ITV aired Thames Television's Sexton Blake starring Laurence Payne as Blake and Roger Foss as Tinker from Monday 25 September 1967 to Wednesday 13 January 1971. In keeping with Sexton Blake's classic print adventures, Payne's Blake drove a white Rolls-Royce named "The Grey Panther" and owned a bloodhound named Pedro. The show was originally produced by Ronald Marriott for Associated Rediffusion, with Thames Television taking over production in 1968.
The medieval period gave us some of the greatest, most enduring stories in history. Some are of them were real – some are altered into pure Legend. These legends usually had somebody doing villainous deeds. The even greater thing is that most of these were surrounded in mystery or conspiracy. Medieval Murder Mysteries uses modern thinking from historical police criminology combined with forensics and human osteologists blended with current historical ideas to try and solve what really happened all those years ago. Magnificent castles, chivalrous knights, powerful kings and queens? You’ll have them. Also require dark deeds, illicit lovers, greedy nobles, mad cardinals? Look no further. They’re all here.
There are consequences when BFFs - short for best friends forever - turn into frenemies. Episodes showcase true stories of intense friendships - and, in some cases, more than that - taking a bad turn that results in the most tragic ending possible for at least one person involved in the relationship. The show serves as a reminder to viewers that not even the best of friends keep that status forever.
Explores the chilling cases of lesser-known serial killers whose crimes went unnoticed for years, leaving a trail of fear and unsolved murders before they were finally caught.
Real-life stories of people who betrays others with deadly consequences; these infiltrators convince their victims to trust them, gaining access to homes, to secrets and to bank accounts.
Mulla Krekar was a danger to the Norwegian security, yet he lived in the country for 30 years. This documentary follows the hated mullah and his faithful lawyer from the beginning to the end of the case.
An investigation into the iconic real-life crimes in the age of film noir, from the Double Indemnity murder to the Honeymoon Killers and the mob hit on the boss of Murder Incorporated.
'Dead of Night' features nail-biting true stories of victims working the graveyard shift who are thrust into real-life nightmares. A killer lies in wait to strike the most vulnerable, those alone in the dark. When the sun sets, the body count will rise.
The wilted life of a widow blossomed when a handsome gentleman gave his name to her fatherless son. But his strong arms were never meant to protect the apple of her eye. Her son went missing and the husband got nabbed in vicious court-room trials, unfolding dark secrets of rampant child murders. Watch now, as the count of innocent deaths hits 100!