The British Airways Killer

Production Note - Limited Series

The British Airways Killer is a standalone Limited Series that concluded its 2-episode run in February 2024. This true crime production was developed as a focused, high-impact examination of the 2010 killing of Joanna Simpson by her pilot husband, Robert Brown. By utilizing original police interview footage and contemporary body-cam recordings from the night of the arrest, the production team created a granular look at a single criminal investigation that gripped the United Kingdom.

The series was designed with a definitive conclusion to coincide with the significant legal developments regarding the perpetrator's potential release from prison. Because the narrative is anchored to a specific historical event and the subsequent advocacy for legal reform, the story reaches a natural end point with the final verdict and the family's quest for justice. As a closed-ended documentary project, the scale of the production was intentionally limited to these two parts to maintain a tight, investigative focus on the evidence and the victim's legacy.