The Serpent What does it take to catch a killer?
The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.
- Created By
Richard WarlowToby Finlay
- First Aired on
Jan 01, 2021
- Popularity: 15.0154
- 324 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Mammoth Screen (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Feb 14, 2021
Last episode: Episode 8
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Episode 159 min
Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.
Episode 2Episode 259 min
Marie-Andrée Leclerc leaves her life behind for the love of Charles Sobhraj but discovers the chilling cost. Herman vows to investigate the murders of the Dutch couple.
Episode 3Episode 358 min
Young Frenchman Dominique Renelleau tries to escape Charles Sobhraj’s terrifying lair. As he listens to Nadine and Remi’s testimony, Herman realises the scale of Charles’s crimes.
Episode 4Episode 458 min
Charles embarks on a terrifying trail of destruction in Nepal, while Nadine helps Herman gather the final evidence he needs for the police to act.
Episode 5Episode 557 min
Herman and Charles engage in an exhausting battle of wits as Herman continues to pile pressure on the Thai police to prosecute the suspects, while Charles perfects his escape plan.
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