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The Best Episodes of Murder by the Sea

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Presented by journalist and true crime author Geoffrey Wansell, Murder by the Sea examines strange murders recorded at famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.

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    Murder by the Sea Season 5 Episode 4 - Massacre at Red Gables Hotel
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Massacre at Red Gables Hotel

    S5:E4

    Former military commander Neil Rutherford unleashes terror on the unsuspecting guests of a remote Welsh seaside hotel in 1976, before turning the gun on himself.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 1 - Stephen Akinmurele
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    #2 - Stephen Akinmurele

    S1:E1

    A profile of the prolific young serial killer Stephen Akinmurele, who was only 21-years-old when he murdered his victims.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 2 - Terry Clifton
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    #3 - Terry Clifton

    S1:E2

    The case known as the Garage Murders, which sparked a nationwide manhunt that saw Terry Clifton repeatedly evade the police before he was jailed for murdering two mechanics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 3 - Mathew Hardman
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    #4 - Mathew Hardman

    S1:E3

    Looking at the case of the 'Vampire Killer' Mathew Hardman, who cut out the heart, and then drank the blood of 90-year-old Mabel Leyshon of Anglesey in 2001.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 4 - Colin Gunn
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    #5 - Colin Gunn

    S1:E4

    When Joan Stirland's son Michael O'Brien murdered Colin Gunn's nephew in 2003, she and her husband's lives were in danger. They went on the run, but their son's past soon caught up with them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 5 - Paul Longworth
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    #6 - Paul Longworth

    S1:E5

    The case of Paul Longworth, who murdered his wife by strangling her with sailing rope and arranging her body in their home, then claimed it was suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murder by the Sea Season 1 Episode 6 - Steven Grierson
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    #7 - Steven Grierson

    S1:E6

    The case of Steven Grierson, a serial killer who murdered four teenagers and terrorised dozens of others, becoming known as the Sunderland strangler.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 1 - Michael Ross
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    #8 - Michael Ross

    S2:E1

    Michael Ross was just 15-years-old when he shot Shamsuddin Mahmood in the face and fled, but police caught up with him a decade later.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 2 - Malcolm Green
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    #9 - Malcolm Green

    S2:E2

    The case of the killer Malcolm Green, who murdered women and dumped their dead bodies in bags.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 3 - Jack Campbell
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    #10 - Jack Campbell

    S2:E3

    A secret love triangle led to Jack Campbell murdering his love rival in a siege which shook Orkney Island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 4 - John Cooper
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    #11 - John Cooper

    S2:E4

    A profile of the serial killer John Cooper, who murdered four hikers and terrorised camp sites for decades, raping and robbing campers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 5 - Graham Fisher
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    #12 - Graham Fisher

    S2:E5

    Looking back at the case of the murderer Graham Fisher, who stabbed and then ate two of his young victims in the summer of 1998.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Murder by the Sea Season 2 Episode 6 - Vitas Plytnykas
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    #13 - Vitas Plytnykas

    S2:E6

    Looking back at the case of Lithuanian murderer Vitas Plytnykas, who killed a fellow worker in Scotland, leaving her severed head to be found on a beach.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 1 - Mitchell Quy
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    #14 - Mitchell Quy

    S3:E1

    True crime author Geoffrey Wansell looks into the case of a killer whose violent fantasies lead him to pray on vulnerable people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 2 - Stuart Diamond
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    #15 - Stuart Diamond

    S3:E2

    Deadly tales from the coastlines of the United Kingdom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 3 - Mamie Stewart
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    #16 - Mamie Stewart

    S3:E3

    The discovery in 1961 by three cavers of a sack containing human bones in a disused lead mine close to the town of Caswell near the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, would finally resolve a mystery more than 40 years old. 

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 4 - David Ellis
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    #17 - David Ellis

    S3:E4

    59 year old landlord Alec Warburtorn was savagely beaten, by what was in the view of the pathologist, most likely a hammer. His assailant David Ellis,41, then coolly drove the body over 140 miles to a disused quarry in North Wales that he had visited as a child, and thought was the perfect spot for disposing of his victim's body. He attempted a getaway to Northern Ireland by ferry, but was arrested there by the Garda after the victim was reported missing by his brother, some 3 days later. Most remarkably though, the heartless Ellis tried to claim self defence due to unwanted sexual advances from the older man, a claim that was not to sway the jury who were told by a forensic pathologist that the attack consisting of at least three heavy blows, was most likely from behind and there were no defensive injuries.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 5 - Penelope and Barry Rogers
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    #18 - Penelope and Barry Rogers

    S3:E5

    The strange relationship between mother and son Penelope and Barry Rogers, with eyewitness reports of overly close contact, leading some to believe incest was a possibility, was overshadowed by a much more sinister crime. The two planned and eventually murdered Penelope's own mother Betty Guy, intoxicating her with booze and drugs before callously smothering her. A rare case of both a mother and son involved in matricide.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Murder by the Sea Season 3 Episode 6 - Louisa May Merrifield
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    #19 - Louisa May Merrifield

    S3:E6

    A look back at the 1953 poisoning of Blackpool resident 79 year old Sarah Ann Ricketts by her new housekeeper , Louisa May Merrifield aged 49. Lousia was married to a much older man of 71 who was famously described as a simpleton , leaving the jury at Manchester Assizes unable to reach a verdict for his involvement. Louisa however was not so lucky and was dispatched by Albert Pierrepoint who coincidentally had honeymooned in the town.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 1 - Bournemouth's Crossbow Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Bournemouth's Crossbow Killer

    S4:E1

    After a fire breaks out at a home, police receive a strange phone call that triggers a hunt for a killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 2 - The Acid Bath Murders
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    #21 - The Acid Bath Murders

    S4:E2

    The case of John George Haigh, who came up with a plan for the 'perfect' murder when he was serving time in prison for fraud.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 3 - The Murderous Bigamist
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    #22 - The Murderous Bigamist

    S4:E3

    When Pierre LeGris reports his wife Rui Li missing, police are instantly wary, and they uncover a tangled web of loyalty and deception.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 4 - The Blackpool Double Murder
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    #23 - The Blackpool Double Murder

    S4:E4

    Investigating the murders of two elderly women, a decade apart.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 5 - The Lady Killer
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    #24 - The Lady Killer

    S4:E5

    The murder of a part-time actress triggers a nationwide manhunt for a killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Murder by the Sea Season 4 Episode 6 - The Merseyside Wheelchair Murderer
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    #25 - The Merseyside Wheelchair Murderer

    S4:E6

    When Linda Anders is found dead at home, her wheelchair-bound husband Malcolm claims an intruder broke in. Police findings quickly change the course of the investigation.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Massacre at Red Gables Hotel" is the best rated episode of "Murder by the Sea". It scored 8.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/2020. This episode scored 8.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Stephen Akinmurele".