in the united states, there was a contemporary programme called "whitehall 1212" written and directed by wyllis cooper and broadcast by nbc, that was similar in scope to "the black museum". it was hosted by chief superintendent john davidson, curator of the black museum. it used many of the same picked cases as "the black museum", and it nearly mirrored its broadcast run. the two shows were different in the respect that while "whitehall 1212" told the story of a case entirely from the point of view of the police starting from the crime scene, "the black museum" was more heavily dramatized and played out scenes of the actual murders and included scenes from the criminal's point of view.