The Big Cases
The Big Cases is an informative show on BBC1. The biggest crime stories and court cases in the UK and beyond. The fights for justice, the investigations, and the stories of those affected by the crimes. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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The Big Cases
An aristocrat and her convict partner go on the run with their newborn baby. The search ends in heartbreak. Family, friends, and witnesses reveal the background to this extraordinary case.
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A single tree, growing in a natural dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, is destroyed overnight, and a community is left reeling. Who chopped down the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?
Episodes 2024
Kidnapped and murdered while on a gap year in France. Is it finally time for justice for 20-year-old Joanna Parrish?
The story of Nicholas Rossi, the US fugitive who came to the UK with a new identity after faking his own death.
How bogus travel agent Lyne Barlow from County Durham conned hundreds of holidaymakers and her family in a £2.6m scam, which also saw her lie about a cancer diagnosis.