Manhunt

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This is a three part dramatisation of the hunt for a notorious serial killer. In three years, Levi Bellfield murdered a 13 year old girl, an Irish teenager, and a French student, all in Greater London. Pared right down and seen through the eyes of one of the senior detectives on the cases, the first episode begins after the murder of Amélie Delagrange, so there is nothing too graphic for viewers of a sensitive disposition.

Bellfield is believed to have attacked many other victims who survived, including Kate Sheedy, who is alluded to herein by a pseudonym. His attack on her was particularly sadistic, because while Amélie was killed by a single blow to the head, she was run over and reversed over by Bellfield in one of his many vehicles. How she survived is anybody's guess. Although Amanda Dowler was his first victim, he was not brought to trial for her murder until years later.
For American viewers, this is realism rather than drama, a social document rather than entertainment. Best to ignore the side plot.

score 7/10

a_baron 16 March 2019

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