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Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

  • 2020
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • 1 season
  • 8.0/10

The story of the individuals who brought Bishop Peter Ball to justice and the cover-up that went to the highest levels of the Church of England.

Latest: Season 1 · 2020

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Jan 13, 2020

    Using powerful testimony from victims, police and church officials, and dramatic reconstruction, this programme charts the story of those who fought for many years to bring a prosecution against Ball.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Jan 15, 2020

    By the mid-1990s Bishop Peter was back officiating in church services. George Carey, then the Archbishop of Canterbury, had paid towards Ball’s legal costs and a personal holiday with money from the Church, while the victim who alerted the police, Neil Todd, felt shunned by the religious establishment left with no support from the Church.