Britain's Darkest Taboos (2012)
Synopsis
Reality series interviewing people/families who were victims of violent crimes or people who were friends / family of murderers and rapists and had narrow escapes
First Air Date: 2012-11-07
Last Air Date: 2017-06-04
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 48
Networks: Crime + Investigation
Top Cast
- Chris Rogers as Narrator
- Emma Kenny as Self — Psychologist
- Keri Nixon as Self — Forensic Psychologist
- John Ammirati as Simon Meecham
- David Swindle as N/A
- Bob Arthur as Self - Journalist
Seasons
Season 1 (2012)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: I'm Carrying My Killer Brother's Baby
The story of convicted rapist David Jaggers, whose sister had his baby when she was 12 years old and kept its father's identity secret for 18 years. By this time, her brother had killed his girlfriend and served six years for manslaughter. He went on to serve life for rape and kidnap. In the first of this series about heinous crimes, his relatives open up about their heartbreak.
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Ep. 2: Murdered for a Free Breakfast
Sonia Oatley reflects on how her 15-year-old daughter, Rebecca Aylward, was murdered by her boyfriend in 2010, reportedly as part of a bet.
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Ep. 3: Violence, Drugs and Prostitution: The Murder of Kirsty Grabham
The mother and sister of Kirsty Grabham open up about her shocking murder, which took place in Swansea in 2009. The 24-year-old's body was found dumped in a suitcase by a motorway.
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Ep. 4: Five Murders, One Family... One Killer
Michael Tranter discusses how his children were killed by their stepfather Lee Ford in 2000, reflecting on the dreadful events and his difficult rehabilitation.
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Ep. 5: Killer By Her Pen Pal Lover
The parents of Carly Fairhurst offer an insight into domestic abuse, speaking about their daughter's death after she had a fight with her boyfriend in 2006.
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Ep. 6: Murdered for Reporting Rape
Account of an A&E nurse who was killed by her ex-boyfriend outside her workplace while he was on bail and awaiting trial for raping her in 2010. The programme explains how the case led to changes in the law to help safeguard victims of crime, and features extracts from her diary in which she had predicted her death a few weeks prior to her murder.
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