Crimewatch File

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| presenter = Nick Ross
Sue Cook
Jill Dando

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| num_episodes = 32

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| location = Multiple location(s)

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| runtime = 45–60 minutes

| network = BBC One

| first_aired = {{Start date|1988|08|10|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2000|04|04|df=y}}

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Crimewatch File was a British television programme which reconstructed the investigation of a single case that had previously been covered by Crimewatch which viewers had previously helped to solve.{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9d1cdb5292b240c08c3730f97f60e673|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 10 August 1988 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=10 August 1988 |access-date=4 July 2018}}

History

Broadcast on BBC One, it was aired on an ad hoc basis and presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook concurrently (with Jill Dando taking over from Cook in 1996 until her death), more than thirty editions aired until April 2000, when the final edition, fronted by Ross, was broadcast. Following the show's demise, in latter years of the main Crimewatch programme, episodes would regularly feature segments and reports on solved cases previously featured on the programme in a very similar vein to Crimewatch File.

Transmissions

style="width:250px;"\| Entitle	style="width:150px;"\| Airdate	Case
class="wikitable"
Double Supergrass	10 August 1988	One of a gang of London-based armed robbers turns into a double supergrass and makes criminal history
The Railway Murders	17 August 1988{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8240f2d3599d493b87f4178d7d31c0e1\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 17 August 1988 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=17 August 1988 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murders of Alison Day, Maartje Tamboezer and Anne Lock
The Murder of Police Sergeant Speed	12 October 1988{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f975197a6b6344f18cadb2e8ab5bfc09\|title=Crimewatch File: The Murder of Police Sergeant Speed - BBC One London - 12 October 1988 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=12 October 1988 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The Murder of Police Sergeant John Speed
The Shirley Banks Murder	16 August 1989{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e092dd15c11b4a6192a121aca61cf39b\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 16 August 1989 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=16 August 1989 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Shirley Banks
Operation Osprey	23 August 1989{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/edbdc536d9344dc0a4c461b2bf09be13\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 23 August 1989 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=23 August 1989 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The UK-wide search by Greater Manchester Police for rapist Andrew Longmire
The Red Connection	15 August 1990{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/925c9c90b0124abfbc68c801120fdb06\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 15 August 1990 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=15 August 1990 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The 1986 murder of a Lake District hotelier
Murder Unearthed	22 August 1990{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9ab3c697b4c446cea4592879d45fe317\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 22 August 1990 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=22 August 1990 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The investigation into a dismembered body found in 1986 in Sussex
Operation Trigger	24 July 1991{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/30a5713f611b45c48b7cc94acb52aa6f\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 24 July 1991 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=24 July 1991 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	How police forces across the UK cornered one of the UK's most reckless gang of armed robbers
A Party to Murder	5 September 1991{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e918e33bc7a34b83ac016a16be3f809c\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 5 September 1991 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=5 September 1991 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Karen Price
A Chapter of Revelations	24 September 1992{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b7a8e03d4ec24694ac84e51899f5751a\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 24 September 1992 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=24 September 1992 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Ronald Harrison
Without Consent	1 October 1992{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bd3bb830c2d441e48a941954fda26baa\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 1 October 1992 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=October 1992 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The hunt for a rapist who lured girls into his car by posing as a taxi driver
Murder Without Motive	8 October 1992{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c3ea21afc9fa4d3bab25771ab1267c4b\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 8 October 1992 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=8 October 1992 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Dr David Birkett
A Murderer's Game	21 September 1993{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b348e676a8a44b4489082006d4af19dd\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 21 September 1993 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=21 September 1993 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The kidnapping of Stephanie Slater
Double Identity	28 September 1993{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fcee9e164d8f4d4298eba94212ce9e7d\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 28 September 1993 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=28 September 1993 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	Investigating why a supermarket manager was forced to rob his own store while his family was held hostage
