Railway Murders
S01:E05 - The Guardsman
T01:C01 - S01:E01 - The First Railway Murderer
In 1864, the body of a wealthy banker was discovered on the tracks the death of Thomas Briggs was no accident - it was the first murder on a British railway.
T01:C02 - S01:E02 - The Body in the Tunnel
Percy Lefroy Mapleton was a talented young writer. But he was also a liar, a thief and a fantasist.
T01:C03 - S01:E03 - The Police Killer
On a September night in 1895, two railway policemen surprised a gang of thieves. A vicious fight broke out and Detective Sergeant Robert Kidd was stabbed to death.
T01:C04 - S01:E04 - The Newcastle Train Murder
In 1910, the city of Newcastle was transfixed by a murder trial. A clerk had been killed on a train and his wages bag stolen with hundreds of pounds inside.
T01:C05 - S01:E05 - The Guardsman
Jimmy Alcott was a troubled young man. But would Alcott escape the noose a second time?
T01:C06 - S01:E06 - Death on the Underground
It is one of Londons great unsolved mysteries. She was an extraordinary woman. And somebody wanted her dead.