Crimewatch UK September 1994

[@alisonblackwell988]

Youngsters usually get bad press, but I bet the family of Bill are glad he was around and helped him. Well done young man

[@SuperTed19021]

*YEP!* Brave also. PS: Did Bill ever properly pull through after this and was his attacker ever caught?

[@AACE73]

Bill's reconstruction was, aside from obviously disgusting, really heartwarming, seeing how his friends rallied around to help his stall survive & participate in the recon. Such genuine & caring people. The little lad that helped him deserves a special mention. His immediate action most likely made a life saving difference. Well done young man. I hope you've gone on to great things. I wish I could find some info online regarding Bill's recovery, but there doesnt seem to be anything :(

[@paulpaxton8402]

REDCARD 74 YOU ARE A GOD THANKS SO MUCH KEEP THEM COMING MATE

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

Thank you so much for uploading these!

[@Macho_Fantastico]

Those attempted child abductions are scary. Can't imagine being a parent and going through that.

[@rosemaryoverell1375]

Kid is quite good in the first reconstruction

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Sierra Cosworth was an amazing motor. I recall the Gavers using them on some local forces, and seeing them burning up the motorway on several occasions. Also saw the Senator 24V a few times...

[@rahawa774]

It feels like a Cosworth is mentioned every episode! I'd never even heard of the model until I started watching CW...

[@TeddyWhite]

Proper motor to use as a getaway car

[@robdean704]

Then they made the escort rs cosworth which was even more powerful and better looking

[@jackwatson3944]

@@robdean704 much better looking and a lot smaller. don't think it was as fast.

[@jessicatorretto159]

@@rahawa774 you either didn't live in the UK around that era. As the ford serria cosworth and Ford excort cosworth was nearly every young boy's dream car at the time. And they raced them for year's. Still do in classic races

[@dominewimbury2039]

Good, brave boy. Unfortunately there's a death record for Bill from 1995. Whether he didn't wake up from this, or whether it was something else, I don't know

[@DO-zh5ol]

You ever hear a weird noise in your house when you’re watching crimewatch..madness!!!

[@Tominparid]

0121 DO 1 I used to sleep with the light on after watching crimewatch

[@Annastesia1988]

I make sure the doors are all locked!

[@chiefinspectorduvall6073]

Classic! Yep always make sure the door is triple locked!

[@CARLIN4737]

All the time. Expecially in the dead of night that sounds like someone climbing through the window which would be some achievement as i live on the 16th floor?

[@janettemohan7739]

@@CARLIN4737 🤣 Nice comment! Cheered me up all day. 🤣

[@happyhero1985]

"Look out, they've got a gun!" Classic crimewatch :)

[@mikh84]

Just noticed tonight's upload, so get my bag made up for work tomorrow then get the supper ready & settle down to watch.

[@kevphillips02]

What you got for supper?

[@LANCSKID]

@@kevphillips02Spam fritters, chips and mushy peas, most likely.

[@iguanna41]

The guy who attacked the old man was he ever caught?

[@simonmitchell60]

Yes. The beast of Bermondsey Michael Roberts.

[@westminsterwatcher5152]

@@simonmitchell60 Really?

[@JDLondon72]

Yes and he received a whole life term which was reduced on appeal by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge. You have to Wonder if some of these judges are also depraved.

[@elliotsnook7092]

You know you need a makeover when all the videofits start looking like you. :/

[@AACE73]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DeanBall75]

The bogus health visitors case seems to be the first 'feature' case without a full reconstruction they started doing alot more of these in future episodes presumably to fit in more cases.

[@leestannard3345]

Remember the amateur footage of the Cosworth escaping, back then I was considering buying one, and had been looking for one at the right price. Four months later I had one.

[@midsomerparva5188]

Great cars!

[@thelifeofbasiltheblackcat5618]

Looked a rapid getaway

[@stfitness]

Thank you.

