{"id":1927,"date":"2026-05-13T10:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/gripping-channel-4-drama-set-to-air-based-on-shocking-real-life-murder-case\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:45:15","slug":"gripping-channel-4-drama-set-to-air-based-on-shocking-real-life-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/gripping-channel-4-drama-set-to-air-based-on-shocking-real-life-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gripping&#8217; Channel 4 drama set to air based on &#8216;shocking&#8217; real-life murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Channel 4 has announced a true crime drama based on the 2011 murder of a TV executive<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36918006\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Channel 4 logo\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6_Channel-4-logo.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Channel 4 has confirmed a new drama about a true life crime\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Channel 4 has confirmed a new drama about a true life crime<cite aria-label=\"Image: Channel 4\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Channel 4)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Channel 4 has announced a new drama about the murder of a TV executive who was attacked and left to die in a burning vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Vengeance: Murder On The Heath will tell the story of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/gagandip-singh-pair-guilty-of-killing-742624\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Gagandip Singh<\/a>, 21, who was killed in 2011. His unconscious body was put into a car boot which was subsequently set alight in Blackheath, south-east London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was killed in revenge after he allegedly attempted to assault a medical student six months before he died, reports <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/channel-4s-new-true-crime-33932620\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Manchester Evening News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harvinder Shoker received a life sentence in 2012 with a minimum term of 22 years. Darren Peter received 12 years for manslaughter. The medical student was jailed for six years for grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/channel-4\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Vengeance: Murder On The Heath<\/a> examines police interrogations, text messages, court records and fresh interviews.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37148692\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37148692\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.79\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vengeance: Murder On The Heath\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_ECR_120526_channel4.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Vengeance: Murder On The Heath will air on Channel 4\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Vengeance: Murder On The Heath will air on Channel 4<cite aria-label=\"Image: Channel 4\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Channel 4)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new drama will feature British Asian actors including Sasha Desouza-Willock, Dee Ahluwalia, Ikky Kabir and Safiyya Ingar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other cast members include Laila Rouass, Shubham Saraf and Asim Chaudhry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bafta-winning writer and director Aysha Rafaele said: &#8220;As a British Asian filmmaker with a background in documentaries, I am fascinated by real stories from our community that are both specific to the culture but also resonate well beyond it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Everything about the shocking murder of Gagandip Singh and the circumstances surrounding it was to prove extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;How young everyone involved in the case was, how an accusation of attempted rape led to these young people taking the law into their own hands \u2013 playing at being God themselves \u2013 instead of just going to the police, and how this vigilante-style justice backfired so horrifically.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36132442\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36132442\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Laila Rouass \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ronnie-OSullivan-The-Edge-of-Everything-Premiere-Arrivals.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Laila Rouass will appear in the drama\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Laila Rouass will appear in the drama<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Shaminder Nahal, head of specialist factual at <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/channel-4\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Channel 4<\/a>, added: &#8220;This powerful and gripping series takes us straight into the hearts and minds of a group of young people navigating a messy <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> of blurred lines, fear, shame and violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Aysha Rafaele, who has created and contributed to an astonishing body of work at Channel 4, brings her unique vision and storytelling to an urgent series that asks big questions about modern Britain, what justice means and whether revenge can ever be justified.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Vengeance: Murder On The Heath will air on Channel 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/gripping-channel-4-drama-set-37148695\" 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