Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When there's a murder with no suspect, no leads and perhaps not even a body, that's when investigators face their toughest test. Evidence must be gathered. Evidence must be analysed. But evidence is worthless if it can't be pinned to a suspect... Most murder victims knew the person that killed them. That's why homicide, in many cases, is a straightforward crime to solve. Yet 20% of UK homicides are classified as "circumstances unknown".

In this series, Robbie Coltrane reveals eight of the hardest, most complex and baffling murder cases ever to be investigated by British police. The focus of each programme is the trail of evidence: how it was discovered, what it meant and how it became critical to crack the case. With interviews from the lead investigators and forensic specialists, many speaking for the first time, Robbie reveals the astonishing twists and turns of often stranger-than-fiction cases. It is a record of the detectives' art: using skill and determination to solve seemingly unsolvable cases – because the only difference between success and failure is critical evidence

Series details

• Title: Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2016-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Crime & Investigation
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21751
• TVDB ID: 318239

Cast and credited roles

• Robbie Coltrane — Robbie Coltrane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-09; final listed air date 2016-11-27; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-01-21; final listed air date 2018-03-11; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.