Documentary series fans compare to hit Channel 4 series 24 Hours in Police Custody made available to stream on BBC iPlayer
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A documentary series that fans have compared to hit series 24 Hours in Police Custody is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Popular format 24 Hours In Police Custody, which airs on Channel 4, follows the timeframe officers are granted to either charge or release a suspect.
A total of 10 series have aired to date - and fans clamouring for more have found a solution with a BBC show added to the streaming service.
Murder 24/7 highlights multiple cases following the 999 call, including conviction in court as well as exploring how to gather and analyse forensic evidence.
In addition to this, the show also highlights, in real time, how potential suspects are identified.
There are two series available on BBC iPlayer, with series one exploring two cases and series two covering three.
BBC documentary Murder 24/7 follows multiple cases following the 999 call - including how suspects are identified
Writing online, viewers have been sharing their appreciation for the gripping documentary series
As part of a Reddit thread of 24 Hours in Police Custody fans discussing how to watch similar series online, one penned: 'Murder 24/7 is excellent and on iPlayer.'
Another added: 'You should watch Murder 24/7 on BBC!'
While a third gave an insider perspective, as they remarked: 'Having been filmed as part of Murder 24/7, it’s pretty accurate.
'I definitely wouldn’t say it’s scripted, it’s filming a live investigation.
'There’s plenty of double & triple takes, asking to repeat things if it’s not caught on camera etc. with heavy edits for various things to make the shows more watchable for the public.'
One example focuses on the investigation into the killing of 23-year-old delivery worker Aurman Singh in Shrewsbury.
Daily Mail's TV critic Christopher Stevens wrote in a review of this instalment: 'Aurman Singh was in a DPD van delivering parcels to a quiet residential street when he was set upon by youths lying in wait.
'Footage from video doorbells captured the gang piling back into their two cars, some still brandishing weapons.
There are currently two series of the documentary that are available to stream on BBC iPlayer
The series follows the police during their investigations
'The murder itself occurred out of sight of the cameras, but statements from shocked witnesses left us in no doubt of the ferocity of the attack.
'Mr Singh suffered multiple stabbing and chopping wounds, including catastrophic head injuries from an axe and a golf club.
'Murder 24/7, a gripping six-part serial filmed by a camera crew shadowing the West Mercia Police force, followed the investigation from the moment a horrified onlooker called 999.'
Elsewhere, BBC viewers were 'left with goosebumps' by a docuseries about the sinking of the Titanic.
Titanic Sinks Tonight is a four-part retelling of the 1912 disaster, which claimed the lives of over 1,500 people.
Featuring pieces to camera from well-known historians, including Suzannah Lipscomb, a number of actors also step into the shoes of surviving passengers to retrospectively discuss the sinking.
Titanic itself is also brought to life in a film-like manner to give viewers a sense of the conversations and history-altering decisions made by its passengers and crew after the then-largest ship in the world hit an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.
The show's synopsis read: 'Minute by minute – the night the unsinkable ship sank. Vivid first-hand accounts from passengers and crew tell the story of the most infamous disaster in maritime history.'
Elsewhere, viewers were enthralled by Titanic Sinks Tonight, a BBC docuseries about the most famous maritime disaster in history
They wrote: 'Titanic Sinks Tonight is utterly brilliant.';
'Been watching Titanic Sinks Tonight (2 eps) on iPlayer. I'm absolutely glued to it. You get blow-by-blow account of what was happening by those on board who survived. I've learnt so much more. A butterfly effect. #TitanicSinksTonight #BBC';
'Titanic Sinks Tonight was an incredible series. Very moving to see and hear actors voicing the words of survivors and a lot of new information for me about the tragedy.';
'I watched the Titanic Sinks Tonight series on BBC. I thought I knew quite a bit on Titanic but found out a whole lot more plus, a very emotional and at times hard watch I found. Fantastic production and worth a watch.''
'Another absolutely excellent documentary drama for TV. (In 4 parts) The acting is out of this world, the whole thing is breathtaking and heartbreaking. You must watch.'
In an interview with the BBC, the show's creators opened up about the painstaking research that went into the documentary.
Showrunner Helen Sage said: 'The research team combed through newspapers, memoirs, letters and the official US and British inquiry transcripts to find Titanic survivors who had shared their stories in the years following the disaster.
'From these we selected a cast of passengers and crew who represented the range of experiences and choices people faced that night and were able to express the emotions they felt during and in the immediate aftermath of the event.'
Murder 24/7 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer now
