Aired Friday 23 February, 4:30pm - 5:15pmon BBC Two

Murder, Mystery and My Family

Series 4 Episode 5: Dumbleton

Top criminal barristers Jeremy Dein QC and Sasha Wass QC re-examine the case against a young farm labourer convicted of the brutal murder of a travelling watch repairman in 1880. On a cold February morning in 1880, a travelling draper was walking along a country lane on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire when he spotted a hat on the ground. He stopped to pick it up and made a grisly discovery.

Category
Documentary / History
Original air date
31/07/2020
Cast and crew
  • James PearsonDirector
  • Sasha WassHost
  • Jeremy DeinHost