Browse the full True Crime TV guide for Thursday, 16 July 2026. 36 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
00:00
1h
Donal MacIntyre discovers how police captured the murderers of Timothy Smith.
01:00
1h
Simon Toyne unravels the notorious story of the murder of James Bulger.
02:00
1h
The story of two Stanford-area murders which left police searching for answers.
03:00
1h
The story of nurse Victorino Chua, who secretly poisoned hospital patients.
04:00
30m
The story of a man having to save his friend from a great white shark attack.
04:30
25m
The story of what happened when two girls dial 999 and save their mum.
04:55
25m
The story of a racing driver whose brakes fail, sending him somersaulting.
05:20
40m
The story of a family whose car breaks down on a road with no hard shoulder.
Morning
06:00
3h
Home shopping
09:00
25m
A sneak peek at a phone allegedly leads to an assault.
09:25
25m
A woman's wild effort to pick-up her car lands her in jail for alleged assault.
09:50
25m
A woman is convicted of assault after cutting her daughter with a knife.
10:15
25m
The Judge warns a grandmother about the risk of having a dangerous dog breed.
10:40
25m
11:05
25m
11:30
30m
Daytime
12:00
30m
12:30
30m
A man claims his friend evicted him when she turned off the electricity.
13:00
30m
Divorcees fight over the return of tools.
13:30
30m
A woman asks a friend to sell a Harley Davidson, but says she never saw a penny.
14:00
30m
The Judge advises a young man to take his parents out for a long lunch.
14:30
30m
Two women are caught on video chasing a man down in his place of business.
15:00
30m
A young mother confides in her landlord when things get rough.
15:30
30m
A man and woman claim their landlord called DCS on them.
16:00
25m
A young woman witnesses the murder of her pet chickens by a neighbour's Husky.
16:25
25m
The Judge is not surprised when a crazy living arrangement does not work out.
16:50
25m
A man gives his ex-wife a car for his young daughter; she survives a collision.
17:15
25m
17:40
25m
Tonight's Highlights
18:05
25m
18:30
30m
19:00
1h
The case of Kylie Dembrey, who fell for a man who was a violent abuser.
20:00
1h
Donal MacIntyre revisits the story of a millionaire murdered in Hammersmith.
21:00
1h
A look at the case of Stephen Akinmurele, who was charged with murder.
22:00
1h
The story of Philip Croydon, who was murdered in a Nottinghamshire hotel.
23:00
1h
DI Keogh and team investigate Eulin Hastings' murder