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The Mother Of All Cons

(38 Posts)
MT62 Tue 02-Jun-26 16:47:56

What channel please? 🙏

REKA Tue 02-Jun-26 15:28:49

I think you'll see how they managed to get the medication in the last 20 minutes!

Fara56 Tue 02-Jun-26 15:26:14

20 mins left of last episode. Gripping but still some unanswered questions. Where did they get the morphine and meds from? An article I read online alleged the daughter had an opioid problem - not unsurprising really, but what, if any, medical people were involved with her????

YorkLady Tue 02-Jun-26 14:47:59

I watched all of this last night too.
I was left with so many unanswered questions. How on earth is Jean still free???
Were funds ever recovered and did they know where all the money had gone?
The two parents who started to investigate this fraud were put through hell. They are very strong people indeed

Sago Tue 02-Jun-26 14:44:24

I listened to the podcast some years ago.

The documentary has much more info, the story of the Atlantic flight for example, they had no shame!

The mother should be behind bars.

REKA Tue 02-Jun-26 14:20:33

We watched it all in one go. Couldn't believe it! How outrageous of the mother to carry on in such a manner. Great viewing!

She777 Tue 02-Jun-26 14:07:47

This was a really gripping documentary. I really have some suspicions about the daughter’s death though. It was very shocking.

ferry23 Mon 01-Jun-26 06:46:32

I hadn't planned to watch all 3 episodes last night - but I did!

So unbelievably believable. Or the other way round.

Definitely worth a watch.

Chocolatelovinggran Mon 01-Jun-26 06:45:39

A very well made programme about a shocking con. The persistence of the parents in pursuing the perpetrators whilst caring for a child who had come through years of gruelling treatment, in one family, and grieving over the death of a child in the other, was amazing.

notgran Mon 01-Jun-26 05:40:03

I watched this yesterday and was a bit ashamed I had no knowledge of all this. The tenacity of the 2 parents who did their own investigation was admirable. I stopped a few years ago giving to charities of which I know little of their "workings" and now only give to ones I am 100% sure of where the money goes. Highly recommend watching this programme

NotAGran55 Mon 01-Jun-26 04:06:06

I also listened to the podcast and was horrified. I’ll definitely watch it.

keepingquiet Sun 31-May-26 22:57:50

I listened to a podcast on this story years ago but will be checking this out too for an update...

Sarnia Sun 31-May-26 22:40:57

A 3 part true story on a mother and daughter who were the founders of the charity, Believe In Magic. I won't say anything else to spoilt it should you want to watch it but it had me gripped.