STEM and Construction Curriculum Manager Lindsay Brown’s deeply personal documentary journey, focussing on the hunt for her sister’s killer has been rewarded with two Scottish BAFTAS.
Lindsay’s sister Vicky Hamilton, was one of three young women murdered by serial killer Peter Tobin, who was sentenced to life in prison in December 2008. The BBC on screen investigation titled ‘The Hunt For Peter Tobin’, focussed on the victims and how the killer was eventually brought to justice.
Lindsay – who started as a student at Forth Valley College before becoming a lecturer specialising in biology with a passion for forensic science, who is currently stepping up as a Curriculum Manager for Science at FVC – was uniquely placed to be front and centre in the production and her dignified and composed presentation and professional expertise, helped to make the programme such a success.
On Sunday 16 November at the annual Scottish BAFTA Awards event, Lindsay rubbed shoulders with box office film stars including James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Peter Mullan at Glasgow’s Doubletree by Hilton Hotel – as the documentary won the top award for Factual Series as well as Best Director (Matt Pinder).
The documentary is BBC Scotland’s most requested downloads after being viewed more than a million times. It examines how three missing persons cases led to the capture of one of Scotland’s most evil killers. The investigation led to Tobin being convicted and sentenced to serving a whole life term for the murders of Vicky, Dinah McNicol and Angelika Kluk.
Released in March 2025 and available on BBC iPlayer, the documentary is now ranked as one of the top 20 most-watched this year.
Lindsay, who is pictured centre holding the BAFTA next to Director Matt Pinder and surrounded by the Filmcrest production team, said: “Obviously this is bittersweet because of what happened to Vicky, and this programme should never have been needed, but it did.
“As a family, we were all really worried the documentary could be a sensationalised true crime film, but it turned out to be a really well done documentary. It focussed on the victims and the forensics surrounding the investigation and it was a wonderful tribute to my sister Vicky.”
“The film showed that the production team appreciated the impact it would have on all the families involved and what we have been through. Firecrest Films who made the documentary have been absolutely brilliant and Matt Pinder the director thoroughly deserved to win Best director at the awards too.
“It aimed to look at the forensics related to the case and that is the main reason I got involved, as I now lecture in science and have a passion for forensics. I was a student at Forth Valley College and it was the College who made me who I am career wise.
“It has been a once in a lifetime experience and I am glad I did it and I now have a BAFTA sitting underneath my TV in my living room. The Firecrest Production Team were happy for me to keep the award and they have been absolutely wonderful and they produced a wonderful tribute to Vicky, Angelika and Dinah.”
To view the documentary on the BBC iPlayer visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028d01
