Most Evil Killers

British true crime television show From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Britain's Most Evil Killers, World's Most Evil Killers and Ireland's Most Evil Killers are British crime television programmes on Sky Mix (formerly Pick). First aired in 2017, the series are narrated by Fred Dinenage, and focus on the most notorious and depraved serial killers and murderers that were convicted during the past 50 years.[1]

Narrated byFred Dinenage
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
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Most Evil Killers
Narrated byFred Dinenage
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkSky Mix
Release2017 (2017) –
present
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Format overview

Each episode examines the case of a selected murderer, starting from an overview of the committed crime, the background, evidences collected and a number of interviews with police investigators, reporters, family members and relatives of the victims, to explain the facts in detail.[2]

The series synopsis include expert examinations and evaluations from main recurring specialists throughout the episodes - journalist and crime author Geoffrey Wansell, and for the first seven series professor of criminology Elizabeth Yardley, than from series eight forensic criminologist Jane Monckton-Smith - along with other criminologists, criminal psychologists, lawyers, journalists, reporters, law enforcement officers.[3]

Statements from the investigations, reports from the trial, and the final conviction are outlined at the end of each episode, with a closing sentence from the narrator confirming why the profiled murderer shall always be remembered as one of the most evil killers.

Criticism

The series received significant criticism, including it being described as "purely sensationalist,"[4] with reviewers often noting its exploitative tendency to transform human tragedy into "macabre, low-budget entertainment."

Reviewers argued the series serves as little more than a "tabloid-style spectacle" that prioritises shock value over genuine empathy.[5] Critics have pointed out that the programme possesses "no real documentary merit," as it consistently fails to offer any sociological or psychological analysis found in more rigorous true crime studies.[6]

By focusing on the "depravity" of the perpetrators through theatrical narration and graphic recreations, the show ultimately masks its lack of educational substance with a thin, performatively respectful veneer.[7]

Programmes

  • Britain's Most Evil Killers
  • World's Most Evil Killers
  • Ireland's Most Evil Killers

Britain’s Most Evil Killers

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 2017201712
2 2018201810
3 2019201910
4 2020202010
5 2020202110
6 2021202110
7 2022202210
8 202320235
9 2024202410
10 2025202610
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Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 8

Series 9

  • S09E01 Adam Whelehan
  • S09E02 Gavin McGuire
  • S09E03 Robert Howard
  • S09E04 Graham McGill
  • S09E05 Anthony Russell
  • S09E06 Hassan Al Shatanawi
  • S09E07 Maria Pearson
  • S09E08 Johnny Miller
  • S09E09 Derek Brown
  • S09E10 Christopher McGowan

Series 10

  • S10E01 Lakhvir Singh
  • S10E02 Attila Ban
  • S10E03 Paul Taylor
  • S10E04 George Naylor
  • S10E05 Philip Hegarty
  • S10E06 Wilbert Dyce
  • S10E07 Barry Prudom
  • S10E08 David Baxendale
  • S10E09 Paul McNaughton
  • S10E10 Tariq Rehman

World’s Most Evil Killers

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 201820188
2 2018201810
3 2019202010
4 2020202010
5 2021202110
6 2021202110
7 2022202310
8 2023202410
9 2024202510
10 2025202610
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Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 8

Series 9

Series 10

Ireland’s Most Evil Killers

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1 202320235
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Series 1

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