Crimewatch Live: Series 23
Season 23 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Crimewatch Live Season 22.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 23 Progress Shield
Shooter on a Bike
Mar 2, 2026 · 44 min
Can you help the Met find a gunman who shot a nine-year-old girl, leaving her with life-changing injuries? Also, an exclusive film with the detectives who ensured serial killer Ste
The Queen Bee
Mar 3, 2026 · 44 min
Does a shoe print left at a murder scene hold the key to solving a tragic cold case? And how a grandmother used her family to distribute almost a ton of cocaine.
The Crypto Con Woman
Mar 4, 2026 · 44 min
The staggering investigation into the crypto queen jailed over her £5bn bitcoin stash. And can you help solve the murder of Melanie Hall, who disappeared after a night out in Bath?
Killer on the Loose
Mar 5, 2026 · 44 min
A heartfelt plea to find those who shot 16-year-old Amaan Shakoor in London in 2018. And how police caught the killer of an army veteran who was dumped in a disused building in Sco
Murder in Croydon
Mar 6, 2026 · 44 min
The tragic killing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam, who was killed after a row about a teddy bear. And do you know who stabbed much-loved family man Paul McGrath in a violent attack?
Who Killed Diane Sindall?
Mar 9, 2026 · 44 min
In 1986, Diane Sindall was found dead in an alleyway – can you help solve a 40-year-old mystery? Also on the programme, how brave officers rescued a woman trapped on Aberavon Beach
Mistaken Identity
Mar 10, 2026 · 44 min
A sister pleads for help to find the people who shot her brother in a tragic case of mistaken identity. Also on the programme, officers race against the clock to save a woman from
A Gruesome Murder
Mar 11, 2026 · 44 min
Essex Police need urgent help with finding a suspect of a gruesome murder. Also on the programme, how a gang brazenly stealing high-value cars was finally caught.
An Audacious Burglary
Mar 12, 2026 · 44 min
Do you recognise the men in a smash-and-grab in which over £200k worth of bags were stolen? Also on the programme, the NCA hone in on a gangland armourer.
Caravan Murder Plot
Mar 13, 2026 · 44 min
How police solved a jaw-dropping murder plot that had been staged to look like a suicide. And have you seen Ronald Ellis, who has been missing for over 20 years?
The Best of Friends
Mar 16, 2026 · 44 min
In 2005, two best friends died in an arson attack while sleeping – but who lit the fire? Also on the programme, a game of cat and mouse to catch a dangerous criminal sees a manhunt
The Extremist
Mar 17, 2026 · 44 min
How a far-right extremist, who had printed his own 3D gun, was jailed for terror offences. And can you help find the driver in a hit-and-run in Runcorn?
The Heroin Gang
Mar 18, 2026 · 44 min
Heroin police catch a gang trafficking £7m worth of the drug across the UK. And detectives need help to solve a disturbing rape from 1987.
The Takedown
Mar 19, 2026 · 44 min
How police jailed three organised crime groups in one swoop for their roles in a £53m drug empire. And can you help solve the murder of trainee nursery assistant Camille Gordon, wh
The Betrayal
Mar 20, 2026 · 44 min
How a bookkeeper took nearly £900,000 from an elderly couple she had befriended. And police want to identify a man they believe was killed in a forest in north Wales.