The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder
Season 1
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Network: BBC Scotland
Season aired: 2025-11-25
Overview
Full of jaw-dropping twists, this is the extraordinary story of the first murder in Orkney for 25 years as the police suspect a schoolboy of shooting dead a waiter in a restaurant.
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Episodes · 3
Witnesses, Woods and Bullets
After the murder of Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood, schoolboy Michael Ross becomes the police’s prime suspect - but did he do it?
The Schoolboy and the Waiter
Hazel investigates the backgrounds of victim Shamsuddin Mahmood and convicted murderer Michael Ross. She explores whether it could have been a hitman who committed the murder.
The Sniper and the Witness
Twelve years after the murder, a new eyewitness dramatically comes forward saying he saw Michael Ross with a balaclava and a gun just before the murder. Hazel investigates his story.
