VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB: LUCY WORSLEY TO FRONT NEW BBC HISTORICAL CRIME SERIES

In this gripping new historical crime series, Lucy Worsley takes on the case of a forgotten Victorian serial killer who was never caught.  Dubbed the Thames Torso Murderer, and operating at the same time as Jack the Ripper, this killer’s hallmark was to dismember the bodies of his female victims and scatter the body parts in and near London’s Thames River.

Now Lucy is investigating this historic cold case, re-examining leads that were followed and uncovering new ones.  In her hunt for the murderer, Lucy interrogates new theories about the identity of the killer and consults with forensic pathologists and psychologists.

Lucy also assembles a team of historians and writers to form her own Murder Club. Together they delve into the Victorian records to reveal more about the women and the precarious world they lived in, ultimately aiming to unmask one of the 19th century’s most brutal serial killers.

Lucy says: “By turns exciting, chilling and distressing, this was a project that sucked me in deep.  I hope viewers will feel the same way!  And I really hope they'll also share my satisfaction at coming up with a convincing solution to a terrible mystery.”

Lucy Worsley’s Victorian Murder Club, a 3 x 60’ for BBC Two and iPlayer, is made by Wall to Wall Media. It was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual, the Executive Producer is Colette Flight, the Series Producer is Deborah Lee, the Series Director is James Ross and the Line Producer is Shari De Silva.