Documentaries you've seen you still think about to this day

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Apple In My Pie said:
There was this programme on I think BBC One a month or two ago, it was a series about missing people and the attempts to find them by both their family and the police. One of these missing people was a man with mental health issues, who kept escaping the ward he was admitted to... to just... leave. Not even to go home - he’d just wander around, get on trains, spend the night in a grassy layby. The police would find him, get him admitted to hospital or taken home, and then he’d be reported missing a few days later. You could see how sad and frustrating it was for the families affected but an interesting watch nevertheless, I still think about the people shown over the series and hope they’re doing well for themselves now
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Reminds me of a documentary I saw some years back about a young guy who went missing on the Isle of wight. Last seen on a night out then never seen again. If i recall they were trying to review lots of old footage and stuff of cctv in the area. The poor Mother was just bereft.
 
Practically Perfect said:
The iranian embassy seige (1980) - first time i saw a news flash and the SAS scaling the walls
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Going slightly off topic here, I have just finished soldier I, about one of the SAS men who was involved in that. A good read.

MaxieMoo said:
Reminds me of a documentary I saw some years back about a young guy who went missing on the Isle of wight. Last seen on a night out then never seen again. If i recall they were trying to review lots of old footage and stuff of cctv in the area. The poor Mother was just bereft.
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Was that damien nettles? That was so sad.

BigBrenda said:
I watched rain in my heart Jesus Christ it’s upset me and it’s lingering I don’t like this feeling. Seeing mark down that wine then vomit it back up was distressing. I couldn’t believe Toni died she was 26 and still couldn’t admit to being an alcoholic 😭. Vanda died in 2010 also and apparnstly marks clean now.

Also watched another documentary about girls that had ASBOS and was out of control the black girl in it Shorna she was 19 and was moaning about being stopped with a crack rock in her pocket because she didn’t want them to think she was a crack addict, I googled her the other day and she never changed and just got deeper into drugs. ☹
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Thats the same feeling I had, I had to rewatch it as I was so shocked about toni. Drank herself to death as she was bored. So, so sad.
 
I watched a program about sex trafficking in America on channel 4 last night. It was really sad, the way underage girls were groomed into thinking the men were their boyfriends and then being told they had to sleep with strangers for money. It followed a team of mainly female police officers who tried to help the girls, arrest the traffickers/pimps, and educate the men who were picking up the girls to make them realise how wrong it all is.

One girl they picked up claimed to be 19 but it turned out she was actually only about 15 or 16. She ran away a few times and went back to the pimp, but eventually they helped her break away from it completely
 
petitspois said:
Course it’s not a healthy hobby, it’s creepy as f!
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Well the argument supporters of it make is that it's not harming anyone and is the same as men who make model railways, etc, but I Very Strongly Disagree.

There seems to be a level of deception, if only to the person who buys them, when it comes to reborn dolls. Taking them out in a pram and letting people think they are real for attention. I find something incredibly sad about that.
 
Lulu Goss said:
I watched a program about sex trafficking in America on channel 4 last night. It was really sad, the way underage girls were groomed into thinking the men were their boyfriends and then being told they had to sleep with strangers for money. It followed a team of mainly female police officers who tried to help the girls, arrest the traffickers/pimps, and educate the men who were picking up the girls to make them realise how wrong it all is.

One girl they picked up claimed to be 19 but it turned out she was actually only about 15 or 16. She ran away a few times and went back to the pimp, but eventually they helped her break away from it completely
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I was meant to watch that, totally forgot it was on. Must catch up.

Lollipop2123 said:
A bit more of a light-hearted one.. I think it was called driving school. With the older lady who was learning to drive. Maureen was it? She was very endearing!
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She became quite famous IIRC! Didn’t she do an advert!?

