Miniseries

A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.

Episodes

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Episode 150 min1976-05-27

The Lindbergh Kidnapping

Was Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?

Episode 250 min1976-06-03

Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?

Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?

Episode 350 min1976-06-10

The French Bluebeard

The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.

Episode 450 min1976-06-17

Murder on the 10.27

John Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?

Episode 550 min1976-06-24

Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?

Episode 650 min1976-07-01

Who Burned the Reichstag?

How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.

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Cast

Stratford Johns

DCS Charles Barlow

Frank Windsor

DCS John Watt

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