Duration
45 minutes
Series Info
Season 1 Episode 1
Quick Summary
The 1994 shooting of Shamsuddin Mahmood
About This Program
In 1994, Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood was shot dead at an Indian restaurant in Kirkwall in the Orkneys. It was the first murder there for a generation, and 15-year-old schoolboy Michael Ross became the police's prime suspect. Journalist Hazel Martin begins her investigation into a case full of twists and turns, getting hold of secret recordings of Ross in prison
The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder broadcasts on BBC Two England at 9:00pm, Thursday, 27 November 2025. (Subtitles, repeat)

