True Crime Documentaries
Tortured To Death: Murdering The Nanny
It was a story stranger than fiction. In 2017, a young French nanny, 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet, was murdered by her employees. The couple then burnt her body in the garden of their London home. This gripping true crime documentary revisits the bizarre case, which involved a delusional obsession with a celebrity and a disordered power dynamic that ended in extreme violence.
Taken: Putin’s Stolen Children
It’s every parent’s worst fear. The nightmare of a child being taken. Thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russia and their families are desperate to get them back. This true crime documentary, part detective story, part thriller, sees investigators trying to piece together what has happened and who is responsible. It’s a case that leads to the very top of the Russian state.
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
Historian Lucy Worsley and her all-female team of detectives are once again turning their attention to women who kill. They examine how they did it, but more importantly, why they did it. New cases include a female who rivaled Jack the Ripper in brutality, an 1830s body snatcher and the tragic tale of an abused wife that inspired the classic English novel Tess of the d’Ubervilles.
The Queen and Her Lover
In 1567, Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots, was murdered when his lodgings were blown up. Historians have since debated whether Mary was involved. This intriguing true crime documentary investigates the facts of the case and tries to ascertain if there’s any evidence to suggest the Queen of Scotland, or her lover, were behind the killing or if other shadowy figures were involved.
The Footballer, His Wife and the Crash
Football star Jlloyd Samuel seemed to have it all. Playing football in England’s Premier League, he had skill, money and success. But his life soon began to unravel, and his footballing dream became a nightmare. As his wife fought to keep their family together, a tragedy revealed a litany of debts, financial mismanagement and a remarkable secret second life.