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In an audacious campaign to demand better borrowing, Michael Sheen buys £1m of debt from hundreds of people in Wales, and then he writes it all off
The raising of King Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose in 1982 remains one of the most significant events in the history of maritime salvage. Comparable to the recovery of the 17th century Swedish warship Vasa in 1961, the climax of this complex and expensive operation was watched by around 60 million people worldwide. But 300 reels of film recently found in the archive of The Mary Rose Trust provide additional insight into the operation.
Examining high-profile cases which remain unsolved, resulting in agony for families of the victims and frustration for the police. The first episode focuses on the case of Lee Boxell, a 15-year-old who disappeared in South London in 1988, never to be seen again. Lee's parents have lived without answers for more than 30 years, and long to know what happened to their teenage son.
With access to tapes hidden for over 40 years, this documentary goes behind the legend of 1963's Great Train Robbery to uncover the true story of the crime of the century
