About this season
The Moors Murders shocked Britain in the 1960s. Five children tortured and murdered at the hands of Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. Countless documentaries have focused on Hindley, the antithesis of everything society believes a woman to be, but this series turns the lens on Brady to take a unique look at what made Ian Brady into arguably the UK's worst ever serial killer.
Episodes (3)
1. A Dark Path
Aired 9 April 2023 • 46 min
Ian Brady, born Ian Stewart, was born in Glasgow in the early 1930s. He experienced a tough childhood, starting with feelings of abandonment when his mum, unable to cope as a single parent, gave him up for adoption at just four months old, and his home, in the poverty-stricken slums of the Gorbals, was a hotbed of criminality.
2. Escalation and Elation
Aired 9 April 2023 • 46 min
In the 1950s, Ian Brady moves from his hometown of Glasgow to Manchester where he meets Myra Hindley at work. Their relationship develops with Brady expounding his views on life to her and confiding his darkest secrets. Brady and Hindley enact his sexual fantasies and make plans about committing a murder.
3. Comeuppance
Aired 9 April 2023 • 46 min
After killing four children, Ian Brady’s ego builds and he looks to expand his cult. Brady and Hindley lure a 17 year old lad back to their home where Brady sets about killing him. Their ‘new recruit’, David Smith is also lured to the house to help clean up the aftermath of the violent murder but instead of joining the clan, he calls the police and tells them about what he's just witnessed.