’Murder most foul!’
Join writer and broadcaster Martin Holmes, alongside Warren Cummings—a former police officer with 25 years of real-world experience—as they step into the shadows where truth is darker than fiction, and fiction refuses to let the truth rest.
This is not just a journey into film.
It’s a descent into the minds of killers… and the stories that refuse to stay buried.
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We begin with the chilling reality of John Christie—a man so ordinary, so unremarkable, he was almost invisible. Almost. Then, in the second half, we turn to the haunting 1971 film 10 Rillington Place, peeling back its layers to reveal how cinema captures—and reshapes—true horror.
Welcome to the point where the crime scene never truly closes. Where acts of unspeakable violence echo across decades, bleeding into the silver screen. From calculating predators to grotesque caricatures of evil, cinema has brought murderers to life in ways that both fascinate… and disturb.
In this four-part series, we don’t just watch—we investigate. We examine how the accused are portrayed, how victims are remembered, and how the line between truth and storytelling begins to blur.
So, take a breath…Step past the blue and white cordon tape…And follow us from the crime scene… into its cinematic afterlife.
Part 1
10 Rillington Place, London. 1943.
Nothing about the street stands out.Nothing demands attention.And that’s exactly what makes it so dangerous.
Behind one ordinary door, a killer awaits—watching, planning, hiding in plain sight. Years pass. Lives come and go. And still, no one sees.
Until it’s too late.
By 1953, the truth begins to surface. Eight women. A baby. Lives stolen in silence. And in a cruel twist of fate, an innocent man is led to the gallows for crimes he never committed.
What really happened inside that house?
This is the story of John Christie…and the nightmare that lived at 10 Rillington Place