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The Beverley Allitt Tapes

Season 1
In 1993, a young and unassuming nurse was convicted of murdering four children, attempting to murder three others, and causing bodily harm to a further six. This gripping true crime documentary looks at the crimes and motivations of serial killer Beverley Allitt, dubbed ‘The Angel of Death’. Using expert evidence and tapes from Allitt’s police interviews, this hideous case is explored.
20203 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Sloppy Nursing
    July 31, 2020
    45min
    TV-PG
    In the early 1990s, a number of seemingly healthy children, entering hospital for minor ailments, began to die. Suspicion fell on a young nurse who was working when they all fell ill: Beverley Allitt. In this chilling true-crime documentary, survivors and detectives revisit the early investigation of the child-serial-killing nurse dubbed The Angel of Death and ask if chances were missed.
    Free trial of BBC Select
  2. S1 E2 - Children Are Disposable
    July 31, 2020
    45min
    TV-PG
    How did murderer Beverley Allitt select and attack her victims? And could she have been caught earlier? This disturbing true-crime documentary investigates the child-serial-killing nurse dubbed The Angel of Death and her vicious crimes. Using her police interview tapes, a portrait of the psychopathic killer emerges. But what do experts believe drove her to commit such hideous acts?
    Free trial of BBC Select
  3. S1 E3 - A Killing Field
    July 31, 2020
    45min
    TV-PG
    As the evidence builds around the killer nurse Beverley Allitt, questions are asked about the investigation and security at the hospital where she worked. This compelling true crime documentary talks to detectives attached to the case who were growing increasingly disturbed by what they were finding out. Allitt’s own words, caught on tape, reveal a callous, calculating killer.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Katie McDougall
Studio
Woodcut Media
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