The Big Cases - Season 5 / Year 2025

Season 5 / Year 2025
Episodes

The Bus Stop Murder
The shocking story of Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was stabbed to death at a bus stop outside a shopping centre in Croydon, south London, in a row about a teddy bear.

The Predator Who Fled to Paradise
The shocking tale of a predator who went on the run for almost three decades. He lived a life in paradise while his victims wondered if they would ever get justice.

The Sycamore Gap: From Roots to Ruin
A single sycamore tree, growing in a natural dip in the countryside along Hadrian's Wall, came to symbolise a community. When the people of Northumberland wake to discover it has been chopped down overnight, it leads to a news story that makes headlines around the world. Who destroyed the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?

The Aristocrat, the Convict and the Missing Baby
When an aristocrat and her convict partner vanish with their newborn baby, a nationwide manhunt begins. Fears for the baby's welfare grow - until the case finally ends in tragedy.
Through interviews with family, friends and witnesses, and exclusive research, we uncover the hidden backgrounds of this couple on the run.

The Body Hoarder

Murdered by his Grandparents
Ethan Ives-Griffiths was just two years old when he collapsed at his grandparents' home in Flintshire, North Wales. He died in hospital two days later. Medics identified a catastrophic brain injury as Ethan's cause of death. A police investigation unraveled a tragic story of brutal abuse that Ethan suffered at the hands of those who should have cared for him.

The Bodies in the Suitcases

The Killer They Called Family

Bribes, Lies and the British Politician
It's 2021 and counter terror police have stopped former Reform UK politician Nathan Gill at Manchester Airport, on his way to Russia. Text messages discovered on his phone reveal a web of lies, propaganda and pro-Russian interference with alleged links to Russian spies - and even to Putin himself. Why did a politician who claimed to love his country accept bribes to make statements in support of Russia? Wyre Davies investigates.
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