Trial in the Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story explores the case that has figured in Australia's collective consciousness since 1980 when a dingo took Chamberlain's defenseless baby in a random horrific attack. But it quickly turned into more than that, resulting in the trial of the century and Australia's most notorious miscarriage of justice. Through interviews with Chamberlain, her children, and eyewitnesses today, archival footage and broadcasts, and – for the first time – access to Chamberlain's personal archive of family stills, movies, audio recordings, and letters, the series is a compelling universal story that still resonates today.
Inspector Antonio George smells foul play in the mysterious death of Samuel Umman. As his investigation leads him to Samuel's employee, Francis, Antonio realises that a much larger game is in play.
Student Santeri Manni accidentally finds a bag of amphetamines. To help his alcoholic mother get clean, Manni decides to keep the drugs and sell them. Unfortunately for Manni, a motorcycle gang and the narcotics police are also interested in the drugs.
Mennen Tullen is a four-part parody mini-series created by Studio Julmahuvi. It aired on YLE between 2000 and -01. Though created in a form of a serious murder-mystery it is in fact a dark comedy with occasional absurd elements, technology and conventions.
The cast of characters are from Julmahuvi's various fictional cop-series and there are also other references to Julmahuvi's previous productions.
Police Major Vasilisa Zhuravlyova lives and serves in a small town. There are practically no serious criminal incidents here, and Vasilisa knows all the local lawbreakers by heart. However, the peace of this quiet place is disturbed by a murder that turns the lives of the townspeople upside down, revealing the secrets of the past. Vasilisa does not even imagine that the investigation will affect her entire close circle. And most importantly, it will put her before a difficult choice - to make public the terrible truth that has been revealed or to maintain peace in the city and her family.
On April 26, 1986 Reactor 4 of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, releasing clouds of radioactive fallout into the atmosphere. With access to hundreds of declassified KGB documents, Chernobyl: The New Evidence reveals the serious concerns of the KGB, the sacrifices the Soviet leadership were willing to make to keep the story quiet and the bravery that saved the world from an even more deadly disaster.
A 25-year-old Gypsy car thief lives in a provincial town, the center of which is a precious metal processing plant. 20 years ago, his father died at this factory, allegedly involved in the theft of gold bars. The investigation has slowed down the case, so the Gypsy is eager to find the killer and avenge his father, whom he does not really remember. When the former director of the plant and the unspoken owner of the city Leonid Maksimovich is announced in the city, it is necessary to combine efforts to get to the truth and bring justice — everyone understands it differently.
Hiroshi Chikamori is a famous doctor in physical engineering. His one week old daughter Nozomi is abducted at the hospital. Yuri Hayami (Meisa Kuroki) is a detective in a special investigation team. She is also 8 months pregnant. Inspector Himura (Satoshi Jinbo) suddenly summons Yuri and assigns her to observe Nozomi’s mother Yuko (Yumi Adachi) at the hospital. Yuri Hayami goes undercover at the hospital and works with Detective Fukuske Dobashi (Daichi Watanabe) who takes the identity of her husband. Doctor Susami (Atsuro Watabe) doesn't have an alibi for the time period when the baby was kidnapped. Yuri suspects Doctor Susami. Meanwhile, the kidnapper calls and reveals a ransom demand.~ Based on the novel "Dizaina Beibi" by Takashi Okai
"Empires of New York” follows titans of the 80’s who shared a singular trait: the insatiable need to win at all costs. Drawing on exclusive interviews, these titans broke rules and flaunted their wealth. And oddly, at times America came to love them for it.
Over the 1980s and 1990s Dublin transformed from a recession-blighted backwater to one of the wealthiest cities in Europe. As its fortunes changed so did those of its criminals, who began selling heroin, ecstasy and cocaine. Dublin Narcos tells the story of the rise in addiction, violence and organised crime which persists to this day, with first hand testimony from the kingpins and cops to the ravers and users. We also hear from the fearless journalists whose attempts at exposing the drugs barons led to the death of one of their bravest, Veronica Guerin.
To address rising sex crimes, the police form the Sexual Offence Department (SOD) led by Gao Shuya, a compassionate leader with a troubled past. Her team, including a consultant who saved her as a child, works on cases of serial sexual homicide, pornography, and old rape cases. As public pressure mounts, the team struggles against the trauma surrounding both victims and perpetrators. Their toughest challenge is a serial rapist dubbed "Werewolf," threatening their mission and the team's future.