Railway Murders

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Railway Murders
Also known asMurder on the Railway [1]
Genre Documentary
Written byWilliam Simpson
Directed byWilliam Simpson
Presented by Nicholas Day
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersPatricia Hickey
Lyndy Saville
Dominic Saville
Daniel Thomas
Emma Sparks
ProducerAshley Hall
Running time60 minutes
Production company 3DD Productions
Original release
Network Yesterday
Release2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)

Railway Murders [2] is a documentary series narrated by Nicholas Day. It debuted in May 2021 on Yesterday. [3] In September 2021 it was broadcast on ZDFinfo. [4] [5] Regular contributors include Donald Rumbelow, Judith Rowbotham and Alan Moss. [6]

Contents

Episode list

Series 1

EpisodeDateTitleDescription
1May 2, 2021The First Railway MurdererIn 1864, the body of wealthy banker Thomas Briggs is found on the tracks between Bow and Hackney Wick stations in London—the first murder on a British railway.
2May 2, 2021The Body in the TunnelIn 1881, young writer Percy Lefroy Mapleton becomes fixated on a stage actress and is driven to a violent crime.
3May 2, 2021The Police KillerShedding light on the first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty.
4May 2, 2021The Newcastle Train MurderIn 1910, the city of Newcastle becomes transfixed by the murder trial of John Dickman, accused of murdering a train clerk and stealing his wages.
5May 2, 2021The GuardsmanThe story of Jimmy Alcott, a troubled young man who, in 1952, staked out a railway station and plotted a theft that would end in murder.
6May 2, 2021Death on the UndergroundThe unsolved mystery of an elderly Polish countess traveling home from a party who was stabbed to death at Gloucester Road tube station in May 1957.

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