroungers? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
