Murder in the Pacific

Synopsis

1985: Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is bombed. The attack exposed a murky world of nuclear testing and abuse of power - and inspired a generation of environmental activists.

First Air Date: 2023-03-02

Last Air Date: 2023-03-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Raissa Botterman

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Pete Willcox as Peter Willcox
Bunny McDiarmid as Bunny McDiarmid
Dave Moyle as Dave Moyle

Seasons

Miniseries (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2023-03-02)

In July 1985, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, a symbol of peace, suffers a pair of explosions that sink the ship and kill a crew member. The hunt for the perpetrators begins.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2023-03-09)

The story of how a young group of detectives, with no prior experience of international crime, caught some of the world's most sophisticated and highly-trained military saboteurs.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2023-03-16)

The bomber himself reveals how he came to plant the bombs on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the measures he took to escape New Zealand after the attack.