The Real Prime Suspect

The Real Prime Suspect

Continuing First aired 03/Sep/2019 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 16 episode(s)
DocumentaryCrime
The Real Prime Suspect is a case of life imitating art imitating life. Former Met detective Jackie Malton - the real-life inspiration for DCI Jane Tennison from Prime Suspect - retraces notorious murder cases from the UK and US.
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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 17/Mar/2020
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S2E6
Monster or Mistress of Brady?
Air date: 21/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Jackie Malton reconnects with officers from the original investigation into Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, to answer the question of whether they were the perfect killing couple or coerced.

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Jackie Malton reconnects with officers from the original investigation into Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, to answer the question of whether they were the perfect killing couple or coerced.

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S2E5
Murder Against All Odds
Air date: 14/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Meeting with detectives who have never spoken about the case before, Jackie Malton re-examines a murder by a man so desperate, he would stake the life of an innocent to get rich quick.

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Meeting with detectives who have never spoken about the case before, Jackie Malton re-examines a murder by a man so desperate, he would stake the life of an innocent to get rich quick.

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S2E4
A Serial Killer in the Making?
Air date: 07/Apr/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Jackie Malton reconnects with police and experts to examine the case of suspected serial killer Alun Kyte, known also as The Midlands Ripper.

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Jackie Malton reconnects with police and experts to examine the case of suspected serial killer Alun Kyte, known also as The Midlands Ripper.

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S2E3
A Private Life, A Public Death
Air date: 31/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Jackie Malton re-examines the death of Danny Denbury, talking to police officers who worked on the case of a much-loved local man who led a secret life.

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Jackie Malton re-examines the death of Danny Denbury, talking to police officers who worked on the case of a much-loved local man who led a secret life.

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The Untold Secrets of Cromwell Street
Air date: 24/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Jackie Malton tells previously untold stories from Crowell Street, including the first full-length interviews from those inside the interrogations of the Wests.

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Jackie Malton tells previously untold stories from Crowell Street, including the first full-length interviews from those inside the interrogations of the Wests.

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S2E1
The Kidnap and Murder of an Heiress
Air date: 17/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Jackie Malton re-examines the first kidnap and murder case in British criminal history, with detectives revealing a case of mistaken identity and torn family loyalties.

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Jackie Malton re-examines the first kidnap and murder case in British criminal history, with detectives revealing a case of mistaken identity and torn family loyalties.

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Sep/2019
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S1E10
The Deadly Family Man
Air date: 05/Nov/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of Neil Entwistle, a seemingly shy and unassuming man who murdered his wife and baby daughter in cold blood before fleeing the country.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of Neil Entwistle, a seemingly shy and unassuming man who murdered his wife and baby daughter in cold blood before fleeing the country.

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S1E9
The Railway Killers
Air date: 29/Oct/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines the crimes of two childhood friends, John Duffy and David Mulcahy, who became two of the most notorious murderers in British criminal history.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines the crimes of two childhood friends, John Duffy and David Mulcahy, who became two of the most notorious murderers in British criminal history.

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S1E8
Murdering Their Own Children
Air date: 22/Oct/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton sets out to explore a rare case of filicide, when a parent murders their own children.

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Former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton sets out to explore a rare case of filicide, when a parent murders their own children.

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S1E7
Peter Tobin
Air date: 15/Oct/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of a Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin, who had a criminal record dating back to his childhood.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton revisits the case of a Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin, who had a criminal record dating back to his childhood.

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S1E6
The Killing of Matthew Eappen
Air date: 08/Oct/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton looks into the case of British au-pair Louise Woodward, after a child she was looking after had been rushed to a hospital unresponsive.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton looks into the case of British au-pair Louise Woodward, after a child she was looking after had been rushed to a hospital unresponsive.

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S1E5
The Killing of a Deaf Girl
Air date: 01/Oct/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-investigates the murder of 20-year-old Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman living in a community cut off from the world.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-investigates the murder of 20-year-old Suzanne Greenhill, a deaf woman living in a community cut off from the world.

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S1E4
The Saturday Night Strangler
Air date: 24/Sep/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton, accesses 10 case files, revisiting the investigations with the police, detectives and other professionals who experienced them first hand.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton, accesses 10 case files, revisiting the investigations with the police, detectives and other professionals who experienced them first hand.

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The Skeleton in the Carpet
Air date: 17/Sep/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton interviews experts to learn how they joined forces to identify the skeleton of a woman no-one knew was missing, and bring her killer to justice.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton interviews experts to learn how they joined forces to identify the skeleton of a woman no-one knew was missing, and bring her killer to justice.

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The Plumstead Ripper
Air date: 10/Sep/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines one of the most psychotic murderers in British criminal history, Robert Napper, and how an innocent man was imprisoned for his crimes.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton re-examines one of the most psychotic murderers in British criminal history, Robert Napper, and how an innocent man was imprisoned for his crimes.

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The Case of The Black Panther
Air date: 03/Sep/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Former DCI Jackie Malton retraces the crimes of Donald Neilson, to discover how a robber became a calculating murderer, and the investigation that brought him to justice.

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Former DCI Jackie Malton retraces the crimes of Donald Neilson, to discover how a robber became a calculating murderer, and the investigation that brought him to justice.

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