Crimes That Shook Britain
The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
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With first-hand testimony from family members, police officers, witnesses and reporters, we shine a light on some of Britain's darkest murder locations, examining the crimes that rocked these communities.
When six children died in a house fire in Allenton, Derby in May 2012 it shocked the nation. Parents Mick and Mairead Philpott were charged with the murders. We uncover the reasons behind the arson attack on their own home.
It's 2012 and drug dealer Dale Cregan murders police officers Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone. Dermot Murnaghan investigates.
In April 2007, Clare Wood met George Appleton on a dating website and they embarked on a relationship together. Unbeknownst to her, Appleton was a criminal with a severe history of violence against women.
Gripping documentary examining the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old motorist Stephen Cameron during a motorway altercation in 1996.
The hunt for five year old April Jones was the largest missing persons search in UK police history when she vanished in October 2012. But on October 6th a local man, Mark Bridger, was charged with her disappearance.
The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
Micah Rine's family had a bad feeling about Thomas Pate. He seemed inauthentic. He had a troubled past. But nothing could persuade Micah that he wasn't the man of her dreams. By the time Micah realised Thomas had a dark side, it was too late.
Colleagues and customers at the pharmacy owned by Jessica and Mitesh Patel recall how abusive, controlling and sometimes violent Mitesh was towards his wife. But they had no idea that he was hatching a plan to brutally end the marriage.
From the outside, Assia Newton had it all. But she lived in fear of her violent and controlling husband, Kelvin. When Assia finally escaped, she dreamt of a new life. But Kelvin still ruled her life… and he would end it
An investigation into Jeremy Bamber's brutal murder of his family in Essex, which occurred in 1985. Sentenced for life, he still maintains he is innocent. Is the right person behind bars?
In April 2007, Clare Wood met George Appleton on a dating website and they embarked on a relationship together. Unbeknownst to her, Appleton was a criminal with a severe history of violence against women.
In an emotional tribute, witnesses and victims' relatives look back on the tragic murder of 16 children and a teacher at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, 15 years ago.
Eight-year-old Sarah Payne's disappearance and murder shocked the nation. Here, Sarah's mum reveals her tireless campaign to protect other children from paedophilia.
Documentary examining the unsolved murder of British TV presenter and newsreader Jill Dando, who was shot outside her house in Fulham, London, in 1999.
Nikitta Grender's family and friends speak out about her murder, just days before she was due to give birth.
Journalist Michael Scott Moore travelled to Somalia to research and report on the piracy crisis in the country, little did he know he would be captured and held in extreme conditions for over two and a half years by Somali pirates.
RAF fighter pilot John Peters is shot down over Iraq during the Gulf War, he is captured by military troops and held as a prisoner of war in brutal conditions for 7 weeks. Only at the end of the war was John released from his captivity.
Peter Moore, is offered a job teaching locals in Iraq, what starts out as an interesting opportunity descends into chaos when his offices are raided by Shia militia. He is taken hostage and used as a bargaining tool for the release of Iraqi hostages.
Bank manager Peter Shaw is ready to return home to his family following six years working in Georgia, but in his final week the unthinkable happens... He is kidnapped and held in a hole underground, tortured, and starved for five and a half months.
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