The Body Next Door

This is by far one of the best, and most bizarre true crime documentaries that I've ever seen, it was absolutely brilliant viewing and just kept giving, getting even more bizarre as it went on, I was glued and it comes highly recommended by me.

It all starts when a body, wrapped in 41 layers of plastic, suddenly turns up outside a block of flats in a former mining village in South Wales, and what follows thereafter I couldn't possibly try to explain, you just have to give it a watch, and try to take it all in and process it yourself, truly bizarre!

As a side note I will say I felt so sorry for the woman's now grown up children, you could clearly tell they were still very traumatised by her. But great to see they got on with their lives as best as possible and had success in many areas.

Every now and then you find a series by accident that you cannot put down.

I was surprised I've never heard of this particular case, especially when a lot of it began in New Zealand. I watched the three episodes one after another it was that riveting. It was great to have actual footage from a "current affair" back in New Zealand with the people involved. The children suffered so much with no help from the NZ government. It was very sad.

I am usually not a fan of interviews in a documentary series as they are a bit drawn out but this one was very well done. Give the series a go he won't regret it.

The Body Next Door (Welsh Village with Murderous Secrets)

The Body Next Door is a tense, atmospheric documentary that taps into the age-old fear of not truly knowing who your neighbours are. Set in a quaint Welsh village, the show brings the seemingly idyllic community into sharp contrast with the dark secrets simmering beneath its surface.

The premise is familiar yet gripping: a small village, where everyone knows each other-at least, they think they do. When a body is discovered, the cozy familiarity starts to crumble. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that beneath the polite facades and picture-perfect homes, lies a web of deceit, betrayal, and possibly murder.

What makes The Body Next Door especially compelling is its exploration of how little we sometimes know about those closest to us. The series highlights the paranoia and mistrust that can fester in a close-knit community once doubt takes root. This slow-burn documentary keeps your attention, until the final moments, when all the pieces come together in a chilling conclusion.

If you're a fan of true crime documentaries with an edge then this is for you. A deep dive into the human psyche, The Body Next Door is a must-watch. It's eerie, thought-provoking, and a haunting reminder that you never really know what-or who-lurks next door.

I started watching this on a wet and windy Sunday afternoon just to pass the time. WOW did I get a shock when I realised that I had been so absorbed that I had seen the whole thing.

I don't know why it's categorised as a DOCUMENTARY and assume this is why there is no cast list or reader views etc.

I got totally involved and salute the direction, the script, the music and of course the actors.

Somewhere the point was made that of course there were no actual people and all personnel were actors.

I totally overlooked all of that and believed I was watching the real events being filmed as they happened.

Naive? Sure but I am at times a nasty piece of work who sniffed out pretences but nothing was further from my mind in this case.

I urge you to watch it: it's on STAN.

The small Welsh community of Beddau is rocked, when the body of a man is found wrapped in multiple layers, left outside a house. Police are keen to speak to the woman who found the body, but enquiries seem to lead nowhere.

It's a quite shocking documentary series, one that only gets more and more outrageous with every passing episode, if it wasn't real life, you'd think someone who made up this story had gone too far.

The final episode is extraordinary, you'll have your jaw dropped open as to hear exactly what went down.

Leigh's story is astonishing, initially she's some sort of fun figure, I likened her to Edina Monsoon from Absolutely Fabulous, but as this progresses, you realise exactly what she is.

Fascinating first hand interviews, especially those from New Zealand, talk about survivors.

Amazing.

9/10.