A new drama that explores a notorious Worcestershire murder case that gripped the nation in the 1990s has officially begun on Channel 5.
Under Suspicion: Tracie Andrews – The Road Rage Killer explores the murder of Lee Harvey by his partner, Tracie Andrews, and officially aired on Wednesday (September 30) at 10pm.
The drama was originally due to air in July.
But ahead of its scheduled broadcast, Channel 5 said that it had been ‘moved’ due to ‘scheduling reasons’.
The drama, based on first-hand accounts, archive transcripts, and police records, sees Emma Rigby play Tracie Andrews, while Guy Amos plays Lee Harvey.
Tracie Andrews, then living at The Becks in Alvechurch, stabbed 25-year-old Lee Harvey 37 times at Alvechurch as the couple made their way home from Bromsgrove’s Marlbrook pub in December 1996.
Andrews was sentenced to life in prison for the crime and spent 14 years behind bars.
The programme’s synopsis says: “Tracie Andrews always dreamed of being famous. Now her dream is becoming a nightmare.
“In December 1996, Tracie walks into a police station in Worcestershire, the apparent traumatised victim and the sole witness to her fiancé’s murder.
“Twenty-five-year-old Lee Harvey has been killed on a dark country lane following what appears to be a terrifying road-rage attack.
“Tracie is injured, shaken, and desperate for justice. She tells police they were chased by another car driving aggressively.
“When both vehicles stop, a confrontation erupts.
“The driver backs away, but the passenger approaches and launches a brutal attack.
“The murderous stranger Tracie describes as having ‘staring eyes’ vanishes into the night, leaving her beaten on the road with her dying fiancé.
“As the investigation unfolds, Tracie’s account becomes the foundation of the case and her image becomes inseparable from the story.
“Her testimony is replayed, analysed, and consumed, turning a grieving fiancée into a cultural fixation.
“But as detectives revisit timelines, cross-check statements, and test forensic evidence, doubt begins to creep in.”