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Browse - Most popular shows featuring: media frenzyx
Gracepoint
Set in an American town, GRACEPOINT is the American version of the U.K.'s most-watched new drama of the year, "Broadchurch." The gripping crime series follows the tragic and mysterious death of a young boy found dead on an idyllic beach surrounded by rocks and a jutting cliff-face, from where he may have fallen. Although the cause of his death remains unsolved, the picturesque seaside town where the tragedy occurred is at the heart of a major police investigation and a nationwide media frenzy.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Conversations with a Killer, from Emmy winner Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost), features previously unheard audio of interviews with Bundy while he was on death row in Florida. The four-episode series also details Bundy's killings - he was convicted of or confessed to murdering more than 30 women in the 1970s - and the media frenzy around his trials, including the adoration of a number of women and his in-court marriage to Carole Ann Boone, who was testifying on his behalf.
The Trial of Christine Keeler
The Trial of Christine Keeler takes us behind the headlines to tell a human story about the sexual and cultural politics of one of the most revealing and iconic stories of modern times. At the centre of the storm was 19-year-old Christine Keeler - a young woman whom the powerful, male-dominated establishment sought to silence and exploit, but who refused to play by their rules.
Maxine
Maxine will examine the police investigation into school assistant Maxine Carr and her caretaker fiancé Ian Huntley, who was later imprisoned for the double murder of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, the tragic case that shocked the nation. The drama will explore, through Carr's perspective, her tumultuous relationship with Huntley; why she lied for him and how she became public enemy No.1, and will reflect the scale of the police investigation into the murders and subsequent media frenzy around the biggest manhunt ever seen in British history.
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
A group of LA teenagers arrested in 2009 for stealing from celebrity homes inspired a media frenzy and a movie. Now, two of them tell their stories.
Tina and Bobby
When England won the World Cup in July 1966 Bobby Moore became a national hero. Swept up by the media frenzy and the nation's adoration, he and wife Tina were the original 'golden' couple.A new three-part drama, Tina and Bobby, relates the story of the England and West Ham legend's life with his childhood sweetheart, Tina Dean, from their humble beginnings to the dizzy heights of superstardom.The 3 x 60 minute drama based on Tina Moore's memoir, Bobby Moore: By The Person Who Knew Him Best, will be produced by the ITV Studios drama team in Manchester overseen by Creative Director Kieran Roberts who will executive produce Tina and Bobby. Written by Lauren Klee (EastEnders, Waterloo Road, Holby City), Tina and Bobby is an epic love story about an ordinary girl from Essex who fell head over heels in love with an ordinary boy, who just happened to be an extraordinarily talented footballer.
Gazza
The story of a footballing genius whose on-field brilliance is matched by a troubled private life and a media mania that spirals out of control.
54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Acclaimed two-part series based on the true story of an unprecedented hostage crisis which shocked Germany in the summer of 1988. Two robbers hold up a bank and demand free passage from the police while taking bank employees hostage.
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