Local legend tells of an 18th century highwayman who was gibbeted alive for murder, and whose heart-rending cries can still be heard at night along the A6. But how true is this ghost story?

Join me as I investigate the crimes and execution of John Whitfield, and how over 250 years of story-telling has shaped how we view his death today.

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When a large box addressed to Mrs Louden was delivered to the Bush Hotel in 1859, it remained unclaimed for a year. When the hotel staff eventually opened it, they discovered a child's body in a coffin inside.

This incredible story takes us around the north - Carlisle, Newcastle, Hartlepool, Glasgow, Greenock and Paisley as well as across the other side of the world to New Zealand. Will the authorities be able to solve the Carlisle Coffin Mystery? Or will the person responsible for Louden's Box escape justice?

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When an MP's visit to a Shaddongate constituent descends into a riot, three people are left dead after the military open fire on those gathered. Were the authorities justified for using military force, or was this a heavy-handed response to working class anger? And would anyone be held responsible for the deaths of three civilians?

This riot prompted the creation of the Carlisle Police Force. But when the new Chief Constable arrived in town, he received a similar welcome from Shaddongaters...

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