Judge Rinder's Crime Stories Episode Rating Graph
Jun 2016 - present
Jun 2016 - present
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Browse episode ratings trends for Judge Rinder's Crime Stories. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Judge Rinder's Crime Stories's 59 episodes.
S5 Ep3
10.0
18th Mar 2020
Barrister Robert Rinder examines the case of Rolandas Poskus, a man who was found dead in a park in Hull, and Amanda Playle, a woman who was stalked by her ex-boyfriend.
S4 Ep3
10.0
9th Jan 2019
The barrister examines the cases of Arash Ghorbani-Zarin, who was stabbed to death by his girlfriend's brothers. Thames Valley Police led the investigation into Arash's murder and soon uncovered that his death was the result of a shocking `honour killing'. There is also a look at the case of Violet-Grace Youens, who died after being hit by a car driven at 80mph in a 30mph area, by a driver who had no licence or insurance and who ran from the scene.
S5 Ep1
9.5
16th Mar 2020
Barrister Robert Rinder examines more real-life cases, beginning with the 2001 murder of 15-year-old Danielle Jones, who went missing on her way to school.
S6 Ep2
9.0
28th Sep 2021
The barrister tells the story of six-year-old Stanley Metcalfe, who was shot in the stomach by an air rifle held by his great-grandfather. Plus, how police tackled a moped gang.
S4 Ep6
9.0
14th Jan 2019
When 22-year-old Helen McCourt went missing on a stormy night in February 1988, her mother Marie feared the weather was to blame, little did she know, the real cause of her daughter's disappearance was a lot more sinister, and would be the start of a lifelong campaign to find her. Barrister Robert Rinder examines the case.
S6 Ep1
8.0
27th Sep 2021
Nova Welsh was found dead in a cupboard at her home in Birmingham in 1981. Thirty five years later, police decided to look again at the evidence. Could they catch the killer?
S2 Ep6
8.0
12th Jun 2017
In May 1996, police were called to a road-rage incident on a slip-road of the M25 that led to the stabbing to death of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron. Robert Rinder examines how the case led to an international manhunt for suspect Kenneth Noye, who fled the country and was eventually tracked down in Spain in 1998.
S3 Ep8
7.5
23rd May 2018
The barrister examines the case of 84-year-old Diana Bramall, who decided to install CCTV to film her carer Donna after noticing money was going missing from her handbag, but the footage captured would shock her and her family and leave Diana devastated. The barrister also examines the case of Lyndsey Vaux, who was found dead in the home she shared with her partner Becky and Becky's mother Gillian.
S3 Ep6
7.5
21st May 2018
Barrister Robert Rinder examines the story of a woman whose ex-husband killed their sons during an unsupervised visit, as well as the case of a elderly woman's carer who was at the centre of a web of deceit and fraudulent activity.
S2 Ep10
7.5
16th Jun 2017
Barrister Robert Rinder recalls how the Border Force and the National Crime Agency worked together to carry out the UK's biggest ever drugs bust. He also recounts the events of February 2006, when the small market town of Tonbridge in Kent made headlines around the world as news broke of the biggest cash robbery in British history.
S1 Ep9
7.5
30th Jun 2016
Defence barrister Robert Rinder reviews two more real-life cases. When Liz and Jonathan Speirs were approached by friend and neighbour Keith Cameron to invest in a telecoms business, the offer seemed too good to be true. Sure enough, Keith was a conman with just one thing on his mind - scamming them out of as much cash as possible. Plus, the story of trainee motor mechanic Billy Dove, whose night out with friends in 2011 ended in tragedy when a fight broke out with a gang outside a nightclub and Billy was fatally stabbed.
S1 Ep5
7.5
24th Jun 2016
The cases of lovable rogue Adam Vincent, who was menaced by a neighbouring family known to Humberside Police for causing trouble and dealing in drugs. Plus, Sophie Lancaster and boyfriend Robert Maltby who were brutally attacked in a park in Bacup, Lancashire. Sophie died of her injuries, while Robert suffered brain damage.
