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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The story of the Marchioness a pleasure boat that collided with dredger Bowbelle and sank within minutes resulting in the loss of 51 lives.
Failed businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and daughter before burning their mansion in Shropshire to the ground in August 2008.
With her husband Fred, Rose West brutally murdered ten girls between 1973 and 1979, making her one of the most high profile serial killers in the UK.
In the summer of 1993, gay men in London were being terrorised by a brutal killer. Colin Ireland, a loner from Southend, had made a macabre resolution – to become a serial killer.
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.
At the age of 25, Mark Martin murdered three young women in Nottingham city centre in the winter of 2004-2005. Since his teens, Mark Martin had been fixated on serial killers, and had an ambition to become Nottingham's first serial killer.
Mark Jewitt was a man with issues. Depressed and isolated, he grew obsessed with the noise that came from the flat downstairs. Jewitt was a time bomb, and the night that Vera Hudson forgot her keys, he went off.
For years police suspected Levi Bellfield of crimes including sexual assault, GBH and abduction, but there was never enough evidence to charge him. Then they began connecting him with the murders of young blonde women.
Dermot Murnaghan looks back on the disturbing tale of how a sadistic game played by Isabella Gossling and her boyfriend Richard Moors resulted in the death of an innocent young man.
When landscape architect Joanna Yeates disappeared after work Christmas drinks, the nation was gripped by the search for her. Tragedy struck on Christmas day morning when her body was found in a snow-covered lane. But who had killed the young woman?
Dermot Murnaghan brings in the homicide expertise of top detective Clive Driscoll to explore the investigation into the death of pharmacist Jessica Patel. Her husband Mitesh claims it's a burglary gone wrong, but the evidence paints the real story.
Stephen Port was convicted of the assaults, rapes and murders of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order.
Dermot Murnaghan is joined by former Met detective Clive Driscoll to look back at the case of Harry Jarvis, the cheating husband who kept his mistress in the shed while plotting to murder his wife.
Featuring hairdresser and host James Busby, well-known for his transformative online hairdressing content, contributors arrive at his salon and sit in the chair, just like in any hairdressers. While they have their hair washed, cut, dried, and styled, James nurtures them through a powerful, revealing and personally rewarding chat that allows them to share their story and the impact on them, their friends, their family and the wider public too.
Featuring hairdresser and host James Busby, well-known for his transformative online hairdressing content, contributors arrive at his salon and sit in the chair, just like in any hairdressers. While they have their hair washed, cut, dried, and styled, James nurtures them through a powerful, revealing and personally rewarding chat that allows them to share their story and the impact on them, their friends, their family and the wider public too.
Nightmare in Suburbia peers into the dark, murderous underbelly of suburban Britain.
With her husband Fred, Rose West brutally murdered ten girls between 1973 and 1979, making her one of the most high profile serial killers in the UK.
Alice Farquharson was the centre of her family. Her husband Keith was a police officer with a chequered history of misogyny and extramarital affairs. When Alice unexpectedly died, her family and police were shocked to discover the cause.
Rhys Hancock was a respected school head his wife Helen a much-loved PE teacher. When their marriage failed she found love with Martin Griffiths. But Rhys made the choice that ending his wife's happiness would be worth the long prison sentence.
Scott Gellatly swept neighbour Lori Jackson off her feet. But her mother Merry had doubts about Scott. He controlled where Lori went, and who she spoke to. So when things turned violent, it wasn't just Lori in the firing line.
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