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5+
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4 years, 8 months
Reviews
Crimes That Shook Britain (2008)
Very Good Documentary
I recommend this documentary as one of the best definitive Suzy Lamplugh films from the early 2000s.
It has a wealth of information on the case, the police mishandling and prejudice from day one, which is equally as sad and frustrating as Suzy's actual disappearance.
It is a shame that Jim Dicke didn't take charge of the investigation from the outset, and the case could have been solved a lot earlier. All the witness information was stored on cards (not all the police officers could use the computers at the time), so vital information was lost in the system, and a suspect was only identified much later.
It has a wealth of information on the case, the police mishandling and prejudice from day one, which is equally as sad and frustrating as Suzy's actual disappearance.
It is a shame that Jim Dicke didn't take charge of the investigation from the outset, and the case could have been solved a lot earlier. All the witness information was stored on cards (not all the police officers could use the computers at the time), so vital information was lost in the system, and a suspect was only identified much later.
Real Crime: Who Killed Suzy Lamplugh? (2001)
Episode 7, Season 1
PROBABLY THE FIRST AND BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SUZY
Because this documentary was filmed at the time of the re-investigation and 14-15 years after the disappearance of Suzy and it has a freshness about it and is recommended.
I have watched it a number of times, as there is so much information contained from witnesses and police officers involved.
If you are interested in the disappearance of Suzy I suggest you watch this after the "new" documentaries from 2020 and 2021, just to prove how much material they use from this film.
I have watched it a number of times, as there is so much information contained from witnesses and police officers involved.
If you are interested in the disappearance of Suzy I suggest you watch this after the "new" documentaries from 2020 and 2021, just to prove how much material they use from this film.
The Suzy Lamplugh Mystery (2021)
Nothing new, same police rhetoric
Unfortunately for this "updated" documentary about the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, it was launched three months after an almost identical superior production from Channel 5, also revealing the alleged "new" and never acted-on canal deposition evidence.
At two episodes, it is too long and ploddy, and It reveals, like all previous documentaries, that the Metropolitan Police were slow to act and lost vital information, had at least three officers in charge (including the re-investigation) and were prejudice against certain suspects in the late eighties. They had (and have) a fixed scenario of events at the time and this has never changed, even though a retired police officer have offered an alternative suspect and scenario in recent years.
For any person interested in the case, and viewed previous documentaries, there is very little new worth viewing, the documentary has retained the same clips and police officers that have been used previously in "Real Crime" 2001 and "Crimes That Shook Britain" 2008, although included in this film are narrative excerpts from Suzy's Diary and the excellent book by Andrew Stephen (which is more informative than any film documentary on the subject).
A fresh look at her disappearance is required, with a more in-depth investigative approach, and I would have preferred a possible new scenario being played out by the producers, instead of the retired case police officers fixed rhetoric.
At two episodes, it is too long and ploddy, and It reveals, like all previous documentaries, that the Metropolitan Police were slow to act and lost vital information, had at least three officers in charge (including the re-investigation) and were prejudice against certain suspects in the late eighties. They had (and have) a fixed scenario of events at the time and this has never changed, even though a retired police officer have offered an alternative suspect and scenario in recent years.
For any person interested in the case, and viewed previous documentaries, there is very little new worth viewing, the documentary has retained the same clips and police officers that have been used previously in "Real Crime" 2001 and "Crimes That Shook Britain" 2008, although included in this film are narrative excerpts from Suzy's Diary and the excellent book by Andrew Stephen (which is more informative than any film documentary on the subject).
A fresh look at her disappearance is required, with a more in-depth investigative approach, and I would have preferred a possible new scenario being played out by the producers, instead of the retired case police officers fixed rhetoric.