Get an insight into most complex murder cases examined by the British police, where host Robbie Coltrane sheds light on the entire investigation process and the challenges they faced.
Author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris uses science, tests, and demonstrations to shed new light on famous deaths, ranging from drug lord Pablo Escobar to magician Harry Houdini. Using her lab to perform virtual autopsies, experiment with blood samples, interview witnesses and conduct real-time demonstrations, Dr. Fitzharris puts everything about these mysterious deaths to the test.
In 1997, a group of bandits kidnaps businessman Giuseppe Soffiantini, keeping him imprisoned for 237 days in their hideout in the mountains of Sardinia.
Steph McGovern reveals the hidden dangers of rural life – from daring rescues to ruthless crimes, as farmers and first responders battle to save life and livelihood.
March 1987, a man lies dead in a south London pub car park, an axe in his head. This true crime docudrama series examines the still unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan.
After the banking crisis the travel industry became a desirable goldmine in Iceland. When three very different, middle-aged siblings inherit the successful whale watching company and the beautiful summerhouse their parents built, things become extremely difficult. To take joint decisions about the legacy they all feel entitled to creates complex circumstances, and when they start to manipulate what they are to share, old wounds open up with dire consequences.
The little daughter of the famous pianist Konstantin Zobnin disappears in the city, and then the body of another missing girl is found. At the same time, a successful businessman, obsessed with obsessive desires, seeks help from a talented psychiatrist Alexei, who will be forced to conduct his own investigation in parallel with the official one.
Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone – or dead.
Gripping real-life cases of some gruesome murder trials, featuring genuine CCTV footage as well as shocking courtroom video recordings used to piece together the truth and find the killer.
A failed entrepreneur, Manish, has a lot going on in life, personal and professional, when he finds himself involved in a case of mistaken identity and ends up getting a contract to kill a young girl, along with an advance of five lakh rupees. The target is the daughter of an influential politician, who has his eyes on the Hoshiarpur ticket. Amid the chaos, Manish, and his wife, Richa must make choices where either greed will get the better of them or they will find their lost sense of self worth.
In 2026, broadcaster PowNed, in collaboration with producer NewBe, will bring the brand-new fictional series "Bovensloters" to NPO Start. This gritty crime series, infused with Brabant humor, promises to be a unique combination of suspense and satire. In "Bovensloters," we follow Jamie, played by Na Young Jeon. Jamie, a Korean-Dutch anthropologist from the Randstad, becomes entangled in the death of Brabant underworld boss Jacques van Iersel (Jochen Otten) through a series of bizarre events. With no way out, she ends up at the remote farm of the mysterious Petra (Margôt Ros), where Jamie discovers a dark side of herself—and becomes dangerously enthusiastic about it.
In a mining village shrouded in a dark and sinister past, an entire family is found brutally murdered. Has an angry spirit returned to seek revenge? Has the long-dormant curse been reawakened? Who—or what—is responsible for the hundreds of bodies unearthed during the investigation? Inspector Veer Pratap Singh, who has just arrived in the village to take charge, is thrust into a chilling investigation that will test his resolve and alter the course of his life forever.