Crimes That Shook Britain

Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan is joined by a team of experts and witnesses to examine cases that gripped the nation to explore how they shaped public conversation. Told by family, friends and the community at the heart of the crimes, the series analyses the events that led to such atrocities before examining the devastating effects that they have left in their wake. Police evidence, eye-witness accounts and archive news pieces help to unpack the cases and put viewers at the forefront of the investigations. Crimes featured in this series include – the Christmas Eve shooting of innocent bystander Elle Edwards in Merseyside, the Forbury Gardens terrorist attack in Reading, the fatal XL Bully dog attacks across the UK, the abuse and killing of Shakira Spencer during the Covid lockdown, the murder of trans teenager Brianna Ghey, the murder of Lee Pomeroy on a commuter train in London, the double murder of Cathy Burke and Iuliana Tudos in north London and the murder of Sophie Lancaster in Bacup.