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Series 4: The Jesus Army
Uncovering the rise and unravelling of one of the biggest religious cults in Britain. Exploring the controversies, abuses and lasting scars left on those who lived within it.
Previously on In Detail...
Series 1. The Pub Bombings
Exploring the impact of two Birmingham pub bombs in a 50 year evolving story.
Series 2. The Toxic Waste Scandal
Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby.
Series 3: Felled: The Sycamore Gap Story
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland.
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Ex-Jesus Army members unite in finding their freedom, rebuilding their identity and speaking their truth.
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Thousands mourn and a new generation takes control.
Meanwhile criminal confessions about troubling abuse claims are ignored by elders and the pressure mounts.
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Troubling revelations, a heavy conscience, and one man left questioning what to do next.
Philippa recalls her visit to court to testify on behalf of her friend 'Gemma' and shares how it led her to que…
Street preaching, child look-outs and a police investigation.
The vulnerable are drawn into the Jesus Army while a court case looms.
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Faith, control and growing tension in the Fellowship Church community with wild services, exorcisms and warnings of hidden wrong doing.
This episode contains references to exorcism.
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All new followers were welcome to the Jesus Fellowship, they were given new names and strict rules to become a member of the community.
Treasured possessions are left at the door. No media, no music, …
Exploring how the Fellowship Church and the 'Jesus Army', led by Noel Stanton, settled in the rural Northamptonshire village of Bugbrooke.
The church attracted thousands with promises of Christian fai…
Uncovering the rise and unravelling of one of the biggest religious cults in Britain. Exploring the controversies, abuses and lasting scars left on those who lived within it.
Diving deep into the Fell…
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, are sentenced in a live-streamed hearing at Newcastle Crown Court. BBC Correspondent Fiona Trott describes the atmosphere on the day.
The two men …
Si King explores what the future holds for Sycamore Gap and what made the tree so special.
Discovering people's connection to the tree, the site and the significance of the Hollywood debut in the film…
Step inside the trial of Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, who are accused of felling Sycamore Gap.
Join journalists, a courtroom artist and an expert witness to hear the evidence …
Meet the last person to see Sycamore Gap before it was felled and those who first stumbled upon the aftermath.
Also Kevin Reynolds, the Hollywood director who made the tree famous in the film Robin Ho…
As the investigation into who felled Sycamore Gap gets underway, accusations start to fly.
One man falsely accused of cutting down the iconic tree was farmer Walter Renwick. In his first broadcast int…
Hairy Biker Si King documents the global outrage that followed the felling of a beloved landmark that had stood in Northumberland for more than a hundred years.
As the two men convicted of criminal da…
Hairy Biker Si King investigates who felled the tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.
The famous tree had come to symbolise the local community and was nickname…
A statement from an embattled Chief Executive shocks the nation's media.
As George's investigation comes to an emotional conclusion, new information is revealed and an offer is made to the man at the …
Find out whether the Corby mums or the council is helped when a new witness speaks out.
As experts seek to dismiss the families’ claims as 'fantastical', Des Collins and his team face a curveball that…
A young George Taylor faces a harrowing decision that will shape his future.
While emotional testimonies make clear the scale of suffering caused by the clean up, Des Collins realises he needs to do e…
A second dead-dropped parcel threatens to expose the toxic waste scandal.
Des Collins embarks upon a nationwide quest to try and prove that the clean up of Corby steelworks is the cause of the cluster…
Des Collins arrives in Corby and comes face-to-face with the case that will change his life.
With a group of fearless mothers looking for the truth, Des is determined to find out once and for all whet…