At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.
EPISODE 1
The Maggie's Redress
Houdini, Doyle and Adelaide investigate the murder of a nun in one of the notorious Magdalene Laundries. A witness claims the killer is a young woman who was tormented by the nun. The only problem is, that young woman has been dead for six months.
EPISODE 2
A Dish of Adharma
A 12-year-old boy shoots a prominent suffragette, claiming he’s avenging a murder -- his own murder in a past life. And if our team wants to find the truth, they must solve the decades-old killing.
EPISODE 3
In Manus Dei
At a public display by a faith healer, a heckler in the crowd is mysteriously struck down. Houdini and Doyle investigate if the healer is channelling the power of God as he claims, and if so can he help Doyle's dying wife?
EPISODE 4
Spring Heel'd Jack
In the first of several attacks, a businessman is murdered by a mysterious phantom with demonic eyes and gravity-defying leaps. As panic spreads across London, our team tries to determine if this a case of mass hysteria, or is there a beast out there that thrives on fear?
EPISODE 5
The Curse of Korzha
An attractive traveling medium uses her psychic gifts to solve crimes, frustrating Houdini when he can’t figure out her tricks. Doyle feels she may be the real thing, so he is mortified by her next prediction: the end of Adelaide Stratton.
EPISODE 6
The Monsters of Nethermoor
After a nightmarish encounter with otherworldly beings, a man wakes up in a field claiming his wife has been abducted by aliens. Our team investigates but it’s only when Doyle has his own encounter that they learn the horrifying truth of what’s really out there.
Rebecca Liddiard
Michael Weston
Stephen Mangan
Edward Bazalgette
David Shore
Kenton Allen
Matthew Justice
Luke Alkin
Christina Jennings
Maggie Murphy
Scott Garvie
