Great Crimes and Trials (1996): S03E20 – The Siege of Sidney Street

Introduction Great Crimes and Trials (sometimes titled Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century) is a 1993-1996 BBC documentary television series and 2011 by Investigation Discovery. Outline A robbery and the killing of three policemen by anti-Russian anarchists brought Home Secretary Winston Churchill and the Scots Guards onto the streets of London in the…

Andrew Marshall

09/08/2023

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War Crimes

Introduction

Great Crimes and Trials (sometimes titled Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century) is a 1993-1996 BBC documentary television series and 2011 by Investigation Discovery.

Outline

A robbery and the killing of three policemen by anti-Russian anarchists brought Home Secretary Winston Churchill and the Scots Guards onto the streets of London in the search for ‘Peter the Painter’.

Great Crimes and Trials Series

You can find a full index and overview of Great Crimes and Trials here.

Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 1996.
Running time: 30 minutes.
Rating: Unknown.
Country: UK.
Language: English.