ITV Lucan viewers blast show over investigation being a 'waste of time'

's recent series on the infamous Lord Lucan case has stirred up frustration among viewers, who have criticized the investigation as "a waste of time".

Lord Lucan, the aristocrat accused of murdering his family's nanny, Sandra Rivett, in 1974, disappeared soon after the crime, leading to decades of speculation and manhunts.

Fans took to social media to voice their doubts, with one user stating: "is this an old documentary as the guy said Lucan would be 82 years old now, Lucan was born in 1934 making him 90 years old in 2024 (if he's alive)??"

Another penned: "it's fascinating but like the investigative reporter said there 20 or 30 years too late Lucan may have lived after a life after he killed nanny and I think he's very much dead now".

More chimed in, saying there will clearly be no solution to the mystery, and doubted the findings because of one key detail.

"Watching #Lucan knowing that there'll be no final solution or conclusion because it would've made worldwide headlines." Another commented on the supposed physical disparities, saying, "that man's not Lucan, Lucan was nearly 6ft 4ins tall."

The show included contributions from Neil Berriman, the son of Sandra Rivett.

Mr. Berriman, who discovered his connection to Rivett later in life, has remained firm in his belief that Lord Lucan could still be alive. "There is also no actual proof that Lucan was dead so he could still be alive," Berriman said.

His search for Lucan began after uncovering a collection of photos, documents, and newspaper clippings belonging to his adoptive mother, which revealed Rivett as his biological mother.

"The chances of you being adopted and finding out your mother is one of the biggest murder mysteries of all time is just unbelievable," Mr. Berriman, a builder from Hampshire, shared.

"She's the mother I never knew, but that makes no difference. Sandra is still my mum and I will do the best I can for her."

Former BBC investigative journalist Glen Campbell joined Berriman in his quest, mapping out Lucan's potential escape and suspected life in exile in Africa.

Sandra Rivett was killed in the basement of Lord Lucan's house on Lower Belgrave Street, London, sparking a high-profile search. Retired detective sergeant Graham Forsyth, who discovered Rivett's body, described the moment vividly: "In the dark, you could see there was a sack... there appeared to be an arm hanging out of it."

Lucan's bloodstained car was later found abandoned in Newhaven, Sussex, but he was never located. An inquest jury named him as Rivett's killer in 1975, though he was only officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999.

While most of his friends and family believe he took his own life, Mr. Berriman remains unconvinced.