S4 Ep1
6.0
7th Jan 2019
Barrister Robert Rinder return to examine more real-life cases, looking at the events leading up to crimes, going through the police investigations and summing up the trials. The first edition features two off-duty police men who showed extreme bravery after interrupting an armed robbery at a jewellers in Newark, Nottinghamshire, as well as a look at the the apparent suicide of a mother-of-three.
S4 Ep7
6.0
15th Jan 2019
The National Crime Agency and Border Force's work to track the movements of a suspicious light aircraft, and an innocent teenager, Conner Marshall who was the victim of an unprovoked assault.
S4 Ep8
6.0
16th Jan 2019
Robert Rinder examines the case of 51-year-old solicitor David Edwards, who was subjected to abusive and controlling behaviour by his wife Sharon, before she murdered him. He also looks into the case of Jodie Nicholson, whose boyfriend Sam Poplar conned her family out of thousands of pounds.
S3 Ep2
6.5
15th May 2018
The case of Julie Archer, who was set on fire in her home, and another involving the theft of 11 canisters of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, from a hospital in Darlington.
S3 Ep3
6.7
16th May 2018
Barrister Robert Rinder presents the 2003 case of a drive-by shooting in Aston, Birmingham, that left two girls fighting for their lives when they were caught in the crossfire of gang rivalry. He also follows the investigation to find the man who broke into a woman's Pembrokeshire home and sexually assaulted her.
S1 Ep3
6.7
22nd Jun 2016
The barrister considers the case of 25-year-old Joanna Yeates, who was found strangled to death and partially covered in snow on a county lane on Christmas morning 2010. The discovery of her body ended an eight-day police search, but the authorities and the media focused on Joanna's landlord and neighbour, Christopher Jeffries, while the real killer was on the loose.
S2 Ep3
6.8
7th Jun 2017
In October 1993, Gary Nelson, a man described as one of the most violent and dangerous men to walk the streets of the UK, murdered a bouncer and community police officer. In an investigation spanning 13 years, a determined team of police officers work to ensure Gary Nelson faces justice for his crimes.
S1 Ep8
7.0
29th Jun 2016
The barrister considers the case of Stephen Downing, who was convicted in 1974 of the murder of Wendy Sewell in Bakewell Cemetery and released on appeal in 2001 following a lengthy campaign by journalist Don Hale.
S2 Ep9
7.0
15th Jun 2017
In February 1997, Roger Andrews is confronted in his home by a man holding a gun. In a split second decision Roger fights back with his own pistol and shoots the man 3 times. The man survives and is arrested by the police. Quickly links between the man arrested and another crime emerge - the murder of a retired town clerk in Ramsgate in 1996. In June 2010, 14-year-old Lillian Groves was killed outside her home in New Addlington in Surrey by speeding motorist John Page, who had been smoking cannabis. This is the story of Lillian’s parents’ fight to change the legal system that had allowed this man to escape a fitting punishment.
S3 Ep1
7.0
14th May 2018
The barrister examines the 1976 murder of 15-year-old Janet Commins, whose body was discovered in Flint, north east Wales, and the man who was wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter. Would the real killer now be brought to justice?
S3 Ep4
7.0
17th May 2018
Barrister Robert Rinder looks into the investigation that followed a number of complaints to the RSPCA from people who had purchased sick and dying dogs. It led to an unscrupulous gang of puppy traders and several raids and arrests - but the complaints kept coming. Plus, the story of a murder that tore a family apart.
S3 Ep7
7.0
22nd May 2018
The barrister examines the case of 22-year-old Adele Bellis, who decided to call time on her volatile relationship with her boyfriend Anthony Riley, unaware of the horrifying events that would follow. The barrister also looks at the case of Joanne Peacock, who discovered that her 15-week-old baby Charlie sustained brutal injuries at the hands of her partner, Paul Sykes
S1 Ep1
7.2
20th Jun 2016
Judge Rinder examines the case of Laura Davies who was murdered by her 22-year-old boyfriend Jordan Taylor and the case of Andreas Christopheros who was attacked at his own home when a beaker of sulphuric acid was thrown into his face, while his wife Pia and their 18-month-old son slept in the next room.
