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A spellbinding, self-styled shaman offers to heal people who are ill, suffering or in trouble. But her spiritual help comes with a heavy price.
In 2008, veteran Sunday Times journalist Tim Rayment receives a tip about an incredibly bizarre crime. The tale: an elite London community ensnared in a dark web of spiritual manipulation, South American shamanism and millions of pounds in 'sacrificial offerings'.
At the centre of it all are a charming healer, a secretive woman and an invisible man named Papa Freddie. And the deeper Tim digs, the stranger it gets.
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Sat 10 Jan 2026
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A flat full of rotting meat and satanic artefacts
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Sam Miller |
| Director | Adnan Ahmed |
| Producer | Laura Smith |
| Editor | Dan Ablett |
| Line Producer | Alex Cavalier |
| Series Producer | Alice Keane |
| Executive Producer | Siobhan Sinnerton |
| Executive Producer | Liz Collier |
| Production Company | HLP Studios |
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