True crime series from Stern & Wild clients proves ratings hit for Channel 5

Shout out to Stern & Wild filmmakers Jamie Batten and Jamie Seal whose gripping new fly-on-the-wall docuseries MAJOR CRIMES UNIT has fast become a favourite amongst Channel 5 viewers.

Praised by true-crime fans as “the perfect watch”, the hit series follows members of the elite West Midlands Police’s Major Crimes Unit as they pursue real-life high-stakes investigations into serious offences including attempted murder, gangland shootings, kidnapping and County Lines drug dealing.

The three-part series is a Raw Cut production for Channel 5, airing weekly on Mondays at 9.00pm. It concludes on Bank Holiday Monday with a nail-biting feature length episode. Jamie Batten is Series Producer and Jamie Seal is Series Edit Producer.

This week’s episode was the #1 show on the channel on Monday, attracting a 7.64% share and a peak audience of 927,000. To stream the series, click here.