British True Crime [old]

What does it take to catch a killer? Find out in our collection of fascinating real-life stories that chronicle the unbelievable hunt for the world’s most dangerous criminals and how - or if - they were brought to justice.

True Crime Dramas

Stonehouse
Matthew Macfadyen stars in this unbelievable true story of John Stonehouse, the British politician who faked his own death.
Show · 1 Season
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Some people will do anything to avoid their problems. Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan star in this bizarre true con story about a couple who became a notorious media sensation.
Show · 1 Season
The Sixth Commandment
A meeting between a teacher and a student sets the stage for a complex criminal case.
Season
The Barking Murders
From the award-winning writers of A Confession, Stephen Merchant portrays killer Stephen Port in this poignant true crime drama told from the perspective of the victims' families.
Show · 1 Season
The Pembrokeshire Murders
The extraordinary true-to-life pursuit of the most notorious serial killer in Welsh history.
Show · 1 Season
Honour
DCI Caroline Goode vows to bring justice for a young girl, murdered by her family for falling in love with the wrong man.
Movie
A Confession
Martin Freeman stars in BAFTA-nominated true story of Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, who heroically risks his good name to track down the culprit responsible for the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan.
Show · 1 Season
In Plain Sight
After a two-year murder spree, Peter Manuel was hanged in Glasgow. Follow this three-part true crime drama on Scotland's first serial killer and the media circus that surrounded him.
Show · 1 Season
The Heist at Hatton Garden
This is the true story of an audacious heist executed by an elderly gang in the heart of London’s diamond district. Experience how these small-time crooks pulled off a crime of such scale and ambition that it became the robbery of the decade.
Show · 1 Season
The Moorside
When Karen's 9-year-old daughter disappears from their home, a massive search volunteer search party attempts to find the young girl. As the search intensifies, Karen's behavior begins to arouse her neighbors' suspicions in this true-crime drama.
Show · 1 Season
Little Boy Blue
Based on a true story that shocked a nation, this drama from BAFTA-winning writer Jeff Pope centers on the devastating impact on a city following the murder of a child amid a wave of gang violence.
Show · 1 Season
Three Girls
The harrowing true story of three once carefree girls coerced into a frightening world of sexual abuse and betrayed by the system. Experience this searingly honest portrait of victims' struggle to finally make themselves heard.
Show · 1 Season
Murdered for Being Different
Bafta-winning real-life drama about the murder of Sophie Lancaster in 2007. She was attacked, along with her boyfriend, because they were dressed as goths.
Movie
Murdered by My Father
A young woman falls in love with the wrong man, with tragic consequences for everyone.
Movie
Murdered by My Boyfriend
Drama telling the true story of what happens to a teenage girl when she falls in love with the wrong man, a charmer who ends up dominating every aspect of the young woman's life.
Movie
Crime Story
This compelling series features dramatic reconstructions of some of Britain's most notorious crimes - a collection of cases that each demonstrate how truth can be stranger than fiction.
Show · 1 Season

Factual True Crime

Code Blue
Documentary offering rare access to South Wales detectives solving serious crimes from start to court.
Season
The Truth about My Murder
Forensic pathologist Dr. Richard Shepherd uncovers the truth behind horrific crimes as told through the victims' bodies to separate fact from fiction and ensure the truth always prevails.
Season
In the Footsteps of Killers
Silent Witness star Emilia Fox and Britain’s top criminologist Professor David Wilson attempt to solve Britain’s most heinous murders in this unique true-crime series.
Show · 2 Seasons
Murder Case
With unparalleled and intimate access to Glasgow-based Major Investigations Team (MITs), this series goes behind the scenes of complex murder and large-scale criminal investigations in Scotland.
Show · 2 Seasons
Murder, Mystery, and My Family
In this groundbreaking series, relatives of convicted killers team up with two top criminal barristers to examine historic murder cases. Can modern forensics rewrite their tarnished family histories?
Show · 7 Seasons
24 Hours In Police Custody
Follow real investigations around the clock, where police detectives face the pressure of having only 24 hours to hold a suspect.
Show · 10 Seasons
How to Catch A Serial Killer
One of the most captivating crime stories in recent memory - the painstaking pursuit of serial-killer Christopher Halliwell by a seasoned detective hellbent on justice.
Movie
The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Game Show Killer
Accompanying the three-part drama, this documentary chronicles the true story of murderer John Cooper and the team that brought him down after 20 years of evading prosecution.
Movie
Our Cops in the North
Meet the emergency response officers, detectives and command centers of the Northumbrian Police force fighting to keep their community safe.
Show · 2 Seasons
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
Historian Lucy Worsley explores murders of 19th century Britain and the curious role they play as staples of modern British entertainment.
Show · 1 Season

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