BBC commissions two-part series investigating the Moors murders which will draw on newly discovered documents and recordings in a search for justice

The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice, commissioned by BBC Current Affairs, will be on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer later this month.

A two-part series from the BBC, The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice, will draw on newly discovered documents and recordings of the infamous serial child killers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. It seeks to expose past missed opportunities while also uncovering startling new evidence which could be used in a new search to find the body of the final missing victim, Keith Bennett.

Across the two episodes, author and filmmaker Duncan Staff uncovers a large cache of long-lost legal documents. He is joined by a team of top professionals who, with great care and understanding for the victims and their families, examine the recovered materials and follow clues to hunt down other evidence. The series includes former murder detective and cold-case specialist Martin Slevin and the forensic archaeologist and body recovery expert, Professor John Hunter.

Their discovery and analysis of new and forgotten evidence could transform understanding of this case.

Duncan Staff, Creative Director of Longtail Films, says: “The purpose of this project is to reveal why this case has never been closed and to show how victims’ families have been traumatised for generations as a result. This is the story of how Ian Brady has been able to manipulate everyone for more than half a century – and what should now be done to finally put an end to it.”

Joanna Carr, Head of BBC Current Affairs, says: “Almost 60 years after Brady and Hindley were convicted, Duncan expertly revisits the case uncovering evidence that has long been forgotten in pursuit of answers and, ultimately, justice.”

The Moors Murders: A Search for Justice is a 2×60 documentary series produced by Longtail Films for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Directed by Poppy Goodheart, the Longtail Films’ executive producers are Duncan Staff and Jonny Young. It was commissioned by Joanna Carr, Head of BBC Current Affairs. The BBC commissioning editor is Gian Quaglieni. Silverlining Rights is the international distribution partner.