The Big Cases: Season 2025, Episode 3

2025 - 3: The Sycamore Gap: From Roots to Ruin

A single sycamore tree, growing in a natural dip in the countryside along Hadrian's Wall, came to symbolise a community. When the people of Northumberland wake to discover it has been chopped down overnight, it leads to a news story that makes headlines around the world. Who destroyed the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?