Browse all episodes of Britain’s Most Evil Killers

The Suffolk Strangler. Steve Wright brutally killed five women over a six-week period in 2006. He is unquestionably one of Britain's Most Evil Killers.

Steve Wright

The Yorkshire Ripper. Examining some of the UK's most prolific killers. Peter Sutcliffe's five-year killing spree claimed 13 victims.

Peter Sutcliffe

Ian Huntley murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in a case that shocked the nation and changed the course of British policing.

Ian Huntley

Between them, Fred and Rose West killed at least 12 girls over two decades in Gloucestershire. What fuelled their appetite for murder?

Fred and Rose West

Levi Bellfield was already in prison for killing two women when he was found guilty of murdering schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002.

Levi Bellfield

The first woman in British history to be given a whole life sentence, Joanne Dennehy's 2013 rampage saw her murder three men and attack two more.

Joanna Dennehy

The Crossbow Cannibal: A chilling look at Stephen Griffiths, who in 2009 viciously murdered three women - one in blatant view of a CCTV camera.

Stephen Griffiths

A look at the north London serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered at least 12 men before being caught when he began flushing remains down the toilet.

Dennis Nilsen

When Tia Sharpe disappeared, Stuart Hazell helped police search for her. But in reality he'd murdered the 12-year-old schoolgirl.

Stuart Hazell

When Peter Tobin was convicted for raping and murdering a Polish student in 2006, further investigation linked him to two more murders.

Peter Tobin

30 years after the tragedy in Hungerford took place, we recall the events of 19 August 1987 where killer Michael Ryan claimed 16 lives and his own.

Michael Ryan

Nurse Beverley Allitt poisoned 13 children under her care, killing four of them, earning her the nickname "The Angel of Death" from the British media.

Beverley Allitt

An examination of Mick Philpott, the notorious Derby father of 17 who murdered six children, five of them his own, when he set his own home on fire.

Mick Philpott

In 2012, April Jones disappeared from outside her home in Wales, never to be seen again. Her abductor, and murderer, was found to be Mark Bridger.

Mark Bridger

Dubbed "the Grindr Killer", serial rapist Stephen Port murdered at least four men by using gay social networks to find his victims.

The Grindr Killer:  Stephen Port

The story of Raoul Moat, who shot his ex-girlfriend, her new lover and a policeman, leading to the largest manhunt in modern British history.

Raoul Moat

New. Roy Whiting: A profile of child killer Roy Whiting, the convicted sex offender who abducted and murdered eight-year-old Sarah Payne.

Roy Whiting

A profile of the two murderers who terrorized Britain in the 1980s with a string of attacks near railway stations.

The Railroad Killers:  John Duffy & David Mulcahy

A profile of former aspiring model Tracie Andrews, who stabbed her fiance 42 times in 1996 and then blamed the attack on a fictional road rage assailant.

Tracie Andrews

The story of Steven Grieveson, the so-called `Sunderland Strangler', who murdered four teenage boys before his capture.

The Sunderland Strangler:  Steven Grieveson

The case of the cannibal killer Stefano Brizzi, who murdered and consumed part of a police officer he met through a dating app.

Stefano Brizzi

Profiling the Italian killer, jailed for murdering and mutilating his Bournemouth neighbour, Heather Barnett, in 2002.

Danilo Restivo

A chilling look at a man responsible for one of the biggest police investigations in Bristol - the cold-blooded murder of Joanna Yeates.

Vincent Tabak

A look at the Scottish serial killer who preyed on young girls between the ages of five and 11 throughout a six-year killing spree.

Robert Black

A profile of the man responsible for the cold-blooded murder of two teenage girls in 1977, known as the World's End Murders.

Angus Sinclair

A look at the brutal murderer, dubbed The Beast of Manchester, who claimed the lives of three teenage girls in the 70's.

Trevor Hardy

A look at the 21-year-old killer who brutally took the life of British student Matthew Pyke, after developing an obsessive infatuation with his girlfriend.

David Heiss

A look at the welsh serial killer known to some as The Wildman, who got four life sentences for a string of gruesome murders and sexual assaults.

John Cooper

He decided to become a serial killer and brutally snatched away the lives of five innocent men. This is the story of the calculated murderer.

Colin Ireland

A look at the convicted double-murderer responsible for taking the lives of Becky Godden-Edwards in 2007 and Sian O’Callaghan in 2011.

Christopher Halliwell

After killing 12 people in Cumbria in one of the worst firearm crimes in British history, Derrick Bird turned the gun on himself. Criminologists and psychologists explore what could have made Derrick, known as popular and funny, snap so dramatically.

