Once Upon A True Crime

Once Upon A True Crime

Crime 2022

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Follow some of Britain's best-selling crime fiction writers as they turn detective to explore the enduring mysteries of the real-life murder cases which have inspired some of their most famous characters and novels.

Crime 2022

PG

EPISODE 1

The Babes In The Wood Murders

Crime writer Peter James explores the tragedy of the so-called 'Babes In The Wood' murders in Brighton in 1986.

43 min · 11 Mar 2024 PG
EPISODE 2

The Moors Murderers

Mark Billingham explores the story of the couple whose gruesome crimes helped to inspire his bestselling novel, `Their Little Secret'.

44 min · 11 Mar 2024 PG
EPISODE 3

The Peter Manuel Murders

In the 1950s, one of Scotland's most notorious killers, Peter Manuel, terrorised the city of Glasgow, where he murdered several women in two years. Author Denise Mina reveals the story of a man who was unscrupulous.

44 min · 11 Mar 2024 15
EPISODE 4

The Ice Cream War Murders

Douglas Skelton digs into the infamous 1980s gangland turf war which terrorised Glasgow's East End and influenced his book, `Blood City'.

44 min · 11 Mar 2024 15

Dan Korn

Producer
Mark Downie

Producer

About

Once Upon A True Crime

CRIME

Follow some of Britain's best-selling crime fiction writers as they turn detective to explore the enduring mysteries of the real-life murder cases which have inspired some of their most famous characters and novels.

Information

Studio: CI
Released: 2022
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, Always On)