The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

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1. Appropriate Adult

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

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2. A Confession

   2019 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

   A Confession tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.

3. Foyle's War

   2002 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8), also on ITV1.

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4. Arthur & George

   2015 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

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5. Gangland Undercover

   2015 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.1), hidden gem.

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6. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

   2011 · Drama, Crime, History · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

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7. Banished

   2015 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.

8. Run

   2013 · Drama, Crime · ended

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   Run weaves together the stories of four seemingly unconnected people facing life-changing decisions. A series of four fast-paced narratives, Run is a compelling and surprising portrayal of modern British life and the unseen dramas which play out all around us.

9. The Pembrokeshire Murders

   2021 · Drama, Crime · ended

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   In The Pembrokeshire Murders, the story centers around two unsolved double murders from the 1980s. In 2006, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins decided to reopen both cases. Employing pioneering forensic methods, Wilkins and his team found microscopic DNA and fibres that potentially linked the murders to a string of burglaries committed in the 80s and 90s. The perpetrator of those robberies was nearing the end of his prison sentence, but if Steve Wilkins was right, he was also a serial killer. Could Steve and his team find enough forensic evidence to charge their suspect before he was released to potentially kill again?

10. Thorne

    2010 · Drama, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

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