Derrick Bird

Mark Hobson walked out on his happy family with no explanation on New Year's Day. Five years later he went on a murder spree, killing his girlfriend, her sister and an elderly couple. Criminologists and psychologists try to decode this enigma.

Mark Hobson

Harold Shipman: A profile of one of the most prolific serial killers in history. With an estimated victim-count of 250, what drove his horrific crimes?

Harold Shipman

Robert Napper: Known to some as The Plumstead Ripper, he was convicted of two murders, but his victim count is actually estimated to be much higher.

Robert Napper

A closer look at the murderer Stephen Seddon, a convicted fraudster who killed his parents in a cold-blooded crime as he tried to get his hands on their £230,000 estate.

Stephen Seddon

A profile of serial killer Dale Cregan, who was sentenced to life in prison after the senseless murders of two men and two police officers in 2012.

Dale Cregan

The story of 21-year-old Anthony Arkwright from South Yorkshire, who in 1988 went on a killing spree in which he murdered three people - including his own grandfather.

Anthony Arkwright

A profile of the cold-blooded killer John Sweeney, nicknamed the Canal Killer due to the places he dumped the body parts of his victims.

John Sweeney

A look at the crimes of Andrzej Kunowski, a man so vicious he was nicknamed the Beast after raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in 1997.

Andrzej Kunowski

The story of Hartlepool man Arthur Hutchinson, who achieved notoriety in 1984 when he broke into a Sheffield home and took the lives of three family members in a senseless killing.

Arthur Hutchinson

Peter Moore, the killer dubbed 'The Man In Black', a murderer who took the lives of four innocent men for fun.

Peter Moore

A profile of the double-killer who branded himself the 'Angel of Mercy', after murdering two of his neighbours in cold blood.

Andrew Dawson

A profile of the man who murdered his wife, two children and two dogs on one terrifying day.

Philip Austin

A profile of the killer who, after killing 22-year-old Julie Hogg, became the first person to be convicted under revised UK double-jeopardy laws.

Billy Dunlop

A look at the man convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering two nine-year-old girls from Brighton in 1986.

Russell Bishop (Babes in the Wood Murders - Brighton)

A look at the twisted killer who tortured and murdered a man in his home, filming the whole ordeal before torching the flat to cover his tracks.

Jason Marshall

The horrifying story of a woman who murdered her own sister in a brutal attack, after developing a deadly obsession with her brother-in-law.

Sabah Khan

A profile of the double-murderer who killed a 77-year-old teacher and 59-year-old reverend in two frenzied attacks

Stephen Farrow

The life and crimes of Victor Farrant, who, upon being released from prison for rape and GBH, struck again - only this time his victim did not survive

Victor Farrant

The crimes of Colin Pitchfork, who took the lives of two 15-year-old girls and became the first person to be convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence.

Colin Pitchfork

The shocking story of Kenneth Regan and William Horncy, the men who murdered a millionaire and three generations of his family in a vicious, greed-fuelled attack.

Kenneth Regan & William Horncy

The story of Ali Qazimaj, the double murderer who was found guilty of the brutal assassination of an elderly couple.

Ali Qazimaj

The story of Stuart Campbell, who was convicted of the murder of his 15-year-old niece in 2002, even though her body has never been found.

Stuart Campbell

The story of Trimaan Harry Dhillon, who attacked his ex-girlfriend in a jealous frenzy and committed a brutal murder after a campaign of harassment.

Trimaan Harry Dhillon

The story of Jamie Reynolds, the 23-year-old killer who murdered 17-year-old former head girl Georgia Williams in 2013.

Jamie Reynolds

The story of Sarah Williams and Katrina Walsh, friends who carried out the evil, jealousy-fuelled murder of businesswoman Sadie Hartley.

Sarah Williams & Katrina Walsh

The chilling story of Lee Ford, who killed his wife and four stepchildren in a cold-blooded murder spree over 24 hours in September 2000.

Lee Ford

The story of 27-year-old Pawel Relowicz, who raped and killed 21-year-old Hull student Libby Squire in a case that made headlines around the UK.

Pawel Relowicz

British killer Daniel Gonzalez, also known as the Freddy Krueger Killer, who took four lives during a chilling two-day murder spree in 2004 after being inspired by horror films. He eventually commited suicide in his room in Broadmoor Hospital.

Daniel Gonzalez:  Freddy Krueger Killer

The story of serial killer Geoffrey Evans and his accomplice John Shaw, who hit headlines in 1976 after the murders of two women in Ireland.

Geoffrey Evans & John Shaw

The chilling story of Mark Martin, who murdered three homeless women in his quest to become Nottingham's first serial killer.

