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The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot is an innovative study of a notorious real-life crime and is utterly absorbing, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS as he reviews last night's TV


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The biggest problem for true-crime shows lies in conveying the extraordinary drama of a murder plot without sacrificing the factual detail.

Fiona Harvey, the woman who claims the Net-flix crime drama Baby Reindeer is based on her, is now suing the video streaming service for $170 million (£133m) over alleged defamation and emotional distress. We met the detectives who investigated the case, DI Paul Franklin and DC Maddy Hennah — and then the actors playing them in the reconstructions, Rick Romero and Melanie Gutteridge. The first of three nightly episodes opened like a scripted drama, with MyAnna Buring as Victoria Cilliers (pictured), whose husband, Emile, tried to kill her by sabotaging her parachute before a 4,000ft jump at Netheravon, Wiltshire

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