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Real Crime

Season 1 2001

  • 2001-06-05T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 1h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Real Crime is a British documentary television series produced by ITV Studios for the ITV network. Each episode examines a notorious crime and includes interviews with relatives of the victims. It has been broadcast since 2001 and is currently in its tenth series.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2001-06-05T23:00:00Z

1x01 The Hunt for Wearside Jack

Series Premiere

1x01 The Hunt for Wearside Jack

  • 2001-06-05T23:00:00Z1h

The story of the man behind one of the biggest hoaxes in British history : Wearside Jack : who led police to believe he was the Yorkshire Ripper and has never been caught for perverting the course of justice. There are many theories surrounding the identity of the mystery man, some indicating he was in collaboration with Peter Sutcliffe, others suggesting he was a police officer

1x02 I Was a Great Train Robber

  • 2001-06-12T23:00:00Z1h

The story behind one of Britain's most infamous crimes, as told by the men who took part in it and those closest to them. Ronnie Biggs has enjoyed cult status in some circles for his role in the robbery, but according to his colleagues of 1963 he was merely a bit-part player, and the money that they stole - worth around £32million today - only brought untold misery.

1x03 Ben Needham: Somebody Knows

  • 2001-06-19T23:00:00Z1h

Investigating the disappearance of Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos in 1991, a case which has baffled both police and investigators for more than a decade.

2001-06-26T23:00:00Z

1x04 The Rachel Nickell Story

1x04 The Rachel Nickell Story

  • 2001-06-26T23:00:00Z1h

Re-examination of the police investigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell, who was stabbed to death on Wimbledon Common in 1992 : a crime for which no one has ever been convicted. Former Detective Inspector Keith Pedder, who has since left the force, discusses his controversial and widely criticised handling of the case, and one-time suspect Colin Stagg reveals how it affected his life.

Investigation throwing light on the unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old American beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose body was found in the basement of her family home. It appeared that the police officers of Boulder, Colorado, were so obsessed with pinning the blame on the victim's own millionaire parents that they ignored DNA evidence pointing to a much more likely suspect.

2001-09-04T23:00:00Z

1x06 The Gang the Krays Feared

1x06 The Gang the Krays Feared

  • 2001-09-04T23:00:00Z1h

Profile of Sixties mobsters Charlie and Eddie Richardson who, along with Mad Frankie Fraser, conducted a reign of terror across London, enforcing their company frauds and extortion with torture. Gang members and victims alike talk about the seamy side of city life and give the police a few pointers relating to a series of unsolved gangland murders.

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