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 5 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
The Hotelier and the Hitman
47 mins
An arrogant Bournemouth hotelier called Peter Taylor gets away with murdering his wife in 1982; but when he conspires to kill his son-in-law nine years later, his luck runs out.
Episode 2
The Brides in the Bath Murders
George Smith, an Edwardian man who married a string of women, only to drown them in a bath and steal their money, was eventually caught and hanged in 1915.
Episode 3
Getting Away With Murder
60 mins
In 1987, two brothers from a well-to-do family killed their parents in such brutal fashion that it still haunts the people of Jersey to this day.
Episode 4
Massacre at Red Gables Hotel
47 mins
Former military commander Neil Rutherford unleashes terror on the unsuspecting guests of a remote Welsh seaside hotel in 1976, before turning the gun on himself.
Episode 5
Murder on the Rocks
47 mins
Episode 6
The Deadly Sins of the Father and Son
47 mins
Episode 7
The Murder of a Lonely Hearted Wife
47 mins
Episode 8
The Seaside Lady Macbeth
47 mins
Episode 9
The Last Taxi Rider
47 mins
Episode 10
The Mystery of the Man in the Woods
47 mins