Crimewatch

Crimewatch UK is a British television programme that reconstructs unsolved crimes with a view to gaining information from the members of the public, in order to help solve major crimes. The show was first broadcast in 1984 and is based on the West German TV show Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst, which translates as File XY Unsolved. It was regarded as an experiment when it was first shown, partly because of doubts as to whether it would be considered to prejudice a jury. Also, British trials are as yet not televised, though this has become more likely since the programme began.

Related Topics:
British - Television programme - Reconstruct - Crimes - 1984 - West German

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The programme is currently presented by Nick Ross and Fiona Bruce. Previous presenters are Sue Cook and Jill Dando, whose own murder was reconstructed and shown on Crimewatch. Barry George was later convicted of killing her, though there were questions about the admissibility of eye-witness evidence during the trial as well as the reliability of the prosecution's forensic evidence.

Related Topics:
Nick Ross - Fiona Bruce - Sue Cook - Jill Dando - Barry George

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The artists' impressions featured on the show are often produced by the E-FIT computer system. The impressions are produced by expert police artists, not the BBC.

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