Murder by the Sea
Presented by journalist and true crime author Geoffrey Wansell (and later by crime historian Dr Nell Darby), Murder by the Sea examines strange murders recorded at famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.
- 2018-2025
- 10 seasons
- Documentary, Suspense
Presented by journalist and true crime author Geoffrey Wansell (and later by crime historian Dr Nell Darby), Murder by the Sea examines strange murders recorded at famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Stephen Akinmurele: Blackpool, 1999
Britain's most prolific young serial killer, the so-called cul-de-sac killer Stephen Akinmurele, was 21 when he murdered his elderly victims, he is now described as one of the most dangerous men in British criminal history.
Episode 2
Terry Clifton: Morecambe, 1997
Geoffrey looks at the case known as the Garage Murders, which sparked a nationwide manhunt that saw Terry Clifton repeatedly evade the police before he was jailed for murdering two mechanics.
Episode 3
Mathew Hardman: Anglesey, 2001
The murder of 90-year-old widow Mabel Leyshon of Anglesey in November 2001. 17-year-old Mathew Hardman stabbed her to death, performed a bizarre ritual, cut her heart out, placing it on a silver platter then drinking her blood.
Episode 4
Colin Gunn: Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire 2004
When Joan Stirland's son Michael murdered Colin Gunn's nephew, she and her husband's lives were in danger. They went on the run, but their son's past soon caught up with them.
Episode 5
Paul Longworth: Southport 1997
Paul Longworth murdered his wife by strangling her with sailing rope and arranging her body in their home, all whilst their children slept nearby, then claimed it was suicide.
Episode 6
Steven Grieveson: Sunderland, 2013
Steven Grieveson is a serial killer who murdered four teenagers and terrorised dozens of others, becoming known as the Sunderland strangler.