Under the Radar
An exclusive insight into the work and recruitment of the special units of the Belgian Federal Police. Through testimonies and reconstructions, 'Under the Radar' also takes a closer look at a number of striking operations from the past.
Ep 1Episode 1
"Under the Radar" follows the story of five young recruits who want to join the special forces at any cost. Four of them want a spot on the intervention and arrest team, where their physical preparedness is put to the test.
Ep 2Episode 2
13 of the original 41 candidates for the arrest and intervention team start the most dreaded test: the pool test. The test is sometimes called the 'drowning test' because every year a number of candidates lose consciousness.
Ep 3Episode 3
At the end of the turbulent 1980s, a tiger kidnapping in the village of Tilff gets completely out of hand. French top gangster Philippe Delaire, along with two companions, holds the family of a banker hostage.
Ep 4Episode 4
Brussels Federal Judicial Police investigators suspect a man from Anderlecht is collecting weapons to carry out an attack, but do not have enough evidence to arrest him.
Ep 5Episode 5
What seems to be the perfect plan of a group of fishermen from Zeebrugge, unravels after the intervention of the newly formed special forces undercover team.
Ep 6Episode 6
The Swedish Ulrika Bidegård disappears in 1993. Her father is a wealthy businessman with a riding school on the outskirts of Brussels. Special forces negotiators move in with the family, hoping to get phone calls from the kidnapper.
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