Panorama

Swimming with Loan Sharks

Loan sharks are thriving in recession-hit Britain, as the poor and vulnerable run out of credit and find themselves relying on criminals instead. Reporter Simon Boazman finds the victims who have suffered brutal violence, and looks at the lenders who can charge 17,000 per cent interest.

Aired: Nov 16, 2009 Genre: Documentary NewsDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: BBC, BBC Productions

Episodes

01: Kids Behaving Badly 02: Jailed for a Knife 03: What Now, Mr President?04: Have I Got Bad Language For You?05: Tax Me if You Can 06: Gaza: Out of the Ruins 07: Muslim First, British Second 08: Credit Where It's Due 09: What Happens After Sorry?10: Immigration - Time for an Amnesty?11: Crime Pays 12: Who Will Save the Savers?13: 1959: A Panorama Guide 14: The Gunmen Who Never Went Away 15: Slumdogs and Millionaires 16: Britain's Homecare Scandal 17: Life After Woolies 18: May Contain Nuts 19: Who'd Be an NHS Whistleblower?20: Baby P - The Whole Truth?21: The Six Billion Dollar Man 22: Stem Cells and Miracles 23: Is Your MP Working for You?24: 'A Very Dangerous Doctor'25: Obama and the Ayatollah 26: The Death of Kiss and Tell 27: The Battle of Swat Valley 28: Will the Scots Ever Be Happy?29: What Ever Happened to People Power?30: Licence to Torture 31: Save Our Steel 32: The Trauma Industry 33: Smugglers' Tales 34: The Truth About Happy Hour 35: What Are We Fighting For?36: Gimme Shelter 37: Britain's Dirty Beaches 38: Europe or Die Trying 39: Swine Flu: Everything You Need To Know 40: Banks Behaving Badly?41: The Truth About Spending Cuts 42: Dying to Be Treated?43: Migrants, Go Home!44: Why Hate Ryanair?45: Undercover - Hate on the Doorstep 46: Freed to Offend Again 47: The Child Protectors 48: Assault on Justice 49: Swimming with Loan Sharks 50: Lethal Enterprise 51: Can Tesco Save the World?52: Can You Forgive Your MP?53: Can't Deliver, Won't Deliver