Crime Limited was a BBC television series that was a spin-off from the BBC's Crimewatch. The first series aired on BBC One over ten episodes in 1992 and was presented by Nick Ross[1] and Sue Cook. A second series ran in 1993 and a third series ran in 1994.[2][3]

Crime Limited
GenreFactual
Presented byNick Ross
Sue Cook
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes28
Production
Production locationMultiple location(s)
Running time45–60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release28 April 1992 (1992-04-28) –
14 September 1994 (1994-09-14)
Related
Crimewatch
Crimewatch File

History edit

First aired on 28 April 1992, Crime Limited was the second spin-off from Crimewatch, described by producers as "a new ten-part series that takes the cameras behind the scenes of crime."[4]

Presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook, the series includes features and reports that Ross described as "[being unable to] form part of our appeal for information". Ross commented that, "Crime Limited gives us the chance to go into these stories. Some are exciting, some are reassuring and some are frankly funny. Some, we hope, will help to limit crime." Cook left Crime Limited after the first series, leaving Ross as the sole presenter for two further series, which aired in 1993 and 1994.[2][3] The producers were Linda Cleeve and John Fothergill and it was edited by Nikki Cheetham.[5] Its most infamous episode featured a prosecution-biased dramatization of the Florence Jackson murder case of 1992, whose outcome was later exposed as a miscarriage of justice.

Transmissions edit

Series Start date End date Episodes Main presenter(s) Co-presenter(s)
1 28 April 1992 30 June 1992 10[4] Nick Ross Sue Cook
2 8 July 1993 2 September 1993 9
Special 22 November 1993 1
3 5 July 1994 14 September 1994 8

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Programmes. Nick Ross. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Crime Limited, 1993. BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Choice", Peter Waymark, The Times, 5 August 1993, p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Crime Limited - BBC One London - 28 April 1992 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 1992. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ Crime Limited, 1992. BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

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