True Crime Documentaries
The Spy Who Fell to Earth
The incredible story of Ashraf ‘The Angel’ Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire who was also an Israeli double agent. Soon after a writer unmasked The Angel as a spy, Marwan died in mysterious circumstances, falling from his London flat. It is not known whether he was pushed or jumped.
This thrilling documentary tries to unearth who Marwan was and whether he was driven to suicide or murdered.
Look Away
The worlds of TV and film have been rocked by countless shocking stories detailing the abuse and mistreatment of women.
Is the music industry now due its own #MeToo moment?
In this disturbing documentary, women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories. Some of the music business’s biggest stars are implicated.
Married to a Psychopath
Former police detective Charles Henry had a long and distinguished career. But his most unforgettable assignment was the case of Malcolm Webster, a heartless psychopath who killed his wife and attempted to kill two others.
In this true-crime documentary, Charles revisits the most disturbing case of his career. This is the never-before-told story of how one small-town detective brought a ruthless killer to justice.
House of Maxwell
This gripping 3-part Robert and Ghislaine Maxwell documentary series explores the rise and fall of the Maxwell family and media empire. Watch in the US with BBC Select. Coming soon to Canada.
Episode one focuses on the life of the media mogul Robert Maxwell including his business empire, scandals and the mystery surrounding his death in 1991. Episode two centres on Robert Maxwell’s family after his death with his socialite daughter Ghislaine Maxwell facing the world’s media. Episode three focuses on Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for recruiting and grooming underage girls for her billionaire partner Jeffrey Epstein.
Featuring archive footage and accounts of business partners and friends as well as the events of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, House of Maxwell on BBC Select tells the story of one family and years of scandal.
Murder in the Badlands
In a mystery that has spanned decades, four young women were brutally murdered over the course of 40 years, leaving behind only family and unanswered questions.
BBC’s new four-part true crime documentary series will forensically rebuild the timeline of the murders of the four women and the investigations that followed.
Each episode, highlighting a different woman, will feature insights from surviving family members, police officers, journalists, and criminologists.