Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story

Synopsis

Reconstruction of one of the most shocking crime news events in recent decades: the murders of Elisa Claps and Heather Barnett by Danilo Restivo. The story begins on 12 September 1993 and takes place over a period of about twenty years between Potenza and the English coast of Bournemouth.

First Air Date: 2023-10-24

Last Air Date: 2023-11-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Rai 1, RaiPlay

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Giulio Della Monica as Daniele Restivo
Gianmarco Saurino as Gildo Claps
Giacomo Giorgio as Luciano Claps
Anna Ferruzzo as Filmena Claps
Vincent Riotta as Phil James
Bianca Nappi as Felicia Genovese
Rosa Diletta Rossi as Irene Nardiello
Francesco Acquaroli as Maurizio Restivo
Lorenzo McGovern Zaini as Terry Marsh Barnett (minorenne)
Cristiano Scotto di Galletta as Terry Marsh Barnett (maggiorenne)

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2023-10-24)

Potenza, September 12th 1993, Elisa Claps leaves for mass at Santissima Trinità church, where she meets up with Danilo Restivo. From that moment she disappears.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2023-10-24)

Danilo Restivo returns home late, distraught, with a wound on his hand, however the police does not have sufficient evidence to detain him. His father sends him to Naples.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2023-10-31)

Danilo is arrested and tried for false statements, but the absence of Elisa’s body does not allow to bring the accusations forward. The case is ultimately closed.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2023-10-31)

The Claps case is transferred to the public prosecutor in Salerno. Gildo marries Irene. The two create Penelope, a foundation that supports the families of missing people.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2023-11-07)

Danilo Restivo relocates to England and marries Fiamma. In 2002, their neighbour, Heather Barnett, is found dead in her home by her children.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2023-11-07)

Potenza, March 17th, 2010, a body is found in the attic of Santissima Trinità church in Potenza: it is that of Elisa Claps.