Laura Whitmore, known for Love Island and previous true-crime projects, is joining Crime+Investigation (C+I) to front a new six-part series, Britain’s Killer Teens. Dermot Murnaghan also returns to the channel with a new series of Killer Britain.
Here’s the Lowdown: Britain’s Killer Teens, produced by Woodcut Media, investigates the troubling issue of teenage murders. The series aims to find out the reasons why young people commit these crimes and to consider what steps could prevent them in the future.
What This Means Now: Whitmore continues her work in the true-crime genre, following previous projects for ITV (Laura Whitmore Investigates) and her podcasts Partners in Crime and Murder They Wrote (co-hosted with her husband Iain Stirling). The series taps into a growing public interest in understanding the causes of violent crime, especially among young people.
The Bigger Picture: C+I is bolstering its lineup with well-known presenters and focusing on relevant, topical issues. Alongside Whitmore’s new show, the channel has also ordered a second series of Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor, and a fifth series of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan. This demonstrates a commitment to investigative crime programming that looks at the reasons behind criminal behaviour.
