The Beauty Queen and the Catfish
2026 · BBC iPlayer · 44 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Convicting the Catfish
Sun, 11 Jan, 5:00 pm
With the perpetrator now investigated by the police as a serial offender, questions turn to what drove them to become one of the UK's prolific catfish - and why can't they stop?
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When a small-town beauty queen suspects the doctor she has been messaging is not who he says he is, she turns detective to catch one of the UK's most prolific catfish.
Episodes
- E01
The Mystery Medic
Sun, 11 Jan· 43 minWhen a mysterious doctor starts flirting with a former beauty queen online, she smells a love rat. But when she starts digging, the mystery deepens, and nothing is as it seems.
- E02
Turning Detective
Sun, 11 Jan· 44 minThe women work together to reveal the true identity of their catfish. However, as more victims and evidence come to light, the women are forced to take matters into their own hands.
- E03
Convicting the Catfish
Sun, 11 Jan· 44 minWith the perpetrator now investigated by the police as a serial offender, questions turn to what drove them to become one of the UK's prolific catfish - and why can't they stop?
