Manhunter
MARTIN CLUNES reprises his role as a veteran police detective on the hunt for a notorious serial burglar and rapist in this gripping real-life drama.
The story is told over four consecutive nights, as police track the man whose 17-year reign of terror left thousands of elderly people in London living in fear.
In the first series, Manhunt, Clunes took the role of DCI Colin Sutton, who tenaciously pursued serial killer Levi Bellfield, who murdered Millie Dowler and others.
Based on Sutton’s real diaries, this sequel begins with shocking scenes. An 82-yearold woman with dementia has been robbed and attacked, and is discovered cowering in her wardrobe, absolutely terrified.
The man the press dubbed ‘the Night Stalker’ committed his first offence in 1992 – but it’s 10 years on and he’s become active again.
He’s never left a fingerprint or let a witness see his face – and now hunting him down is a priority.
His attacks are unique and bear similar hallmarks – light bulbs taken out to ensure darkness, entire panes of glass removed from windows.
Dressed entirely in black, and masked by a balaclava, he targets elderly victims and subjects them to frightening ordeals, whilst also robbing them.
Colin is brought in to look at the case to see if any avenues of the investigation have been missed over the years.
There must be a schoolboy error or a clue to the criminal’s location? Colin examines the evidence hoping to get the first glimpse of a man who has eluded police for a decade.