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Claimed and Shamed

2012 · 15 seasons

A light, brisk daytime watch of real fraud cases unravelling, more wry than tense, easy to dip into.

Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Naga Munchetty, Ore Oduba
Overview
Documentary series that casts a covert eye over the ever-growing problem of insurance fraud, and sees outlandish claimers as they're caught out on camera.

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Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Naga Munchetty, Ore Oduba
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • greed
    • justice
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • procedural
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, crime
    Starring
    Naga Munchetty, Ore Oduba
    Length
    15 seasons, 180 episodes
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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