Please recommend a good documentary film/series for me

[YakkityYakYakYak]

I rarely have any time to myself but do today, and fancy watching a good documentary.

Don’t mind what it’s about, just want to watch something really interesting and engaging. Really like Louis Theroux and Michael Moore but have seen all of those.

Have Sky, Netflix, Amazon and Apple+ & Disney+ (probably very un-mumsnetty to admit to having all of the subscription services isn’t it)

Can I have some recommendations please?

I thought the recent documentary “The Ripper” was well done. It was about Peter Sutcliff’s murders but it focussed on exposing the shoddy detective work and the shit deal women had in the ‘70s rather than being too gratuitous.

@Monkeytapper

Outcry
The Killing of Jessica Chambers
The Beverly Allison's Taped
The Case of Martha Morley
The Case Against Adnan Syed
The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell
The Disappearance of Phoenix Coldon
The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers
The Jinx
The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes
The Cheshire Murders
I Love You, Now Die
Wrongly Released Free to Kill
Catching a Serial Killer Sam Little
The Forgotten West Memphis Three
Kemper on Kemper
Dahmer on Dahmer
Who Killed Garrett Phillips
The Tall Man
The Disappearance of Nataliee Holloway
Smiley Face Killers
Death at the Mansion Rebecca Zaha
Murder in the Bayou
There's something wrong with Aunt Diane
The Trails of Pamela Smart

Watched them all 😂😂 all currently on sky crime on Now TV. Should keep you going for a bit if you haven't seen them.

@MustBeThin...Amazing! Thank you.....which one should I start with?

Unsolved mysteries on Netflix ( 2 series ) each ep about an hour long and covers a separate event normally crime stuff

Bathtubs Over Broadway on Netflix. A lovely happy documentary about musical theatre.

Succession isn't actually a documentary.

Surviving R Kelly was shocking but also extremely fascinating. I especially found it interesting how "celebrity" protects those who commit criminal acts.

7up is on britbox- you could get the free trial.

@Monkeytapper no probs. Hmm really hard to choose but perhaps The Jinks, I watched it years ago.
The Smiley Case Killers and The DNA of Murder are slightly different to the rest because they are investigating different murders each episode rather than being about one person/murder for the entire series.

Seen The Jinx,....bonkers !

@WinniePig

If you like Touching the Void and Dawn Wall then you will love Free Solo.

Free Solo gave me palpitations despite knowing beforehand nothing bad happened.

Rising Phoenix on Netflix
United Skates, part of the Storyville series on BBC iPlayer

I'll Be Gone In The Dark on Sky. Absolutely brilliant.

@Monkeytapper I'd go with The Killing of Jessica Chambers or Who Killed Garrett if you haven't seen those

Civilisations on bbc iplayer, and The Romantics, was on bbc iplayer, don’t know now.

Expedition but it's on UKTV play.

There was a very interesting 3 part documentary on the plague of London on channel 5 a while ago. Might still be available.

Three Identical Strangers on Netflix. My jaw was on the floor n

Has anyone recommended The Vow? It's on Sky. I got totally hooked.

Thanks everyone, so many good recommendations!

I’ve just started Don’t F*ck With Cats on Netflix, shocking but good watch so far. Will check the other suggestions out too

@YakkityYakYakYak

Thanks everyone, so many good recommendations!

I’ve just started Don’t F*ck With Cats on Netflix, shocking but good watch so far. Will check the other suggestions out too

That gave me bad dreams 😱😱

@JorisBonson - I can see why. I’m only one episode in, but it’s pretty horrific. Just had to go and check the doors are locked 😂

@WinniePig

If you like Touching the Void and Dawn Wall then you will love Free Solo.

I have zero interest in climbing but I was actually walking towards the tv with the remote control pointed to switch it off — I’d been in another room so hadn’t seen any of it — and realised half an hour later I was still standing there with the remote in mind hand, I was so gripped.

Lots of the Storyville documentaries (some available on BBC player) are brilliant. One I found incredibly touching and involving was one called The Baby and the Buddha, about a Buddhist monk disciple searching for the baby which will be the reincarnation of his dead master.

Hunt for the unabomber

Sorry, actually called Manhunt...on Netflix.