About this season
Wales is a beautiful country, but it is also a dark land, where unsolved murders still cast sinister shadows. Former Welsh police officers join forces with an elite team of criminologists and forensic psychologists to re-examine old clues – and uncover new ones – as they attempt to put to rest the unsolved mysteries that darken Wales’ rolling hills.
Episodes (4)
1. Maureen Mulcahy
Aired 1 November 2020 • 59 min
The team reinvestigates the unsolved murder of 23-year-old Maureen Mulcahy of Port Talbot. After a major breakthrough, the team identifies a new prime suspect.
2. Carol Ann Stephens
Aired 8 November 2020 • 49 min
Six-year-old Carol Ann Stephens was abducted and murdered in 1959. Her killer was never caught. The Dark Land team comes across new evidence that could finally put this case to rest.
3. Muriel Drinkwater
Aired 22 November 2020 • 50 min
Muriel Drinkwater was brutally murdered near her home in 1946. The team finds a vital new clue that could be the missing piece of this tragic puzzle.
4. Mamie Stuart and George Shotton
Aired 29 November 2020 • 48 min
The team attempts to use comparative forensic analysis to solve the gruesome Brighton Trunk Murder, drawing on what they already know about the death of Mamie Stuart in 1919.