Behind-the-scene action

A new observational documentary series, with exclusive access to the UK Border Agency, reveals the action behind the scenes of immigration.

This eight-part series follows the dedicated teams at Heathrow Terminal 3, Calais, Dover and the enforcement teams cracking down on illegal workers in the North West and North East of England, who all form part of the newly created UK Border Agency.

As well as providing an exclusive insight into the sophisticated levels of patrol across Britain's borders, UK Border Force will follow key personnel within the teams and give viewers the opportunity to get to know more about the characters who work within this challenging environment, whilst highlighting the many compelling personal stories and cases they come across each day.

At Calais and Dover, we see the new technological innovations now employed by the freight search team to detect illegal immigrants stowing away in lorries, such as CO2 probes and heartbeat monitors.

At Heathrow Terminal 3, the busiest port in Britain, Immigration Officers face the challenge of aiding the speedy passage of legitimate visitors, whilst at the same time remaining on the lookout for the minority whose intentions are dishonest. With an average of 30 million arrivals to the terminal each year, this is no small task, and staff must be well trained to make quick decisions in a highly pressurised environment!