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Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence

Robbie Coltrane presents a collection of extraordinary criminal cases that were so meticulously planned and executed that the perps would have got away with them if it hadn't been for one scrap of critical evidence.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Dead Man's Hollow
    October 9, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Cycling through the countryside on a clear December morning in 2002, an off-duty fireman smelled burning flesh. In the distance, he could see a body smoldering in a field.
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  2. S1 E2 - Time of Death
    October 16, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    When a Devonshire fisherman hauled in his nets on July 28 1996, he made a gruesome discovery: among that day's catch was a dead body.
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  3. S1 E3 - Murder By Mail
    November 21, 2016
    43min
    TV-PG
    In 1984 a parcel bomb was sent to a 53 year old grandmother living in a tranquil English village. She died of horrific injuries. No one understood why it had happened.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Hitman and The Hairdresser
    October 30, 2016
    43min
    TV-PG
    A 29 year old hairdresser was found brutally stabbed on her doorstep in a quiet suburban street of London. A recording of a threatening phone call seemed to suggest the motive, but every lead comes to a dead end.
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  5. S1 E5 - DNA of A Murder
    December 11, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    In March 1984 Hilda Murrell, a 78-year-old distinguished rose-grower, was found dead in woodland near her home town of Shrewsbury.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Boy In The Suitcase
    December 18, 2016
    43min
    TV-PG
    On 12th May 2014 a human torso was discovered in a suitcase during routine maintenance work on a Birmingham canal. With no useable DNA and no other body parts, the case initially seemed impossible to crack.
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  7. S1 E7 - Bodies of Evidence
    December 25, 2016
    43min
    TV-PG
    In mid-November 1993, Derek Severs and his wife Eileen disappeared without a word. Their neighbours and friends soon became concerned and contacted the police.
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  8. S1 E8 - Resolution to Kill
    February 26, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    In the summer of 1993 a serial killer stalked London. The Metropolitan Police investigated a bizarre murder in which a man was found naked on his bed with a dead cat draped over him.
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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usefoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Steve O’HaganSusan McGregor
Producers
Diana CarterRoss Harper
Cast
Robbie Coltrane
Studio
A+E Networks
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