S1 Ep2
7.3
21st Jun 2016
Robert Rinder examines a Redditch rape case from 1996, in which Victor Nealon spent 17 years trying to clear his name, and an 18-month nationwide crime spree carried out by a gang. The programme examines the combined efforts of several police forces that were able to track down the gang and declare them guilty.
S1 Ep3
6.7
22nd Jun 2016
The barrister considers the case of 25-year-old Joanna Yeates, who was found strangled to death and partially covered in snow on a county lane on Christmas morning 2010. The discovery of her body ended an eight-day police search, but the authorities and the media focused on Joanna's landlord and neighbour, Christopher Jeffries, while the real killer was on the loose.
S1 Ep4
7.1
23rd Jun 2016
Defence barrister Robert Rinder steps out from behind the bench to review two more real-life cases. Today he tells the story of Debbie Davey, who had a successful career, a loving family and a healthy bank balance - which made her the envy of her friend Caryn Bates, who concocted an elaborate scam to Debbie out of thousands of pounds. Plus, when mother-of-two Zoe Dronfield met Jason Smith she thought he was the man of her dreams. But soon his dark side began to surface, and after a year of his violent behaviour she ended the relationship. However, in early 2014 he talked his way back into her home - and inflicted a brutal attack that lasted eight hours.
S1 Ep5
7.5
24th Jun 2016
The cases of lovable rogue Adam Vincent, who was menaced by a neighbouring family known to Humberside Police for causing trouble and dealing in drugs. Plus, Sophie Lancaster and boyfriend Robert Maltby who were brutally attacked in a park in Bacup, Lancashire. Sophie died of her injuries, while Robert suffered brain damage.
S1 Ep6
7.3
27th Jun 2016
Barrister Robert Rinder examines two more real-life cases, looking at the events leading up to crimes, going through the police investigations and summing up the trials. He first looks at the 2014 murder of hairdresser Hollie Gazzard by her ex-boyfriend Asher Maslin in the salon where she worked, before exploring the story of Mary Turner Thompson, who discovered her husband William Jordan was a bigamist.
S1 Ep7
7.3
28th Jun 2016
Barrister Robert Rinder examines the case of James Smith, a security guard confronted by a masked man with a gun in January 2013. He also assesses the story of Tye Hawkins, an 11-year-old knocked down by a motorbike rider in a hit and run in September 2015.
S1 Ep8
7.0
29th Jun 2016
The barrister considers the case of Stephen Downing, who was convicted in 1974 of the murder of Wendy Sewell in Bakewell Cemetery and released on appeal in 2001 following a lengthy campaign by journalist Don Hale.
S1 Ep9
7.5
30th Jun 2016
Defence barrister Robert Rinder reviews two more real-life cases. When Liz and Jonathan Speirs were approached by friend and neighbour Keith Cameron to invest in a telecoms business, the offer seemed too good to be true. Sure enough, Keith was a conman with just one thing on his mind - scamming them out of as much cash as possible. Plus, the story of trainee motor mechanic Billy Dove, whose night out with friends in 2011 ended in tragedy when a fight broke out with a gang outside a nightclub and Billy was fatally stabbed.
S1 Ep10
7.3
1st Jul 2016
The case of Joe and Keith Barnett, who after trying unsuccessfully for a child looked into surrogacy. However, their chosen carrier scammed out of £10,000. Plus, Robert Rinder looks at the crimes of Liverpudlian drug lord Chris Welsh, who orchestrated a £200m cross-border cartel.
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The first episode of Judge Rinder's Crime Stories aired on June 20, 2016.
The last episode of Judge Rinder's Crime Stories aired on October 07, 2021.
There are 59 episodes of Judge Rinder's Crime Stories.
There are 6 seasons of Judge Rinder's Crime Stories.
Yes.
Judge Rinder's Crime Stories is set to return for future episodes.