Burden of Proof	1 March 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/57e612ae7c4a4be48faf76b23fbb6e2a\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 1 March 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=March 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Elizabeth McCormack
In the Line of Fire	8 March 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8e19320e2a7d42549b40dae698c4a7eb\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 8 March 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=8 March 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The shooting of David Paterson
Sorry, Sarah	29 March 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/46e6b63d093a487a905a705fd607e1e7\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 29 March 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=29 March 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	Rapist Tony Snow
Death of a Gentleman	6 September 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5a8d22ed8a744a09b65654014fcf4412\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 6 September 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=6 September 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Christoph Scliack
The Lost Boys (Part 1)	4 October 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43fcf761b6164395bec45cd2f82aeca5\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 4 October 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=4 October 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Jason Swift
The Lost Boys (Part 2)	11 October 1994{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c19b6c877e0841b982c227a798c30e3a\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 11 October 1994 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=11 October 1994 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The follow-up investigation Operation Orchid which established links between Jason's murder and the murders of other young boys in the 1980s
Armed and Dangerous	28 February 1995{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d1b1610ac09643ba8c162bfdb557786b\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 28 February 1995 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=28 February 1995 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The capture of armed robbers which involved seven police forces, Interpol and the Spanish judicial authorities
Scarred	10 October 1995{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/62c23a97e05d4e92936fbaf4dfcd27da\|title=Crimewatch File Scarred - BBC One London - 10 October 1995 - BBC GenomeMurder of Daniel Handleywebsite=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\| date=10 October 1995 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The rape of a young woman in south west London
Going Under	7 November 1995{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/18f8ca6bd4794a4c9e28c7fe48b9436c\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 7 November 1995 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=7 November 1995 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murders of Fred Maltby and Alan “Joe” Rylatt
The Iceman	17 September 1996{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2ea733fc9e02437c934b647353fab97b\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 17 September 1996 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=17 September 1996 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Harry and Nicola Fuller
Daniel Handley — A Stolen Life	12 November 1996{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2a167086f092449da9ef686ba3be92c5\|title=Crimewatch File: Daniel Handley: a Stolen Life - BBC One London - 12 November 1996 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=12 November 1996 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Daniel Handley
Crimewatch File: Manhunt	11 March 1998{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/81e1e388c39140e8b7155503bc65e698\|title=Crimewatch File Manhunt - BBC One London - 11 March 1998 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=11 March 1998 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of a garage owner and his assistant in Morecambe
Dreams of Gold	18 March 1998{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e449912a89a14aa89be465bf936b57c5\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 18 March 1998 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=18 March 1998 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The investigation into Olympic swimming coach Paul Hickson
Left for Dead	26 May 1998{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3016a639a66443408c9b7f23c9aae9ac\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 26 May 1998 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=26 May 1998 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The brutal attack on Merlyn Nuttall
Murder Without Motive	13 October 1998{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/383a1147ec984cce8e04a7cd671aa467\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 13 October 1998 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=13 October 1998 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Margaret Wilson
Sorrow	27 October 1998{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4a394501bf844e069ac62b682bb95459\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 27 October 1998 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=27 October 1998 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The murder of Glenda Hopkins
Wanted	28 April 1999{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1ccc83ec129947a98f7fd326191e23f8\|title=Crimewatch File - BBC One London - 28 April 1999 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=28 April 1999 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	How police caught conman Leslie Salter
The Hunter and the Hunted: DJ Rapist	4 April 2000{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f364b32e3423425f8a2d8069cfb3c7ec\|title=The Hunter and the Hunted: DJ Rapist - BBC One London - 4 April 2000 - BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|date=4 April 2000 \|access-date=4 July 2018}}	The hunt for rapist Richard Baker

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{{IMDb title|0185058|Crimewatch File}}

Category:1980s British crime television series

Category:1988 British television series debuts

Category:1990s British crime television series

Category:2000s British crime television series

Category:2000 British television series endings

Category:BBC crime television shows

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Crimewatch File

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