根据真实案件改编，1968年至1985年间，活跃在佛罗伦萨的连环杀手杀害了14名受害者，受害者通常是在郊外发生亲密关系的年轻情侣，该案至今未破。17 年的恐怖，震惊了整整一代人。
《倩女奇冤》的4个单元风格各异，分别是悲剧、功夫剧、轻松幽默剧、生死爱情剧。《新窦娥冤传奇》为人性大悲剧，令人悲中生怜，发人深思；《新谢小娥复仇传奇》为精彩功夫剧，使人在善恶爱恨中杀得难解难分，功夫又精彩了得；《新英娘救父传奇》为轻松幽默剧，小英娘金銮殿斗皇帝，惊险中妙趣横生；《新陈三两爬堂传奇》为生死爱情剧，于虎狼窝中守身如玉、爱恨分明。
James Purefoy stars as William Travers, a criminal barrister who is recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal system. On the surface, Travers is a picture of success; an accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife (played by Dervla Kirwan) in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from events in his past when he is drawn into a case that involves his old friend Martin Newall (Nathaniel Parker), who faces conspiracy and murder charges while at the same time being investigated by a vicious and vengeful detective DS Mark Wenborn (Creed Miles). The five-part series from acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz (Collision, Foyle's War) is a story of friendship, conspiracy, betrayal and murder as well as a critical look at the way the legal system operates.
