

60 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestBodies, thought to be those of Annette Nicholls and Paula Clenell, are discovered.
Acting
Jaime Winstone and Eva Birthistle deliver devastating specificity.
Direction
Lowthorpe refuses sensationalism—every frame respects the dead.
Writing
Tony Marchant centers victims, not the killer. Revolutionary.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2006 media frenzy coined the dehumanizing 'Suffolk Strangler' nickname; this series was partly conceived as corrective journalism by families who felt betrayed by coverage.
Sarah Lancashire's casting as Rosemary Nicholls was specifically requested by the real Nicholls family, who admired her ability to convey dignity without sentimentality.