The Notorious Dr Crippen | Operation Handcuffs | 2
British Scandal
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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A murder, a lover, and a desperate flight across the Atlantic. As Inspector Dew closes in, Hawley Crippen must outrun a frenzy of journalists in the world’s first media manhunt.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains an explicit depiction of violence and may not be suitable for all listeners. Please be advised. Matt, what's with a suitcase? Oh, that's my box of disguises. Disguises? Yeah, I'm going to go undercover on other big podcasts so that we can stay ahead of them. Get intel on them so that we can beat them. You know I don't like to back you up on things, but that's actually not a bad idea. Thank you very much. I've got like a curly wig and some glasses. |
| 0:24.7 | I'm going to do. get intel on them so that we can beat them. You know I don't like to back you up on things, but that's actually not a bad idea. |
| 0:22.2 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:23.1 | I've got like a curly wig and some glasses. |
| 0:24.7 | I'm going to do Josh Whittickham. And Rob Beckett will never know. I'll just be there going, oh, I don't think I should be a parent, Rob. This is genius. Absolutely. You could do a whole episode, to be honest. Yeah, I'm going to go on off menu. I've got a ginger wig. I'm going to go as James Acosta. |
| 0:36.9 | And be like, ah, that. Popadam or bread. |
| 0:39.9 | They're all sort of the same impression, but I think it'll work. And then I'm going to go on Diary of a CEO. Oof, I don't... that feels a bit inappropriate, if I'm honest. I'm not going to dress to Stephen Butler, don't worry. I'm going to go as the bottle of fuel. Genius. |
| 1:06.1 | 31st of July 1910, 4.30 a.m. off the coast of Canada. |
| 1:12.3 | Inspector Dew pushes the heavy oars through the dark water, shudders at the cold. |
| 1:18.3 | His eyes strain for sight of the SS Montrose, but the fog is too thick. |
| 1:24.4 | He glances at the shadowy figures of the other men in the small boat, feels the tension grow as everyone sits in silence. |
| 1:27.4 | He puts his head down, pulls back the oars. |
| 1:31.3 | He needs to reach that ship before the sun rises. |
| 1:35.3 | He shouts through the fog to the harbour pilot. |
| 1:38.3 | Speed it up! |
| 1:39.3 | But the man spits over the side of the boat. |
| 1:42.3 | Steady does it. He pushes the all. |
| 1:47.0 | Tries not to vomit as a huge wave |
| 1:50.0 | crashes against the boat's bow. |
| 1:52.0 | His heart smacks in his chest. |
| 1:55.0 | His stomach knots at the thought of a watery grave. |
| 1:58.0 | Montroserose ahead! |
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