Documentary Director
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SCANDALOUS: PHONE HACKING ON TRAIL

A look at the bitter legal battle taking place for a decade over allegations of unlawful information gathering at some of Britain’s biggest newspaper groups.

Told through the testimonies of alleged victims who claim they were targeted unlawfully by the papers - including Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Heather Mills, Shobna Gulati and Sir Simon Hughes, as well as private individuals who were caught up in the news - this documentary unpicks the evidence and claims emerging out of the civil courts in unprecedented detail.

BBC 2
Filmed and directed.
Producer Lucile Smith, Megan Hollinghurst
Editor Charle Mcdonald
Exec producer Mike Radford

A look at the bitter legal battle taking place for a decade over allegations of unlawful information gathering at some of Britain’s biggest newspaper groups. 

Told through the testimonies of alleged victims who claim they were targeted unlawfully by the papers - including Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Heather Mills, Shobna Gulati and Sir Simon Hughes, as well as private individuals who were caught up in the news - this documentary unpicks the evidence and claims emerging out of the civil courts in unprecedented detail.