The Body Next Door (Documentary, English)
Genres: Crime
Status: Running
Premiered: 2024-08-11
Network: Sky Documentaries
Country: GB
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 70 minutes
Nestled in the heart of the Welsh Valleys is the quiet former mining town of Beddau. Home to some 3000 residents. Beddau is a place where locals know the postman by name; and everyone knows everyone's business. Or so they think…; In 1997; Ann Sabine arrives in the Welsh town of Beddau from New Zealand. Single; with no family to speak of; she soon becomes the life and soul of the community; earning a reputation for having a ‘heart of gold'. Everyone loves her. But when Ann dies from cancer in 2015; and tells her friends to retrieve a medical skeleton from her shed for a; joke; her friends instead discover a heavily wrapped male corpse.South Wales Police commence an investigation which unravels decades of secrets; rocking communities on both sides of the world.; This 3-part documentary series is packed with twists and turns; it's the tale of a seemingly gentle old lady with a dark and sinister past; one that will unravel across this gripping; and tonally refreshing; true crime feature / series.