Axed! Who killed Crimewatch – and why?

The BBC show has been brutally dispatched and forensic television criticism suggests that several issues combined to end the life of the veteran franchiseHello, and welcome to this Crimewatch special, in which we investigate the brutal axing, on the morning of Tuesday 17 October 2017, of the BBC series itself. Crimewatch was 33 years old, and leaves a survivor, Crimewatch Roadshow, which will live on in BBC1 daytime. Crimewatch will always be remembered for its catchphrase, “Goodnight, ple