The Hunt for the Camden Ripper

(Channel 4, 2004)

"A quite beautiful documentary about a bloody, horrendous subject." -  The Guardian

 

The discovery of human body parts behind a pub in Camden over Christmas 2002 triggered one of the Metropolitan Police’s largest man hunts and shocked the nation.  The revelations that followed, about a man's brutal murder of three London women shocked a nation.  

But the story of the search for Anthony Hardy also revealed some painful truths about the anonymity of a city, and the complex challenges facing mental health units charged with protecting both the public and their patients. 

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The Hunt for the Camden Ripper - C4

PRESS

 

“Mesmerising…. Olly Lambert’s film is a quite beautiful documentary about a bloody, horrendous subject. It was measured and thoughtful throughout, from its interviews with police officers, mental healthcare professionals and Hardy’s neighbours, through its portrayal of London as a place of anonymity…. Of course it was sensational – films such as this can’t not be – but it was also a considered examination of the failures of the system. It was about the things – and the people – we throw away.” Gareth McLean, The Guardian

“A measured, searching documentary… Engrossing.” Time Out

CREDITS

 

Production Company: Just TV

Narrator: Juliet Stevenson

Film Editor: Julian Rodd

Composer: Chris Whitten

Camera: Chris Cox

Sound: Tim Watts

Producer: Sylvia Jones

Executive Producer: Nina Davies

Commissioning Editor: Danny Cohen

Director: Olly Lambert