Apple In My Pie said:
There was this programme on I think BBC One a month or two ago, it was a series about missing people and the attempts to find them by both their family and the police. One of these missing people was a man with mental health issues, who kept escaping the ward he was admitted to... to just... leave. Not even to go home - he’d just wander around, get on trains, spend the night in a grassy layby. The police would find him, get him admitted to hospital or taken home, and then he’d be reported missing a few days later. You could see how sad and frustrating it was for the families affected but an interesting watch nevertheless, I still think about the people shown over the series and hope they’re doing well for themselves now
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I’d never seen or even heard of that show before but the one and only time I have ever watched it was the episode you’re talking about and I agree it was so sad. I felt so sorry for his son. I remember thinking that although it might be distressing and not what he wants, that he should be moved into a secure unit in order to save him from accidentally killing himself.
 
Just watched the Panorama episode about shared ownership on BBC today. I felt so bad for the lady with the three children. Shared ownership is an absolute farce.
 
Sins of my father is about the life of Pablo Escobar (the biggest drug trafficker Colombia has ever had). It is a very good documentary, although it should be complemented with other versions that do tell a better story of his life.
The bad thing is that the "versions" are sometimes badly adapted and do not finish clarifying the real story.
Perhaps the most curious thing is that it was written by the drug dealer's own son, who at that time was very young and lived through the strongest events of the cartel.
You can enjoy this content on GuideDoc, a very good documentary website.
 
One documentary I think about quite regularly is one I watched in 2012 or so. It was about people who can remember pretty much everything that's ever happened to them; tell them a date and they'll tell you what happened. I can't remember the name of the show, but I know that the man featured was called Aurelien and there was a lady who kept a diary and remembered some really specific details about a banana from a random day in the past. I guess I fixate on memory a lot and this one really stuck with me. Can never really decide whether remembering literally everything would be an asset or a curse.
 
BigBrenda said:
I watched rain in my heart Jesus Christ it’s upset me and it’s lingering I don’t like this feeling. Seeing mark down that wine then vomit it back up was distressing. I couldn’t believe Toni died she was 26 and still couldn’t admit to being an alcoholic 😭. Vanda died in 2010 also and apparnstly marks clean now.

Also watched another documentary about girls that had ASBOS and was out of control the black girl in it Shorna she was 19 and was moaning about being stopped with a crack rock in her pocket because she didn’t want them to think she was a crack addict, I googled her the other day and she never changed and just got deeper into drugs. ☹
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Just watched 'rain in my heart' because I fancied a sad watch tonight and god it was so heart breaking. It was devastating hearing Toni plan her future with her son and wanting another baby and then days later she's dead. I really hope Mark is still alive like you said as well as Nige's family. Sad to hear about Vanda though :cry: .
 
DCICassieStuart said:
Are you thinking of 'The Dying Rooms' maybe? It sounds very similar except it was in China. Would have been mid 90s I think. I can remember watching it and being about 14 or 15. I'm 41 now.
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Ooh we're about the same age I'm 39. I'm sure it was a European country 🤔 I'll have to do some googling and see if I can find it. I remember chatting to my HV when my son was small and we randomly spoke about it. She couldn't believe I remembered it as it was part of her studies when she was training years ago. It will bug me if I don't find it

chocolate choux said:
Not that documentary but there’s a more recent one on YouTube about some of the Romanian orphans who were adopted by Brits. The kids featured turned out really well so it’s more positive in that sense, but when they rediscover their birth families it’s still sad. Really tragic situations and a lot of regrets and heartbreak. Some absolute joy, too, at finally getting closure.

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I've just seen this thank you! I wonder if it was a follow on from what I watched. I'll have to harden up and watch this one too 🥺😥
 
I don’t know if this has been mentioned but the best documentary I have ever seen (and often rewatch episodes of) is the docuseries O.J.: Made In America.

It’s available on iPlayer I think and it won Best Documentary at the Oscars. It’s about OJ Simpson and you realise just how much of a sociopath he was, poor Nicole and Ron. One of, if not the most powerful thing I have ever watched. You will not regret it if you do watch it!
 
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