Episode 1
The New Taste for Blood
1h
Lucy Worsley investigates real life murders of the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Directed by Gerry Dawson
TV series
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
2013TV-141 season7.6 / 10
This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to Agatha Christie's best known stories.
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Synopsis
This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to Agatha Christie's best known stories.
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Episode 2
Detection Most Ingenious
1h
How science and detection influenced murder in Victorian popular culture.
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Directed by Rachel Jardine
Episode 3
The Golden Age
1hfinale
A look at the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction.
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Directed by Matthew Thomas
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
Cast
Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
Simon CallowSelf
Ian BurneySelf
Rosalind CroneSelf
P. D. JamesSelf
Simon BrettSelf
John Russell TaylorSelf
Charlotte HigginsSelfCredits
- Created by
- Gerry Dawson, Alastair Laurence, Michael Poole, Rachel Jardine, Matthew Thomas
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 3
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC FourUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
Themes
miniseries
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