Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson story

On Friday 6th June, 2026, 52-year-old Paul Quinn received a 21-year prison sentence at Manchester Crown Court. Quinn will be eligible for parole after 14 years.

Emily was in court to watch the proceedings.

Host: Emily Dugan, special correspondent at The Sunday Times.

Further reading: Police who got Andrew Malkinson jailed face criminal investigation

Contact Emily: emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice

Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.

You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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In the final episode of the series Emily catches up with Andy to reflect on the continued injustice and asks if he can now finally move forward?

Host: Emily Dugan, Special correspondent at The Sunday Times.

Contact Emily: emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk

Read more: The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice

Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.

You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Following the conviction of Paul Quinn, Emily meets two senior Greater Manchester Police officers to ask how the force put the wrong man in prison, leaving the real rapist to live freely for over 20 years.

Host: Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent.

Contact Emily: emily.dugan@sundaytimes.co.uk

Read more: The rapist who partied, had children and let Andrew Malkinson rot

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice

Anyone with information can contact Greater Manchester Police on 101, or report via their website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting Operation Canopy.

You can also anonymously call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Justice is done, but decades late - in this special update to the series, we go to Manchester Crown Court as a jury finds 52-year-old Paul Quinn guilty of the rape for which Andy was wrongly convicted.

Hosts: Will Roe and Emily Dugan, Sunday Times' Special correspondent.

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice
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In July 2023, almost 20 years after he was sentenced to life in jail, Andrew Malkinson's conviction is quashed. We visit Andy a day after the Court of Appeal overturned his rape conviction following the revelation that new DNA evidence implicated another man in the crime.

Host: Will Roe

If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:

Rape Crisis England & Wales
NHS - Help after rape and sexual assault
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Appeal - Charity and law practice
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