[@cuthbertdibblegrub4874]

The case with the armed robbery in Nottinghamshire where the note with directions was left in the getaway car. Wouldn't a good place to start the investigation be to maybe follow the directions in reverse.

[@clioflano421]

Indeed Sherlock.

[@cuthbertdibblegrub4874]

​@Clio Flano Elementary, my dear Watson

[@ajs41]

Thanks redcard74.

[@lostwishes]

That kid was pretty brave

[@Scott1433]

30:25 Rodney Trotter with a mullet

[@eddieedwards5668]

Thanks as always Redcard74, I was wondering (well, more worrying) that I wasn't gonna get my nightly fix of crimewatch this evening, but I was just being impatient, sorry 😀, keep up the great work, buddy, good evening to all you dedicated crimewatchers, hot cup of tea, anyone?.....🍵🍵

[@rs-qt1qg]

Nick Ross: at 8:05pm Eddie Edwards made a cup of tea, but there was another cup at the table. Who was that for? Did you see anyone? Was that cup of tea for...YOU?? Police desperately want to trace anyone who may have had a cup of tea that day.

[@eddieedwards5668]

@@rs-qt1qg OMG, classic stuff, I could just imagine him dusting the other cup, for DNA and fingerprints as well......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rs-qt1qg]

@@eddieedwards5668 lol 😁

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

@@rs-qt1qg ha , ha , ha :-D

[@ryanohara476]

Thanks RedCard74! 😁

[@Peter-ix1ym]

Tony Stamp would have caught them jewellery robbers, 100% 😝

[@CARLIN4737]

No Chance?

[@michealhand1001]

Not forgetting Reg Hollis?😊Bless I,m terrible the way he treated.

[@michealhand1001]

Was

[@BossySwan]

Police Stop

[@ncfcnathan]

Cheers again!

[@simmzy80]

The theme song though!! 🥁🥁🎺🥰

[@tomparker962]

🤣

[@kells77]

Another Sierra cosworth been used-for the gataway

[@rs-qt1qg]

they're worth around 60 grand now

[@kdwskdws]

My dad had a Sierra 4x4 which is one down from a cosworth and that went like poo off a stick so God knows what the acceleration was like in a cosworth

[@colinmartin9102]

@@kdwskdws Same colour as mine, Saffs are reaching 20K, 3 doors 40-45K, RS500's 100K.

[@davewhitehead8601]

Bill Mellish! Appeared in Crimewatch File re the South Bank Robbery (1989) and still just as business-like.

[@robertnunn265]

Thanks Redcard

[@pygiana16]

Would anyone be stupid enough to hand over a child at the door?

[@kells77]

Pygiana that daft bint looked a bit thick tbh

[@niazpetkar53]

Bring Back This Programme

[@LANCSKID]

Yes, with hosts Rylan Clark and Katie Price. Special features could include: ‘Name that Nonce’ and ‘Blag of the Month’. Big cash prizes too!

[@zeddeka]

It's been back on for years in the mornings. It's very different though because crime is very different these days.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Another fab retro night Thanks great q too.

[@sr5719]

John Terry aged quick

[@Skip-sy2th]

Steve Reckless-Arsenal will sign him

[@madfrankiefraser2234]

😭

[@LANCSKID]

@@Skip-sy2thYes, over 90s Reserves are shaping up well I hear.

[@stephenholmes1036]

The two mothers are not the sharpest knives in the box.

[@rs-qt1qg]

51p for petrol and 56p for diesel back then

[@fcktheleftrightisright6110]

What the fuck you on about clown

[@trishg151]

The good old days when people like the dumbass who commented on your post wernt alive yet 😔😔

[@trishg151]

@@fcktheleftrightisright6110 ur the only clown!

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Arse bandit!

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

Why have you got to write such a vile remark??? I was actually feeling okay before I came across that, and it's all just - **click** gone - just like that.

[@ggagg123]

Anyone know what happened to Bill Gallagher? Nothing online about him.

[@connynielson8686]

it was just a warning piece at the time to keep frankie fraser safe

[@andrewdaley3081]

@@connynielson8686 your not funny. 🇬🇧👍

[@jackwatson3944]

@@andrewdaley3081*you're

[@franlooving4203]

Still nothing a year later. I hope he was ok and bad guy put away. Horrible to attack a veteran or anyone

[@jameswatson3243]

"And he had legs that were hairy" I know a gezzer with hairy legs

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

Ha , ha :-D

[@valeriemacphail9180]

😁😆😅🤣

[@AACE73]

Immac not so good back in them days 😅

[@LANCSKID]

@@AACE73Sue and Jacqui still shave theirs.

[@MegaMarie]

That little kid is hella brave

[@marge1112]

13:45 right goers them two

[@johncook496]

Nice one Redcard! Is that Liam Gallagher on the thumbnail?

[@trishg151]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kdwskdws]

Yeah if your looking at the picture at night with no light on while wearing sunglasses 😆

[@LANCSKID]

@@kdwskdwsNo, it’s my one time friend, Nozza.

[@madfrankiefraser2234]

Love the intro

[@dominewimbury2039]

Did that boy in the Bill Gallagher case play Daniel Handley in his case or is it a different kid?

[@geordieal9187]

That’s him I’m sure

[@jeanettehinds2605]

Good Lord. She would have handed her child over to a stranger. That's terrifying.

[@kawasakiman8965]

Unbelievable that she said that how dumb can one be

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

@Kawasaki man Believing yet *_another_* corporation about its claim of being an "authority" over complete strangers is a far commoner occurrence. The name of one such corporation? METROPOLITAN POLICE CONSTABULARY PLC. Why would anyone be so dumb as to take [their] claim as legitimate - even after your very sovereignty was stolen from you within six weeks after your birth? Dumbness is surely measured in degrees?

[@feardheas4548]

shoddy policing for the jewelery robbery, i mean they were caught red handed and still got away easily...

[@Maz-zb9uf]

Does anyone know if Bill recovered

[@PrecipitationAndCorderoy]

Googled and can't find any info at all on the case.

[@alex123case]

@@PrecipitationAndCorderoy yeah I can't either. Odd :(

[@documentaries51214]

Good work

[@Jimwoodward1212]

on 13:32 the Registration plate H640WYP, was used again in June 1995

[@binlondon9685]

A vehicle used solo by criminals.

[@rs-qt1qg]

It was also featured in a later episode, in 1999 I think

[@scotsgreensmiley]

@redcard74 could you upload October 1994 episode plz

[@dissonantdreams]

Robert Hunter I’m guessing that will be up tonight.

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

I looked up about Sharon Harper’s murder looks like nobody has been caught her daughter Sarah Louise spoke about it in 2015 it’s really sad she never got to know her Mum as she as only five months old when it happened. Sharon’s Dad died of a heart attack without knowing who killed his loving daughter hope the family that remain find answers soon Xx

[@SazzyNoodles]

Still absolutely no news either and haven’t had contact with the police since 2015. I’ve lost all hope. Grandad was the closest I had to a father figure but he passed away if Stomach Cancer. I wouldn’t be surprised if I don’t die without knowing what happened tbf

[@ianl1544]

The Sharon Harper case is a strange one but after watching the reconstruction many times something just does not add up. I'm not going to put my theory on here but I hope the police checked this person out at the time.

[@soulbrother61]

@@ianl1544 What's your thoughts on it

[@michealhand1001]

Was she having an affair and wanted to stop seeing him. But he couldn,t accept it . Possessive phyco etc.

[@lynn5050]

​@michealhand1001 that's what it seemed like but only a reconstruction. Did he believe he was her daughter's father? Seemed so intense that it concerned other people?

[@soulbrother61]

Evening all

[@BossySwan]

17:05 me when it’s almost 11am but I really want a McMuffin

[@ianbousfield5007]

Sharon harpers killer is still a mystery to this day.

[@ajs41]

A surprisingly high percentage of these crimes on Crimewatch are unsolved. Maybe these uploads might help to solve them.

[@interstat2222]

@@ajs41 It's strange isn't it? It appears you *can* get away with murder (quite often).

[@rs-qt1qg]

Interstat not nowadays. Back then forensics and investigative techniques weren’t as advanced as they are today, no smartphones, not as much CCTV also helped criminals a lot. Looking at these reconstructions it’s surprising how much criminals got away with back then. Once again, crimewatch proves that the police are useless during an armed robbery

[@tomparker962]

@@SazzyNoodles that's crazy x

[@Nixter1974007]

3.0 Senator and Sapphire Cosworth. Great memories of these magnificent cars.

[@Matt.Willoughby]

Is the a Juventus Kappa top? Or barca

[@geordieal9187]

Barca

[@diegestive4167]

Thought it was crystal palace

[@ashleymartin4512]

did the police trace the man seen by two men talking to sharon harper?????i.e if he was'nt eliminated from the inquiry????????

[@caprious454]

They need to bring it back

[@LANCSKID]

Yes, with hosts Rylan Clark and Katie Price. Special features could include: ‘Name that Nonce’ and ‘Blag of the Month’. Big cash prizes too!

[@factorylad5071]

Around Gloucester ishire? That's Fred West territory , surprised they don't give him a mention but that was police intel at the time

[@1982bored]

Sorry for your loss.

[@09weenic]

11:00 - WTF ! 😯😯😯

[@LANCSKID]

Holy Mother of God!

[@donnafartface3905]

He was well spoken... Never would get away with saying that now.

[@BossySwan]

He was a big posh sod with plums in his mouth

[@LANCSKID]

Well spoken, though … innit?

[@WillVenusASMR]

Was the jewelers robbery ever solved?

[@chiefinspectorduvall6073]

JT is looking well!

[@planes124]

36:06 kings arms in Grantham had a murders outside crazy.

[@fraser_mr2009]

38:53 the caller probably local and scared.

[@caprious454]

Ok you put a lot of eps up lets see if u can get patrick warren and david spencer

[@marvwhtft6834]

Supt Mellish formerly featured as a young D.I on a documentary about the flying squad.

[@TrueCrimeReport]

Sharon had another fella, probably the jealous dad of the baby.

[@23hublock1]

100%

[@sell3100]

She could have also had an unwanted admirer who had a real thing for her but maybe couldn't take no for an answer? There's plenty of creeps like that around....

[@katemissfilanpurrmcdevitt]

For all we know he might’ve been someone who was stalking Sharon he wouldn’t leave her alone it’s sad that she lost her life

[@RogerJJSmith]

Bill Mellish has been on before - I think on the 1989 David Paterson shooting.

[@robdean704]

Those cosworths were every armed robbers dream motor and my they were rapid

[@rs-qt1qg]

Yeah but they were quite rare. A standard Sierra was more common

[@AACE73]

I didn't have a cosworth but I did have a white Sierra! God I loved that car! My very first car with electric windows & central locking!! I'd actually love to own it again 😭

[@LANCSKID]

@@AACE73I’m a full Janspeed man, myself.

[@Matt.m6]

After so long looking for the long haired man, makes me think it was a red herring. Maybe the killer is closer to home.

[@LANCSKID]

A long-haired red herring? Wtf?

[@carlstirling103]

Fair play that robbery

[@whatshisname3304]

i hate to see a well-planned robbery, but you had to say it was.

[@LANCSKID]

“A man was wearing a mask over his head,” Such an unusual place to wear one, eh?

[@chrissaunders6144]

Missing your up loads redcard 74

[@JeffGoldblum2024]

32.20 surely that's a girl?

