I was a young Detective in 1973, and was involved in the investigation. This is not a true reflection of the hard work that was carried out by hard working officers. It made them out to be drunken incompetents, which they weren't. The portrayal of Mr Allen was diabolical. As a drama I thought it was weak, and very Ashes to Ashes. The majority of events and characters were dramatic licence, end of. I would have thought the makers of the programme would have done more research, and had spoken to officers who actually worked on the investigation. The main man in all this was Mr Dark, the expert who made the DNA breakthrough with a shadow of a doubt. For civilian viewers, no doubt they'd enjoy, however it wasn't for me, I'm sorry to say.
Review of Steeltown Murders