Mark Martin:  The Sneinton Strangler

The story of Malcolm Green, who was jailed for life for the brutal murder of a Cardiff prostitute, only to kill again when he was released after 18 years.

Malcolm Green

A case highlighting the dangers of online grooming, 14-year-old Breck Bednar was lured to a London flat before being killed by a fellow teenager.

Lewis Daynes

The story of 30-year-old church warden Ben Field, who was jailed in 2019 for the murder of Peter Farquhar, 69, whom he duped into a fake relationship and persuaded to change his will, before drugging him with a cocktail of pills

Ben Field

A family's worst nightmare occurs when 16-year-old Becky Watts goes missing, and is found dead days later, murdered by her own stepbrother.

Nathan Matthews

The crimes of John Cannan, a dangerous sexual predator who murdered one young woman just days after his release from prison, and is suspected of many others.

John Cannan

A fugitive from the United States, David Bieber, murders one British police officer and tries to kill two more, sparking a nationwide search.

David Bieber

Jailed for the dreadful murder of a children's author, Ian Stewart receives a second conviction for the killing of his wife six years earlier

Ian Stewart

The crimes of Zahid Zaman. On the surface, he portrayed himself as a pillar of the community, but the true story of this cult killer was deeply sinister

Zahid Zaman

After striking up a friendship in prison for previous murders, Stephen Unwin and William McFall's release had awful consequences.

Stephen Unwin & William McFall

Thirty-two years later, a convicted killer serving life for manslaughter is found to be guilty of having committed a second murder.

Colin Campbell

A master manipulator is accused of the murder of his wife, and is eventually caught out by a polygraph test - and his own fiancée.

Adrian Prout

When Carol Jarvis vanished, doubts grew over her husband Harry's story - and sinister letters he sent his mistress did little to support his lies.

Harry Jarvis

In 2003, Jane Longhurst vanished. Her body was found weeks later and police soon closed in on Graham Coutts, who Jane had planned to meet.

Graham Coutts

After killing his two children, Jordan Monaghan played the grieving father well. But a third death in 2019 saw detectives finally close the net.

Jordan Monaghan

After killing Billy Bryan and Annie Castle, Danville Neil escaped justice for 30 years, but advances in forensics eventually caught up with him, helping to convict the murderer in 2020.

Danville Neil

In 1997, Nicholas Burton murdered Rachel McGrath in Stockport before abducting a student at knifepoint just hours later in Manchester. After a complex trial, the killer was found guilty and handed three life sentences.

Nicholas Burton

When the police investigate Adam Whelehan for  the murder of Natalie Jarvis, they uncover a deadly plot fueled by cowardice, cruelty and misogyny.

Adam Whelehan

When 16-year-old Mhairi Julyan was killed, detectives used cutting edge forensics before closing in on Gavin McGuire, a repeat sexual offender.

Gavin McGuire

Across three counties, over four decades, Robert Howard preyed on vulnerable women - leaving two teenage victims dead.

Robert Howard

Mary McLaughlin's violent death haunted Glasgow detectives, with no forensic leads - but new techniques revealed a killer.

Graham McGill

Three victims murdered, a string of robberies and a killer with nothing to lose - can the police catch Anthony Russell before he strikes again?

Anthony Russell

Ten years after Laura May Al-Shatanawi met Hassan Al Shatanawi in Egypt, she became the devoted mother of a little boy, but she vanished without a trace.

Hassan Al Shatanawi

After leaving Maria, his bigamous wife, Malcolm Pearson and his innocent fiancé Janet discovered just how dangerous his ex really was.

Maria Pearson

When Charlotte Murray didn't show up to spend her 34th birthday with her twin sister, their family knew something was seriously wrong.

Johnny Miller

When two women vanished, the cases weren't connected, until forensic evidence at Derek Brown's home proved their fates were violently intertwined.

Derek Brown

When Christopher McGowan is bailed to Claire Inglis' home after yet another offence, the innocent woman becomes trapped in the orbit of a violent man.

Christopher McGowan

The smiling parents, the respectable groom, the helpful official... all with evil inside. Britain's Most Evil Killers explores the crimes of Britain's most brutal killers.

All Episodes of Britain’s Most Evil Killers

All Episodes of Britain’s Most Evil Killers

Season 1

Steve Wright

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2017

Peter Sutcliffe

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2017

Ian Huntley

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2017

Fred and Rose West

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2017

Levi Bellfield

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2017

Joanna Dennehy

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2017

Stephen Griffiths

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2017

Dennis Nilsen

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2017

Stuart Hazell

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2017

Peter Tobin

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2017

Michael Ryan

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2017

Beverley Allitt

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/2017