Crimewatch Live
Crimewatch Live is a TV show on BBC1. Helping crack the UK's biggest unsolved cases - you could make the difference. Reconstructions, wanted faces and a spotlight on the dedicated teams bringing criminals to justice. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 32 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
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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?
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Do you recognise the men in a smash-and-grab in which over £200,000 worth of bags were stolen? Also on the programme, the NCA hone in on a gangland armourer.
Essex Police need help urgently to find the suspect in a gruesome murder. Also on the programme, how a gang brazenly stealing high-value cars was finally caught.
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 her sinking car.
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.
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?
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 Scotland.
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?
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.
Can you help the Met find a gunman who shot a nine-year-old girl, leaving her with life-changing injuries?
Series 22
Police need help in identifying a body discovered in the Claerwen Reservoir. Plus a look at some of the recent convictions from appeals included on Crimewatch.
How a fraudster who conned luxury hotels into buying 'Scottish tea' was sent to prison. And we talk to a mum whose son died from riding on an e-scooter.
How an ex-prisoner who sought revenge against a guard over a petty grudge was caught. And police are re-appealing for information on the murder of Michelle Bettles, who was killed in 2002.
How a thief who killed a delivery driver as he tried to stop his van being stolen was caught. And the police also need help with another murder.
The extraordinary story of how 21-year-old cadet Daniel Khalife broke out of Wandsworth Prison, provoking the largest manhunt in recent UK history.
Last year, a teenager suffered lifelong injuries after being hit by a speeding car. Who was the driver? And Police Scotland smash a grooming gang.
In 1998, 16-year-old Carmel Fenech disappeared without a trace. Do you know what happened to her? And how a duo of determined detectives catch a man guilty of attempted rape.
Thirty years ago, Janet Brown was bludgeoned to death. Now her children are making a heartfelt appeal to find her killer. And how police in Wales caught an ever-dangerous paedophile.
How did vulnerable 43-year-old Julius Matera end up being left for dead in Eccles, Manchester? And police urge any other victims of a male rapist to come forward.
Police appeal for information about allegations of past sexual abuse at a school. And the extraordinary story of the gang who stole a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace.