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The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

2022 · 1 season

A sobering, slow-burning true-crime portrait that leaves you unsettled by how easily trust is weaponized.

Created by: Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson
Genres: Documentary, Crime

Overview: This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

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Created by: Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson
Genres: Documentary, Crime

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
betrayal
crime
trauma
family
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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