''Swag'' is a United Kingdom prank show broadcast on

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from 23 March 2003 to 3 August 2004. The general theme of the show was to trick members of the public into committing a minor crime (usually stealing) but then get their comeuppance in one way or another. There were some pranks that were repeated on multiple occasions, while others were one offs in a certain episode. A very popular prank from the series was one where a car was parked on the side of a road with its keys in the door and left unlocked in order to tempt people to steal it. However, the car was fitted to lock when started and then do a variety of things, such as talk to the burglar or start snowing inside the car. They were eventually let out. The show was conceived by

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and produced by his company SKA Films and the independent television company Monkey. In one incident, a person enticed to steal an expensive car which was then filled with foam spotted the cameraman filming and stabbed him in the leg with a screwdriver. A DVD of series one has been released on 19 September 2005, however there is still no word of series two on DVD.Amazon SWAG "
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* 2003 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings Channel 5 (British TV channel) reality television shows British English-language television shows {{UK-reality-tv-prog-stub