Football's Darkest Secret BBC1

[sinbaddio]

We all know the gravity of what happened, but I found this documentary incredibly moving and harrowing at the same time.

I guess it could be more so for me as I live in the Crewe area and know one of the poor men that came forward. It really is worth watching.

[Derek Smith]

It was horrific. Horror films don't come close.

Hundreds of victims, over years. Yet it was an open 'secret', so much that victims were verbally abused as well when playing.

[sinbaddio]

Watched all three last night. It's truly awful and the numbers of people affected are horrific.

[Driver101]

I watched the second part when it was on last night. It was very sad. Very moving interviews by the victims. As they say we'll never know the full scale.

Sadly up here in Scotland the mocking of victims and paedophilia hasn't moved on. It's one of the most common taunts used by Rangers to mock their rivals Celtic. It's used very regularly including on this forum where another longterm member was banned the other day. It's sick.

I'll watch the third part when it's on later tonight.

[Terminator X]

sinbaddio said:

We all know the gravity of what happened, but I found this documentary incredibly moving and harrowing at the same time.

I guess it could be more so for me as I live in the Crewe area and know one of the poor men that came forward. It really is worth watching.

Same here. Why the men weren't believed by the jury beggars belief + the perp simply sat in the interview room and said nothing surely a big "no no" for any jury.

TX.

[Randy Winkman]

Some very, very brave people on the 2 programmes I have seen and it raised lots of issues about why some people can get away with things for so long.

Any ideas why I can only find 2 programmes?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ths4/episodes...

[sinbaddio]

They’re all available on iPlayer.

[Randy Winkman]

Is it just me? I can only see parts 1 and 3.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000tjgr/foo...

[Randy Winkman]

Part 2 now back on-line. I wonder if there was legal issue about part of it?