Murder in the Pacific

59min

Documentary

Crime

1985: Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is bombed. The attack exposed a murky world of nuclear testing and abuse of power - and inspired a generation of environmental activists.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

43min

2nd Mar 2023

In July 1985, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, a symbol of peace, suffers a pair of explosions that sink the ship and kill a crew member. The hunt for the perpetrators begins.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

44min

9th Mar 2023

The story of how a young group of detectives, with no prior experience of international crime, caught some of the world's most sophisticated and highly-trained military saboteurs.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

59min

16th Mar 2023

The bomber himself reveals how he came to plant the bombs on the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior and the measures he took to escape New Zealand after the attack.

First air date

2nd Mar 2023

Last air date

16th Mar 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks