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Suspect is a Whodunit
Whodunit

A whodunit or whodunnit is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective fiction in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. The reader is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final pages of the book....
 crime mystery program on the children's television channel CBBC. Children attempt to solve trivial crimes committed at the fictional Kilcrammond House Hotel to gain admittance to the Academy of Criminal Investigation (an anagrammatic acronym of the CIA). The show is presented by Simon Grant
Simon Grant

Simon Grant in Falmouth, Cornwall, Cornwall is a British television presenter and actor.Before becoming a CBBC presenter, he studied acting at Middlesex University....
 who plays the part of the hotel manager. The show uses a fictitious crime, which the children must solve.






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Suspect is a Whodunit
Whodunit

A whodunit or whodunnit is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective fiction in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. The reader is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final pages of the book....
 crime mystery program on the children's television channel CBBC. Children attempt to solve trivial crimes committed at the fictional Kilcrammond House Hotel to gain admittance to the Academy of Criminal Investigation (an anagrammatic acronym of the CIA). The show is presented by Simon Grant
Simon Grant

Simon Grant in Falmouth, Cornwall, Cornwall is a British television presenter and actor.Before becoming a CBBC presenter, he studied acting at Middlesex University....
 who plays the part of the hotel manager. The show uses a fictitious crime, which the children must solve. Most crimes have managed to relate to children in some way. There have been various crimes, but are usually based upon theft
Theft

In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing offences such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, Mugging , trespassing, shoplifting, intruder, fraud and sometimes c...
. The children then attempt to solve the case. They however, know that the offender is one of four presented to them at the start. Most of these crimes are simple, and can be worked out very quickly. The children get the chance to use forensics equipment, to check fingerprints, and soil samples. They have the chance to talk to 3 of the 4 suspects, before making their final decision. Most of the time, the children are correct, and receive entry in to the ACI (Academy of Criminal Investigation)

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  • CBBC Channel
    CBBC Channel

    The CBBC Channel is a BBC television service aimed at 4 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two....
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