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Written in Blood
Overview
Each episode Simon Toyne meets with a top crime writer to discuss how real life crimes have influenced their fiction.
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Seasons
Season 1 (2017)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Honour Killing
2017-09-03Simon Toyne travels to South London to unravel with Mark Billingham the unbelievable story of Banaz Mahmod, a woman murdered by members of her own family.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 2: The Child Killers
2017-09-10Simon Toyne travels to Liverpool to meet Alex Marwood and unravel the notorious murder of James Bulger, who was abducted and killed by two 10-year-old boys.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: The Shoe Rapist
2017-09-17Simon Toyne travels to South Yorkshire to explore the bizarre case of a man dubbed 'The Rotherham Shoe Rapist
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: The Facebook Killer
2017-09-24Simon Toyne travels to Darlington to investigate the case of Peter Chapman, dubbed 'The Facebook Killer'.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: The Rachael Nickell Murder
2017-10-01Simon Toyne travels to Wimbledon to delve into the famous murder of Rachel Nickell, a young mum attacked whilst walking with her little boy.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 6: The Leanne Tiernan Murder
2017-10-08Simon Toyne travels to Yorkshire to investigate the abduction and murder of school girl Leanne Tiernan.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 7: The Boarded Barn Murders
2017-10-15Simon Toyne travels to Cheshire to investigate the opportunistic crimes that took place at a remote barn house in Congleton.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 8: The Gangland Murders
2017-10-22Simon Toyne travels to Manchester to examine the gang-violence and turf wars which have shaped the landscape of one of the UK's bloodiest cities.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 9: The Paedophile Ring
2017-10-29Simon Toyne travels to West London, where he explores the abduction and murder of seven year old Mark Tildesley.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 10: The Moors Murders
2017-11-05Simon Toyne travels north to investigate one of the most chilling partnerships of all time, the crimes committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
Runtime: 48 minSeason 2 (2018)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Double Murders
2018-10-16Simon Toyne visits a quiet community in Northern Ireland to explore a double murder with Clare Mackintosh which has close parallels to her bestselling novel "Let Me Lie"
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 2: The Generational Murders
2018-10-23Simon Toyne goes to the state of Oregon in the US, where an incredible real-life case of multi-generational murder influenced Tess Gerritsen's book "Body Double".
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: The Taxi Driver
2018-10-30Simon Toyne is invited by Mason Cross to his hometown of Glasgow to uncover a case that literally unfolded on his doorstep.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: The Murder of Elsie Frost
2018-11-06Simon Toyne is invited to Yorkshire by Peter Robinson the setting for his DCI Banks series, where he reveals the largely untold story of 14-year-old stabbing victim Elsie Frost.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: The Casanova Killer
2018-11-13Simon Toyne is introduced by Karin Slaughter to the case of 'Casanova Killer' Paul John Knowles who terrorised the US, and who came within miles of her home.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 6: The Murder of Collette Aram
2018-11-20Simon Toyne is taken by Sophie Hannah to Nottingham to explore the murder of 16-year-old Collette Aram in 1983, the very first case featured on 'Crimewatch'.
Runtime: 48 min