The Investigator: A British Crime Story

Series 1: In June 1985 Carole Packman, a wife and mother mysteriously disappeared and has never been seen since. Her husband Russell Causley is now serving a life sentence for her murder, yet no body has ever been found. Throughout the case he pleaded his innocence and refused to talk. Mark Williams-Thomas re-investigates the disappearance of Carole Packman. With the ... Read all

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Mark Williams-Thomas , Rick Warden , Tanya Winsor , Frances Millar , Alice Harding , Jason Allen , Sam Gillingham , Chris Hackett , Ayse Jamieson , Jackie McKinley , Nazir Afzal , Rebecca Hoggarth , Lesley Gardiner , David France , Neil Gillingham , Patricia Causley , Dave Norcott , Ivan Comisso

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

Mark Williams-Thomas re-investigates the disappearance of Carole Packman. With the help of neighbours and friends, he retraces Carole's last known steps.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

Mark Williams-Thomas investigates the disappearance of Carole Packman. He travels to Canada where someone with Carole's name started a job a year after the real Carole vanished.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

Mark Williams-Thomas re-investigates the disappearance of Carole Packman. Mark uncovers a series of letters in which Sam's father speaks for the first time about what happened.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4

Thu, Aug 4, 2016

Mark Williams-Thomas concludes his investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Carole Packman, focusing on Carole's 1985 family home.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Episode #2.1

Thu, Apr 5, 2018

Explosive documentary series. Mark Williams-Thomas digs into infamous cold cases for evidence that could link them to two of Britain's most notorious killers. He opens his investigation by exploring the case of Louise Kay, an 18-year-old who disappeared from Eastbourne, East Sussex, in 1988 along with her distinctive Ford Fiesta, after her family asks for his help.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Episode #2.2

Thu, Apr 12, 2018

Explosive documentary series. Former police detective Mark Williams-Thomas investigates the murders of Anna Kenny, Agnes Cooney and Hilda McAuley, who were all abducted and brutally killed in similar circumstances within four months of each other in Glasgow in 1977. Mark investigates the prime suspect - convicted killer Angus Sinclair - and the evidence suggesting he is responsible for the unsolved murders. He secures the first-ever television interview with Sinclair's ex-wife Sarah, who helps him unpick the suspect's life and provides evidence on the notorious killer. However, after identifying Sinclair as his new prime suspect, Mark delves into the brutal nature of how the three women were abducted, killed, and dumped in a similarly savage manner. His investigation includes attempting to place the painter and decorator's 1977 Toyota Hiace caravanette at all three of the crime scenes. Mark also tracks down an eyewitness who ends up providing crucial evidence for his case.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Episode #2.3

Thu, Apr 19, 2018

Explosive documentary series. Former police detective Mark Williams-Thomas discovers another brutal Glasgow murder that threatens to derail his investigation into serial killer Angus Sinclair. The Investigator previously linked Sinclair to the murders of Anna Kenny, Agnes Cooney and Hilda McAuley, who were all abducted and killed in similar circumstances within four months of each other in Glasgow in 1977. As the net closes in on Sinclair, Mark discovers another murder - that of 37-year-old baker Frances Barker - that bears all the hallmarks of the same killer. However, this murder is seemingly already solved; lorry driver Thomas Ross Young was arrested a week after Frances's body was discovered and was later jailed for life for her murder. Mark delves into the murder of Frances to try and establish if Sinclair was involved. Is it possible that the police got the wrong man? If Mark can prove that Sinclair killed Frances, Sinclair would be one of Britain's most prolific serial killers.