Crimes That Shook Britain

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Wrongly Released: Ernest Wright, Roy Whiting, Donald Andrews

2017

In this special episode, we focus on those criminals who have been brought to justice for one crime only to be released to commit further terrible acts.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Joanne Dennehy

Jan 2017

This episode looks at Joanna Dennehy, one of the UK's most notorious female killers, and how she was eventually caught.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Keith Blakelock

Jan 2017

Keith Henry Blakelock who was a London Metropolitan Police constable, was murdered on 6 October 1985 in the Broadwater Farm riot that was triggered by the death of a black woman the day before.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Peter Tobin

Jan 2017

Peter Tobin is one of the most notorious serial killers in the UK. From 1991 - 2006 he kidnapped and murdered three young girls: Dinah McNicol, Vicky Hamilton, and Angelika Kluk. Investigators believe he is responsible for more.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ John Sweeney

2017

Double murderer, John Sweeney, brutally murdered two of his girlfriends, dismembered their bodies and dumped them in canals. Handed two life sentences he was told he will die in prison.