| Railway Murders | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Murder on the Railway[1] |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | William Simpson |
| Directed by | William Simpson |
| Presented by | Nicholas Day |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Patricia Hickey Lyndy Saville Dominic Saville Daniel Thomas Emma Sparks |
| Producer | Ashley Hall |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | 3DD Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Yesterday |
| Release | 2 May 2021 |
Railway Murders[2] is a documentary series narrated by Nicholas Day. It debuted in May 2021 on Yesterday.[3] In September 2021 it was broadcast on ZDFinfo.[4][5] Regular contributors include Donald Rumbelow, Judith Rowbotham and Alan Moss.[6]
Episode list
Series 1
| Episode | Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2, 2021 | The First Railway Murderer | In 1864, the body of wealthy banker Thomas Briggs is found on the tracks between Bow and Hackney Wick stations in London—the first murder on a British railway. |
| 2 | May 2, 2021 | The Body in the Tunnel | In 1881, young writer Percy Lefroy Mapleton becomes fixated on a stage actress and is driven to a violent crime. |
| 3 | May 2, 2021 | The Police Killer | Shedding light on the first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty. |
| 4 | May 2, 2021 | The Newcastle Train Murder | In 1910, the city of Newcastle becomes transfixed by the murder trial of John Dickman, accused of murdering a train clerk and stealing his wages. |
| 5 | May 2, 2021 | The Guardsman | The story of Jimmy Alcott, a troubled young man who, in 1952, staked out a railway station and plotted a theft that would end in murder. |
| 6 | May 2, 2021 | Death on the Underground | The unsolved mystery of an elderly Polish countess traveling home from a party who was stabbed to death at Gloucester Road tube station in May 1957. |
See also
References
- ^ "Murder On The Railway | Yesterday Channel". yesterday.uktv.co.uk.
- ^ "Apple TV". AppleTV (in German).
- ^ "Railway Murders Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Railway Murders - Geheimnisvolle Verbrechen". www.zdf.de (in German).
- ^ ""Railway Murders – Geheimnisvolle Verbrechen" in ZDFinfo: ZDF Presseportal". presseportal.zdf.de (in German).
- ^ "Railway Murders". UKTV, 3DD Productions. 2 May 2021.
External links
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