- Title: Cutting Edge: The Bus Pass Bandits
- Date: 1st May 2001
- Summary: Increased leisure time and a corresponding decrease in income makes for a struggle to make ends meet for an increasing number of retired people. For some,this makes the temptation their income through less than legitimate means. Featuring Bernard- Who deals in black market cigarettes John-Who used a small lottery win to fund his foray into the black market Bunty- A former Sunday School teacher who scammed the Tree Lover's Society where she was treasurer Ivy- Who at 69 developed a taste for credit card fraud Charlie- AKA Bing Bang Charlie who took a liking to emptying banks of their cash Sid- Who is running a systematic campaign of hatred against high street banks
- Description:They've abandoned their world of knitting,church going and good works for a new career of crime.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Unspecified
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:01/05/2001
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 2000s