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Our brand new 3-part documentary series, 'Lucan', is now available on BBC iPlayer! It’s a mystery that’s fascinated the UK for nearly five decades. On 7th November 1974, Sandra Rivett was found murdered in a Belgravia townhouse. The prime suspect? Richard John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, an Eton-educated aristocrat who vanished without a trace. In this compelling series, we follow Neil Berriman, a Hampshire builder, on his personal quest for justice. Neil’s journey is fuelled by a profound connection—Sandra was his birth mother. For 20 years, he’s been obsessed with solving the case, digging through archives, talking to key players, and examining Lucan’s life in detail. With journalist Glen Campbell’s support, Neil uncovers new leads that span continents, from Africa to Australia. Will Neil’s relentless search finally reveal the truth? Watch the first episode on BBC2 tonight to find out, or stream the whole series now on BBC iPlayer. #BBC #BBCiPlayer #Lucan #TrueCrime #DocumentarySeries #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrimeCommunity

We're delighted to say Colette Camden has been nominated for a Royal Television Society award as director for our documentary series, 'Six Silent Killings: Ireland's Vanishing Triangle'. Congrats to Colette and all the nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday 2 December 2024 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

Our brand new 3-part documentary series, 'Lucan', lands on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two on Wednesday 6th November. 📺✨ It’s a mystery that’s fascinated the UK for nearly five decades. On 7th November 1974, Sandra Rivett was found murdered in a Belgravia townhouse. The prime suspect? Richard John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, an Eton-educated aristocrat who vanished without a trace. In this compelling series, we follow Neil Berriman, a Hampshire builder, on his personal quest for justice. Neil’s journey is fuelled by a profound connection—Sandra was his birth mother. For 20 years, he’s been obsessed with solving the case, digging through archives, talking to key players, and examining Lucan’s life in detail. With journalist Glen Campbell’s support, Neil uncovers new leads that span continents, from Africa to Australia. Will Neil’s relentless search finally reveal the truth? Tune in this Wednesday to join him on this gripping journey. #BBC #BBCiPlayer #Lucan #TrueCrime #DocumentarySeries #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrimeCommunity

We're looking for people who would like to shake things up in their lives. Five Mile Films are making a pilot (not for broadcast) of an exciting new TV series where participants use dice to make all of their decisions, big and small. If you think you could be getting more out of life, then get in contact with our small supportive team: info@fivemilefilms.co.uk #casting #tvseries #pilot 

We're very excited to announce 'Lucan', a brand new 3-part documentary series, is coming to BBC2 and BBC iPlayer this autumn! On November 7, 1974, the dead body of a children’s nanny, Sandra Rivett, was discovered in a mail sack in the basement of a Belgravia townhouse. The chief suspect was the father of the children, an Eton educated gambler called Richard John Bingham, the seventh earl of Lucan, who had disappeared. While most of Lord Lucan’s friends and family insisted that he had taken his own life, no body has ever been found. The manhunt for Lucan has lasted decades. This three part series follows the deeply personal quest of Hampshire builder, Neil Berriman, whose conviction in his own ability to solve the mystery is unshakeable. The case has consumed Neil for the last two decades, and it has done so for very personal reasons: Neil’s birth mother was Sandra Rivett. He watches every film, reads every book, meets police officers who take him through pictures of the scene of the crime, and he corresponds with Veronica, Lucan’s wife, and scrutinises every detail of Lucan’s life. Neil emerges from this research not only convinced that Lucan got away, but also that he will be the man who finally secures justice for his birth mother and finds the fugitive lord. With the support of a former BBC investigative journalist, Glen Campbell, Neil maps out what seems Lucan’s likely escape from his homeland to a life of exile in Africa. The two men unearth persuasive evidence that one of Lucan’s powerful friends helped mastermind a new life for the aristocrat in Mozambique under the alias ‘John Crawford’. On a research trip to South Africa Glen secures a rare interview with Lucan’s expatriate brother, Hugh, who points the two Lucan seekers onto a trail that leads to Eastern religion, Buddhist retreats and ultimately the east and west coasts of Australia. If still alive, Lucan would be about to enter his ninth decade, so the clock is ticking - will Neil be in time to find justice for his mother? #BBC #Lucan #iPlayer #documentary #comingsoon #fivemilefilms

We're back! The brand new series of 'The Dog House' is airing on Sundays at 8pm on Channel 4! Catch up now and stream every episode on Channel 4.

We're delighted our four part Channel 4 documentary series, 'Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead' has been shortlisted at The Grierson Trust #BritishDocumentaryAwards in association with All3Media. Congratulations to everyone involved and our fellow nominees.

'Rossi: A Fugitive Faking Death' is dropping today in the USA.  This story has already gripped us on both sides of the Atlantic. A man in a Glasgow hospital, wakes from a Covid coma to discover the police have identified him as Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive from justice and one of America's most wanted criminals. He maintains this is a case of mistaken identity and his name is Arthur Knight - but is he an extraordinary criminal, constantly changing his name and identity, or a wronged innocent thrown into a limelight he did not deserve? Stream all four episodes on NBCUniversal’s Peacock now. #fugitive #nicholasrossi #arthurknight

We're hiring an assistant producer and/or producer to work in our documentary department in Bristol.    Please send short covering letter, CV, reference details and showreel (if applicable) to jobs@fivemilefilms.co.uk before midday on Friday 2nd August.    For full job descriptions, visit The Talent Manager   https://lnkd.in/edR57uha   https://lnkd.in/eQh4btSb #recruiting #producer #tvjobs #hiring

'Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From The Dead' starts on Channel4 tonight. A brand new four-part docuseries about the case that's gripped people on both sides of the Atlantic. After waking from a Covid coma in a Glasgow hospital to discover the police have identified him as Nicholas Rossi, a fugitive from justice and one of America's most wanted criminals. He maintains this is a case of mistaken identity and his name is Arthur Knight - but is he an extraordinary criminal, constantly changing his name and identity, or a wronged innocent thrown into a limelight he did not deserve? #ImposterBackFromtheDead #ArthurKnight #NicholasRossi #Channel4