Real Crime

British TV series or programme

Real Crime
Title card
Also known as	Real Crime with Mark Austin
Presented by	Mark Austin (2008–2011)
Narrated by	Diana Weston (2001–2004) Paul McGann (2006–2007)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	72 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	6 June 2001 (2001-06-06) – 28 November 2011 (2011-11-28)

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 was broadcast from 2001 to 2011, and ended after ten series. From 2008 until 2011, each episode was presented by Mark Austin and from 2010 was listed as Real Crime with Mark Austin.

Episodes

Series 1 (2001)

Wednesday 6 June 10:20pm – The Hunt for Wearside Jack
Wednesday 13 June 10:20pm – I Was a Great Train Robber
Wednesday 20 June 10:20pm – Ben Needham: Somebody Knows
Wednesday 27 June 10:20pm – The Rachel Nickell Story
Wednesday 11 July 10:35pm – Who Killed the Pageant Queen? - Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Wednesday 5 September 10:20pm – The Gang the Krays Feared
Wednesday 12 September 10:20pm – Suzy Lamplugh

Series 2 (2002)

Monday 18 March 11:00pm – Kenny Noye: A Face from the Past
Friday 12 April 11:00pm – Justice for Julie^[1]
Tuesday 7 May 9:00pm – Crocodile Tears^[2]
Tuesday 14 May 9:00pm – Tracie Andrews: Blood on her Hands
Monday 24 June 10:30pm – Mr Nice Guy
Monday 1 July 11:00pm – Starring John Bindon
Monday 15 July 11:00pm – The Truth About the Babes in the Wood
Monday 29 July 10:25pm – Cracking the Killers' Code
Monday 5 August 11:00pm – The Heiress and the Kidnapper
Monday 12 August 10:25pm – Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story
Monday 30 September 11:00pm – Britain's Richest Killer

Series 3 (2003)

Sunday 27 April – Justice for My Daughter
Monday 29 September 11:00pm – 'Til Death Us Do Part^[3]
Tuesday 14 October 9:00pm – Lady Jane
Sunday 21 December 11:20pm – A Mind to Murder

Series 4 (2004)

Monday 5 January 11:00pm – Jeremy Bamber
Monday 26 January 11:00pm – Love You to Death
Monday 29 March 11:00pm – Girlsnatcher
Tuesday 15 June 9:00pm – Who Killed the Pageant Queen?: The Prime Suspect

Series 5 (2006)

Monday 3 July 9:00pm – Skydiver: Murder or Suicide?
Monday 2 October 11:00pm – Married to a Monster: At Home with the M25 Rapist

Series 6 (2007)

Tuesday 9 January 11:00pm – The Caroline Dickinson Murder
Tuesday 16 January 11:00pm – Lady in the Lake
Tuesday 27 February 11:00pm – The Beauty Salon Murder^[4]
Tuesday 20 March 11:00pm – The Almost Perfect Murder
Tuesday 27 March 11:00pm – The Perverted World of Marc Dutroux
Tuesday 17 April 11:00pm – Killed by a Perfect Son
Tuesday 24 April 11:00pm – A Killer Came Calling^[5]
Tuesday 1 May 11:00pm – A Deadly Secret^[6]
Tuesday 8 May 11:00pm – Nailing the Nail Bomber

Series 7 (2008)

Monday 28 April 9:00pm – Murder at Harvey Nicks^[7]
Wednesday 25 June 9:00pm – The Fight for Sarah's Law
Monday 22 September 10:35pm – Serial Killer on Camera
Monday 29 September 10:35pm – The 30 Year Secret
Monday 6 October 10:35pm – The Hunt for Mr Swirl
Thursday 16 October 9:00pm – A Very Special Constable
Thursday 23 October 9:00pm – Death of a Hostess
Thursday 30 October 9:00pm – The Suffolk Strangler
Thursday 13 November 10:40pm – The Cat and Mouse Killer^[8]
Wednesday 19 November 10:50pm – Diamond Geezers
Thursday 27 November 10:40pm – Killer on the Run
Thursday 4 December 10:40pm – The Angel of Death
Thursday 11 December 9:00pm – James Bulger: A Mother's Story
Monday 15 December 10:40pm – Death on the Bay
Wednesday 17 December 10:40pm – The Mystery of the Missing Earl

Series 8 (2009)

Monday 15 June 9:00pm – Rhys Jones: Caught in the Crossfire
Monday 22 June 9:00pm – Rachel Nickell: Case Closed
Monday 29 June 9:00pm – Sally Anne Bowman: Death on the Doorstep
Monday 6 July 9:00pm – Hannah's Killer: Nowhere to Hide
Thursday 23 July 10:35pm – The Man Who Didn't Cry
Thursday 30 July 10:35pm – A Shot in the Dark
Thursday 6 August 10:35pm – The Tesco Bomber
Tuesday 1 December 10:35pm – Bombers on the Run

Series 9 (2010)

Thursday 14 January 10:35pm – Tobin: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Monday 16 August 9:00pm – Death on Duty
Monday 23 August 9:00pm – Murder of a Father
Thursday 2 September 9pm – Yvonne Fletcher: Justice Betrayed
Monday 27 September 10:35pm – Bringing Down the Gooch
Monday 4 October 10:35pm – Britain's Biggest Heist
Monday 11 October 10:35pm – The Black Cab Rapist
Monday 18 October 10:35pm – Gunn Law^[9]

Series 10 (2011)

Monday 7 November 10:35pm – The Game Show Killer
Monday 14 November 10:35pm – The Jigsaw Murder
Monday 21 November 10:35pm – Fallen Angel^[10]
Monday 28 November 10:35pm – Raoul Moat: Manhunt

References

^ Joshua Rozenberg (12 September 2006). "First double jeopardy killer jailed". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^ Featured the murders of Rhonda Kay (1992), Lisa Blunt (1998), Robert Wignall (1992), Terry Daddow (1991), Linda Fleming (1994), Billie-Jo Jenkins (1997)
^ Bob Woffinden (3 December 1992). "Who killed Alison Shaughnessy?". London Review. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Revenge of a betrayed wife". BBC News. 16 May 2003.
^ "Salesman jailed for double murder". BBC News. 3 April 2000.
^ "Salt poisoning mother is jailed". BBC News. 25 February 2005.
^ "As Clare smiled at me he took out a gun and shot her in the head". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 2005.
^ "Murdered mum's tragic diary: To my babies, I love you". Liverpool Echo. 13 October 2008.
^ "Gangland boss Colin Gunn jailed for life". The Daily Telegraph. 3 August 2007.
^ "Life for seven motorway killers of biker Gerry Tobin". The Guardian. 28 November 2008.