true crime
Tiger King: Netflix to tell The Doc Antle Story
December 4, 2021 | David FarnorNetflix is expanding its Tiger King franchise to include the Doc Antle Story.
Showman or con man? Behind Doc Antle’s eccentric, animal-loving facade lies a history of troubling accusations. A lifelong showman, Doc Antle has built his various careers on … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Tiger King Season 2
November 28, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlinA lot has happened since Season 1 of Tiger King first aired on Netflix in March 2020. As Covid-19 lockdowns brought the world to a grinding halt, people looking for a distraction from the pandemic were glued to their screens, … Read More
Netflix renews Crime Scene for three more seasons
November 21, 2021 | David FarnorNetflix has renewed true crime documentary series Crime Scene for three more seasons.
Earlier this year, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel analysed how a seedy Los Angeles hotel’s tragic history contributed to the mystery around a young … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: 24 Hours in Police Custody
November 9, 2021 | Helen ArcherAnd so we come to the end of the 12th season of 24 Hours in Police Custody, Channel 4’s series that goes behind the scenes at Luton police station, following Bedfordshire cops as they investigate increasingly harrowing crimes. Over the … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Bambers: Murder at the Farm
October 12, 2021 | Helen ArcherThis balanced, thorough and engrossing documentary deserves to be the last word on the White House Farm murders.Read More
UK TV review: Manhunt: The Night Stalker
September 26, 2021 | David FarnorIt’s been two years since Martin Clunes delivered a jaw-dropping turn in ITV’s Manhunt, a true crime drama that retold the police’s efforts to catch the serial killer Levi Bellfield. What was impressive was just how understated Clunes was, despite … Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Widower
August 3, 2021 | Helen ArcherNBC’s Dateline moves into prestige TV territory with this haunting true crime documentary about Thomas Randolph.Read More
Memories of a Murder: Netflix explores the Denis Nilsen Tapes in new series
July 26, 2021 | David FarnorNetflix is delving into the archive of tapes recorded by Denis Nilsen in a new true crime documentary series.
Britain’s most notorious serial killer, Nilsen confessed to killing 15 people in 1983. Over a five-year period, he picked up vulnerable … Read More
True Crime Tuesday: Sophie: A Murder in West Cork vs Murder at the Cottage
July 6, 2021 | Helen ArcherNetflix and Sky’s competing Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentaries struggle to give us the full picture.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Most Dangerous Animal of All
June 22, 2021 | Helen ArcherTruth, fiction and obsession collide in this subtle interrogation of the Zodiac killer case and the true crime genre itself.Read More