by Sky News
For more than a decade, London mum Anna has led a secret double life as a brothel keeper. But in 2024, a break-in at her brothel there sparks a potentially deadly chain of events.<br /><br />Pitted against both criminals and the police, can Anna untangle herself from this hidden world with both her secret and her safety intact? <br /><br />The first episodes of The Brothel are out in May.<br /><br /><i>The series uses the voices of actors to protect the identities of those featured.</i><br /><br />For more investigative stories from the award-winning Sky News StoryCast strand, listen to our past seasons. <br /><br /><b>SEASON 6: Unreliable Witness (2024)</b><br />Investigating the high-profile case of Ellie Williams, the young woman jailed for lying about sexual assault and grooming in her home town. Sky News’ Jason Farrell and Liz Lane look at what could have led her to make these claims and if, underneath it all, there is some other secret buried amongst the lies.<br /> <br /><b>SEASON 5: Patient 11 (2024) </b><br />Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three year ordeal that would ultimately expose a national scandal. <br /> <br /><b>SEASON 4: StoryCast 21 (2021) </b><br />Through extraordinary personal stories, Sky News revisits 21 of the world’s biggest news events this century. <br /> <br /><b>SEASON 3: Polonium and The Piano Player (2020) </b><br />Two Russian agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim. <br /> <br /><b>SEASON 2: What happened to Annie? (2019) </b><br />In 2005, the body of 30-year-old Swedish woman, Annie Börjesson, was found on Prestwick beach in Scotland. Could one of the world’s most secretive security agencies be behind her death? <br /> <br /><b>SEASON 1: The Hunt for the Brinks-Mat Gold (2018) </b><br />In 1983, an armed gang stole £26m in gold bars from a high-security depot near Heathrow Airport. Dubbed the crime of the century, the heist changed the face of Britain’s criminal landscape and the life of one undercover Scotland Yard detective. <br />
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April 14, 2025
For more than a decade, London mum Anna has led a secret double life as a brothel keeper. But in 2024, a break-in at her brothel there sparks a potentially deadly chain of events.<br /><br />Pitted against both criminals and the police, can Anna untangle herself from this hidden world with both her secret and her safety intact? <br /><br />The first episodes of The Brothel are out in May.<br /><br /><i>The series uses the voices of actors to protect the identities of those featured.</i>
February 28, 2025
A new court case finally exposes abuse in Barrow. Jason and Liz have known about these allegations for years but they can only reveal the facts now. The case involves three brothers and it's taken their victims more than a decade to get justice. Now we can tell the story of their crimes and follow a thread leading back to Ellie Williams. She's out of jail and not allowed to talk to the media. But Jason and Liz find her old diaries raise fresh questions. <br /> <br />Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual abuse, explicit language, and a reference to suicide <br /> <br />From Sky News Storycast, Unreliable Witness is presented by Jason Farrell and Liz Lane. <br /><br />Episode Producer: Soila Apparicio <br />Executive Producer: Louise Cotton <br />Sound Design: Matt Wareham <br />Sky Podcasts Editor: Paul Stanworth
March 24, 2024
Police material is released, taking us to the moments they discover her battered at her flat and the night before her infamous post. They also reveal her reaction when accused of lying. Meanwhile Liz and Jason are given a psychiatric report charting medical records and interviews which reveal more on Ellie’s background and state of mind. And, finally, Liz hears from the young woman at the centre of it all - directly from prison. <br /> <br />Warning: This series discusses issues of sexual abuse, self-harm, violence and suicide <br /><br />From Sky News Storycast, Unreliable Witness is presented by Jason Farrell and Liz Lane.<br /><br />Series Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock <br />Executive Producer: Louise Cotton <br />Sound Design: Matt Wareham <br />Additional Journalism: Sarah O’Connell <br />Sky Podcasts Editor: Paul Stanworth
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