

The Body Next Door
2024– · Sky Documentaries · 70 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Act 3 [The Truth]
Mon, 26 Aug, 6:00 am
As police determine their prime suspect, they race to discover the victim's identity, unravelling a dark narrative of jealousy and betrayal.
About
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.
Episodes
- E01
Act 1 [The Body]
Mon, 12 Aug· 70 minThe story begins as what appears to be a seemingly harmless prank in the sleepy village of Beddau takes a horrifying turn when a medical skeleton is in fact revelaed to be a dead body.
- E02
Act 2 [The Secret]
Mon, 19 Aug· 60 minA look at how South Wales police focused their attention on Leigh Sabine, an elderly woman with a deceitful past who had recently died of cancer. Shocking revelations about her five abandoned children and a 1960s manhunt in New Zealand emerged, exposing deep family secrets. As forensic officers raced to find evidence, the investigation uncovered a complex web of lies, leaving the village in turmoil.
- E03
Act 3 [The Truth]
Mon, 26 Aug· 60 minAs police determine their prime suspect, they race to discover the victim's identity, unravelling a dark narrative of jealousy and betrayal.


