Miniseries

Miniseries (1976)

A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.


Episodes: 6

Star Cast: Stratford Johns , Frank Windsor ,





Episodes List

Ep.1 The Lindbergh Kidnapping

Air Date: 1976-05-27

Was Bruno Hauptmann really the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby in 1932? Or was he the victim of a miscarriage of justice?

Ep.2 Who Killed the Princes in the Tower?

Air Date: 1976-06-03

Was Richard III really the murderer of popular legend?

Ep.3 The French Bluebeard

Air Date: 1976-06-10

The story of Henri Landru and the mysterious disappearances of so many of his rich lady friends.

Ep.4 Murder on the 10.27

Air Date: 1976-06-17

John Alexander Dickman was hanged for murdering a man aboard a train in 1910. But were the two chief witnesses against him the ones really responsible?

Ep.5 Lizzie Borden

Air Date: 1976-06-24

Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her father forty whacks - or did she?

Ep.6 Who Burned the Reichstag?

Air Date: 1976-07-01

How the mentally challenged Marinus van der Lubbe was framed for arson by the Nazis.