Evil Up Close (2012)

Crime · Documentary

Using re-enactments, archival footage and photos, and interviews with family, friends, neighbors, crime experts and law enforcement, EVIL UP CLOSE examines the lives of Britain's most notorious modern-day criminals, including: Levi Bellfield, a part-time pimp and a nightclub bouncer, who murdered British schoolgirl Milly Dowler -- but she wasn't his last victim; Derrick 'Birdy' Bird, a self-employed taxi driver in the North of England, who shot his twin brother David and his family's solicitor, before continuing a shooting spree that hit 24 people, and killed 12, and many more.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (42 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

6.90 avg 8 episodes 6.0 → 8.0 40 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Crossbow Cannibal	6.0	6
2	The Night Stalker	6.8	9
3	The Ward Assassin	7.6	6
4	Conman, Bigamist, Thief	7.2	5
5	His Name Is Evil: Levi Bellfield	5.8	5
9	Murder He Wrote: Vlado Taneski	6.8	5
10	The Man in Black: Peter Moore	7.0	8
11	The Suffolk Strangler: Steven Wright	8.0	7