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Great Crimes and Trials

Great Crimes and Trials

Great Crimes and Trials is an early 1990s BBC documentary television series. The program consists of archival material combined with never before seen interviews to reconstruct a renowned crime, examining the felon's motives, details of the crime, the investigations and the trial. Each episode is narrated by actor Robert Powell.

In the United Kingdom the program is shown on weekdays on the Crime & Investigation Network. The first series was released on DVD by Columbia Tristar in 2005, and the third series was released on DVD by Network DVD in 2011. The first and second series were released on video by Columbia Tristar in 1997.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameGreat Crimes and Trials
First Air DateNovember 2, 1993
Last Air DateSeptember 23, 1996
Seasons3
Episodes78
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
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