[@bawhatever5260]

Farmers wanted!! Britain needs them to speak out the truth behind them being subsidised!! This is a payment made by the European Union!! As not to farm there land!! So that European countries can sell their goods! If you find a honest farmer then please get in touch dial 999 this is a national emergency! They are distinguishable by the clothing!! Please help please call the hotline 999! Remember that farmers are getting rewarded for not using their land!

[@andrewdaley3081]

Git pay lots of money growing wild flower meadows. 🇬🇧👍

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

Their land!

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Proof of all claims made in this video are required.

[@LANCSKID]

We’re those two policemen in the jewellery raid a bit … er … slow?

[@jamiemccabe6322]

Can any crimewatchers help me out with a name or episode a Scottish woman living down south dropped off video tapes to her friend and left to play darts and that’s when she was last seen bit of a loaner may have been the same episode as an older female doctor placing dating ads not sure on that though

[@paulwaters7834]

im sure ive seen that one, the guy who killed her was in the reconstruction

[@roccaluce]

March 1986, Avril Dunn’s murder in Luton, Bedfordshire. Danuta Kaczmarska’s murder in Birmingham was featured in the February 1986 episode. *Retyped comment because for some reason I thought Danuta’s murder was in Bristol, not Birmingham.

[@AACE73]

Avril Dunn. Her killer, Duncan Jackson, was actually in the CWUK recon! He was one of her pub friends/dart players. 🤬 They caught him years later.

[@Lauren94twitch]

27.00 one so flipping sick

[@AlbertMet6661]

29;45 its del and rodney 😄😄

[@colinmartin9102]

The Sierra Cosworth is the same Colour as my car .

[@LANCSKID]

How is the old Trabant performing these days?

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Violence against old people . Watch your back in jail !

[@Alessiasbackheal]

The 90s when kids clothes were 10 sizes to large

[@ashleymartin4512]

the man seen by two men talking to sharon harper surely had to be the same man?????????????

[@mikh84]

The Bill Gallagher reconstruction I remember I videoed & that creep hanging around the foyer I hope they found him...b@stard. And I might be having nightmares tonight after seeing that Yvonne sullivan photo.😕😕

[@mikh84]

@ Don't know.

[@michaellowery1559]

@@mikh84 Total Scum

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

A 1994 model proto-Chav...

[@tomgraham6071]

It has the Beast of Bermondsey all over it, that attack on Bill Gallagher. The description, the drinking, the area, the other attacks...he raped and robbed old ladies but was brutal in robbing old men as well.

[@JC-ss7xy]

@@tomgraham6071 the photo fit is uncanny

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@bawhatever5260]

Blackmail??? Hmmm could They be some Union??

[@connynielson8686]

nah.. was frankie fraser wasnt it getting death threats...he wanted to keep doing public things

[@edwardburnsen-hicks2721]

Love the armed robberies.

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

They are monotonous and the same thing every time. Like films on kidnapping, the same structure.

[@gujh03]

They are the most boring of crimes. Hardly who done it mystery ?

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

@@gujh03 Helmets, case with cash, gun, someone pushed to the ground ........ Same in all the Securicor robberies.

[@edwardburnsen-hicks2721]

@@gujh03 . Boring armed robberies. Hardly who done it with a latex mask on.

[@gujh03]

@@edwardburnsen-hicks2721 Seen one, seen em all

[@thebossdebz3060]

😅

[@madfrankiefraser2234]

It’s like it’s from the 70s

[@Lauren94twitch]

18 may bday lol

[@madfrankiefraser2234]

Comeeeee onnnnnnn yeaghhhhhhhhh

[@joeanderson7316]

what

[@madfrankiefraser2234]

Shove off ladddddf

[@robertnunn265]

1st

[@hotbear9491]

Erm they actly wrong if they blive. Sexual abused or beatn the can take yr child

[@valeriemacphail9180]

🤔?

[@BossySwan]

Watchcrime

[@LANCSKID]

Securicorwatch.