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Babes in the Wood

ITV

Thirty-two years. One fight for justice.


Synopsis:

Sir Trevor McDonald revisits the infamous 1986 Brighton murders of schoolfriends Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, tracing the 32‑year fight to bring Russell Bishop to justice. With access to case materials and the detectives at the heart of the investigation, and testimony from the victims’ families, this one‑off documentary charts the breakthroughs that finally secured a conviction in 2018.

“harrowing one‑off documentary”

What to watch


Widely covered across national press around transmission

Telegraph review


Overnight audience around 2.0m (29 Mar 2019)

Broadcast