Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

201959m

The stories of murder investigations and their extraordinary consequences, which overturned laws, transformed police interrogation and revolutionised forensic detection.

Production

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2019

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1. DNA

The story of the hunt to find the killer of two teenage girls in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an extraordinary forensic breakthrough - DNA fingerprinting.

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2. Double Jeopardy

Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter’s killer, a mother fights for justice by taking on the legal establishment and overturning an 800-year-old law.

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3. Interrogation

The story of how a 1970s miscarriage of justice involving three teenage boys would lead to a radical overhaul of police powers and a brand new method of investigation.

Cast

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Priyanga Burford

Narrator (Voice)

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