Crime Team

Crime Team was a British television series made by which ran for 9 episodes between 2001 and 2003. It was presented by practicing Queen's Counsel Jerome Lynch.

Crime Team
GenreTrue crime, documentary
Directed by
  • Rob Coldstream
  • Jeremy Jeffs
Presented byJerome Lynch QC
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes9
Production
ProducerTom Whitter
Running time60 minutes
Production companyFlame Television
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release22 April 2001 (2001-04-22) (pilot)
9 September 2002 (2002-09-09) (series)

Pilot

A one off pilot was produced in 2001 in which private detective Noel Hogan, investigative journalist Yasmin Pasha and a crime writer Frances Fyfield were given four days to solve a series of 19th century murders. It was broadcast on 22 April of that year.[1]

Series

A series of 8 episodes was commissioned in 2002. Each week, two celebrity guests were given three days to solve historical murders based on evidence available to police at the time. Lynch guided them through the investigation and provided the historical and legal context of the crime for the audience. Crime scenes were reconstructed for the investigators and some aspects were re-enacted for the audience. Scientific experts assisted in presenting forensic evidence.

Episodes
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Episode Title Original broadcast date Crime Investigators Notes
Pilot The Strychnine Poisoner22 April 2001Murders by Thomas Neill Cream.Noel Hogan, Yasmin Pasha, Frances Fyfield
1 The Cut-Throat Killer9 September 2002Child murder by Constance Kent.Ann Widdecombe, John O'Farrell
2 The Baby in the Bullrushes16 September 2002Child murders by Amelia Dyer.Robert Elms, Yasmin Pasha
3 The Body in the Trunk30 September 2002The Brighton trunk murders.Ken Follett, Rowan Pelling
4 The Box Office Hit7 October 2002The Bow cinema murder of 1934.Liza Tarbuck, John Sergeant
5 The Bournemouth Lady Killer14 June 2003Murders committed by Thomas Henry Allaway.Brian Sewell, Martina Cole
6 Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire?5 July 2003Murder of Thomas Thynne.Janet Street-Porter, Paul Daniels
7 Trouble At Mill12 July 2003Poisonings by Mary Bateman.Sean Hughes, Jane Goldman
8 The Dead Man of Drumbeg19 July 2003Murder of Murdoch Grant.Jenny Eclair, Roger Cook

References
  1. "A few twists too far". New Statesman. 30 April 2001.
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