Name: Mystery Files
Released: 2010-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Struan Rodger, Brian Dennehy

TV Show · Documentary · History

Mystery Files blows the dust off the case reports of the world’s most famous and iconic unsolved stories. Unearthing new evidence and exploring fresh theories with forensics, historic document analysis, scientific testing and archaeology, the quest of each programme in this ground-breaking series is to finally separate fact from fiction

2010 · 26m

Starring Struan Rodger, Brian Dennehy

EPISODE 1

Nostradamus

The legend of Nostradamus has grown over time. Could the 16th-century astrologer really predict the future, or was he a mere charlatan?

23 min
EPISODE 2

Jack the Ripper

Notorious Victorian killer Jack the Ripper terrorised London in 1888, but was never caught. New evidence suggests he may not have worked alone.

23 min
EPISODE 3

Robin Hood

Unpick the folklore to discover the truth behind the myth of the man who robbed the rich to feed the poor. Does history reveal that Robin Hood was a real-life superhero?

26 min
EPISODE 4

Royal Murder

Discover the truth behind the two children locked in the Tower of London by King Richard, the skeletons of whom were found under a staircase in 1674.

23 min
EPISODE 5

Rasputin

Advanced ballistic evidence attempts to solve one of the 20th century's biggest mysteries: who shot self-styled mystic Grigori Rasputin?

26 min
EPISODE 6

Billy the Kid

The story of the famous wild west outlaw comes to an abrupt end when he is shot by his only friend, but close analysis and new evidence reveal another story.

26 min

Struan Rodger

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Brian Dennehy

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