Crime Story (British TV series)

Not to be confused with Crime Stories (British TV series).

Crime Story is a British true crime drama anthology television series, first broadcast on 18 September 1992 on ITV. Two series were produced between 1992 and 1995, containing a total of fifteen episodes. Each episode depicts the events leading up to and encompassing a notable true crime, including cases such as the Erwin Van Haarlem mystery and the Teacup Poisoner murders.

Crime Story
Genre	True crime
Created by	Various
Directed by	Various
Starring	Various
Theme music composer	Dan Jones
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Robert Love Christine Benson
Producers	Bill Jones Alan Macmillan Jeff Pope
Cinematography	Lawrence Jones Alan Pyrah
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Carlton Television (commissioned by) Blue Heaven Productions Central Independent Television Granada Television HTV West London Weekend Television Scottish Television Tyne Tees Television Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	18 September 1992 (1992-09-18) – 8 February 1995 (1995-02-08)

The series is notable for including the first television script written by BAFTA-award-winning writer Jeff Pope. Neither series has been released on DVD.

Episodes

Note: The 15 episodes are numbered differently on IMDB.com (below) vs. Britbox streaming channel

Series 1 (1992)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"All Good Friends"	Julian Jarrold	Frank Cottrell Boyce	18 September 1992 (1992-09-18)
The Case of the Handless Corpse: The murder of drug world figure Martin Johnstone, a crime spanning three continents and resulting in the conviction of five men. Cast : Peter O'Brien, Suzanne Packer, Philip Quast and Victor McGuire
2	2	"Gone Too Far"	Simon Massey	Glenn Chandler	25 September 1992 (1992-09-25)
The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay: A twisty tale involving kidnapping, the media and the police. Cast : Anne Reid, Jimmi Harkishin, Kulvinder Ghir, Ed Devereaux, Dicken Ashworth and Malcolm Tierney
3	3	"Wallpaper Warrior"	Tony Kysh	Steve Chambers	2 October 1992 (1992-10-02)
Eddie Horner, a factory worker active in union politics, is radicalised to commit murder. Cast : Derek Walmsley, Jonathan Copestake, Tony Caunter and Jack Watling
4	4	"Deadly Obsession"	Pennant Roberts	Rosemary Mason	16 October 1992 (1992-10-16)
The conviction of businesswoman Kathleen Calhaem, who was drawn to murder by unrequited love, jealousy, and blackmail. Cast : Janet Henfrey, David Hargreaves, Steven O'Donnell, Jeremy Nicholas and Victor Winding
5	5	"The Britoil Affair"	Alan Macmillan	Stuart Hepburn	6 November 1992 (1992-11-06)
A cunning plan to defraud one of the world's largest oil companies of more than £20 million. Cast : Edita Brychta, Bill Murdoch, Vivienne Brown and Peter D'Souza
6	6	"A Question of Identity"	Nigel Miller	Jeff Pope	13 November 1992 (1992-11-13)
The story of Erwin van Haarlem, a Dutch art dealer spying for Czechoslovakia with a mission to track down supporters of the dissident group, Chapter 77. Cast : Bernard Hill, Bob Mason, Shirley Cain, Tomek Bork, Simon Jessop and Sidney Kean
7	7	"Dear Roy, Love Gillian"	Graham Theakston	Peter Brooks	21 November 1992 (1992-11-21)
A 16-year-old girl becomes a pen pal to an incarcerated convict, and her subsequent murder may or may not be linked to their on-paper romance. Cast : John McEnery, Julia Booth, Eamonn Clarke and Bernard Merrick

Series 2 (1993–1995)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
8	1	"The Prince"	Unknown	Unknown	22 September 1993 (1993-09-22)
The Life and Crimes of Darius Guppy: A businessman stages a robbery at a jewellers in an attempt to reclaim the insurance money. Cast : James Purefoy, Jo Stone-Fewings, Christine Ashe, Peter Hilton and Stevan Rimkus
9	2	"When the Lies Run Out"	Paul Greengrass	Paul Greengrass	29 September 1993 (1993-09-29)
The Ian Spiro Story: Following the murders of his wife and children, a CIA-Contracted intelligence operative is found dead in a suspected cyanide poisoning. Cast : Alfred Molina, Lesley Manville, Amir Morangy and Louise Hunt
10	3	"Terrible Coldness"	Richard Signy	Unknown	6 October 1993 (1993-10-06)
Graham Young: The workplace murders committed by Graham Young, a young man previously convicted of death by poison. Cast : Mark Womack, Trevor Peacock, Arthur Cox, John Middleton and Chrissie Cotterill
11	4	"The Yugoslav Hitman"	Alan Macmillan	Stuart Hepburn	8 December 1993 (1993-12-08)
Stedul: Nikola Stedul, a former Yugoslavian Freedom Fighter, tries to avoid a gun-man who is sent to the quiet Scottish town where he lives to assassinate him. Cast : Derek Lord, Simone Lahbib, John Stahl and Sandy West
12	5	"The Stonehouse Affair"	Alan Macmillan	Don Shaw	15 December 1993 (1993-12-15)
Following a period of deceptive creative accounting, a British Labour MP tries to fake his own death. Cast : Tony Anholt, Estrid Barton, Peter O'Brien, Juliet Cadzow and Ahmed Khalil
13	6	"The Whitehouse Farm Murders"	Mike Cocker	Unknown	22 December 1993 (1993-12-22)
When a married couple and three of their children are shot dead inside an isolated farmhouse one summer's night, their adopted son, Jeremy, becomes prime suspect. Cast : Neil Roberts, Diane Keen, Fiona Dolman, Jerome Willis, Jonathan Wrather and Davyd Harries
14	7	"The Ladies' Man"	Simon Massey	Peter Whalley	29 April 1994 (1994-04-29)
Archibald Hall: The story of a Scottish serial killer committing crimes while working in service to members of the British aristocracy. Cast : John Shrapnel, Mark McGann and Freda Dowie
15	8	"Hot Dog Wars"	Alan Bell	John Milne	8 February 1995 (1995-02-08)
A row between rival Hot Dog vendors over a backfired armed robbery results in a double murder. Cast : Stephen Marcus, Nicola Duffett, Paul Kynman and Danny Cerqueira

External links

• Crime Story at IMDb