5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer Sarah Payne (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer

Sarah Payne (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

Paedophile Roy Whiting murdered eight-year-old Sarah Payne after being released from prison for molesting a young girl five years earlier. This film reveals the errors that led to him being arrested.

Directors

Ben Algar | Roger Corke (series director)

Producer

Ben Algar (producer)

Composer

Joshua Szweda (composer)

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Updated Mar 4, 2020

Release date

Mar 4, 2020 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Tracy-Ann Oberman Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Bob Blair Self - Response Officer (as Ex-PC Bob Blair) Self - Response Officer (as Ex-PC Bob Blair) See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Martin Brunt Self - Sky News Crime Correspondent Self - Sky News Crime Correspondent See fewer	The Murder of Joanna Yeates (2025)
Ray Fysh Self - Forensic Advisor Self - Forensic Advisor See fewer	British Police: Our Toughest Cases (2019)
Peter Kennett Self - Head of the Murder Investigation (as Ex-Det Supt Peter Kennett) Self - Head of the Murder Investigation (as Ex-Det Supt Peter Kennett) See fewer	Real Crime (2001)
Sara Payne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Real Crime (2001)
Cynthia Read Self - Eye Witness Self - Eye Witness See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Chris Saunders Self - Intelligence Officer (as Ex-PC Chris Saunders) Self - Intelligence Officer (as Ex-PC Chris Saunders) See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Steve Wagstaff Self (as Det Supt Steve Wagstaff) Self (as Det Supt Steve Wagstaff) See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Roy Whiting Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Paul Williams Self - Head of the Sex Offender Unit (as Ex-Det Insp Paul Williams) Self - Head of the Sex Offender Unit (as Ex-Det Insp Paul Williams) See fewer	Real Crime (2001)