Thief Takers is a British television crime drama series, created by Roy Mitchell, and produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network.

The series depicts the work of a team of officers based in the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, which Reece Dinsdale, Brendan Coyle, Grant Masters and Nicholas Ball appearing in the principal roles.

However, the personal lives of each of the officers in the team provide the backdrop for a continuing story arc throughout all three series.

[3][4][5] An official book, entitled "The Inside Story", written by Geoff Tibballs, was also published to coincide with the first series.

[6] An official novelisation, written by Lee O'Keefe, was also published on 11 January 1996.