Crime and Punishment: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Crime and Punishment is the ultimate psychological thriller with a powerful sense of guilt and retribution, set in St. Petersburg in the second half of the 19th Century. Rashalnikov is a highly intelligent and striking young student who decides to test his courage and integrity by killing a mean old woman whom he is sure nobody will miss. But his crime goes seriously awry and, although there's no clear evidence against him, wily investigator Porfiry sets up a complex series of traps, encounters and conversations which slowly but inexorably allow Rashalnikov to incriminate himself - and eventually confess. Rashalnikov is young, impassioned, lonely and lost. Despite being a murderer, he is a man possessed by both good and evil who cannot escape his own conscience and his inevitable punishment.

Series details

• Title: Crime and Punishment
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1979-05-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-06-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 77 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36096
• IMDb ID: tt0078590
• TVDB ID: 180641

Cast and credited roles

• John Hurt — Raskolnikov
• Timothy West — Porfiry
• Siân Phillips — Katerina Ivanovna

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-05-22; final listed air date 1979-06-05; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crime and Punishment 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.