Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge

1990 28 Seasons 331 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.

The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Just Some Stories for Eleanor

EP 2

Island of Outcasts

Takes a frank and disturbing look at the psychiatric asylum on the Greek island of Leros.

EP 3

Burning the House Down

EP 4

Anyone for Polo?

Looking at financial barriers to the sport of polo. Membership of clubs, grooming and stabling all cost a fortune. The p

EP 5

Mothers behind Bars

EP 6

The Story of Omer Khan

EP 7

Sellafield: The Contaminated Coast

EP 8

Against My Nature

EP 9

No Home for Barry

EP 11

Comrade Philby

EP 12

She's Done Her Bird

Follows three women from three different prisons as they face the challenges of readjusting to life on the outside.

EP 13

N.Y. Law

EP 15

Shepherd and the Bomb

EP 16

Savage Indictment

EP 17

Black Triangle

EP 18

The Killing Seas

EP 1

Sanctuary

EP 2

Relative Strangers

EP 3

Winning Fortunes

EP 4

No Asylum

EP 5

No Asylum

EP 6

Eton - Class of '91

Looks at Eton, its traditions, methods of teaching and general daily routines.

EP 7

A Plague on Your Home

EP 8

The Pick, the Shovel and the Open Road

Documentary which follows three gangs of migrant Irish street workers as they tunnel beneath the streets of London to la

EP 9

Repomen

EP 10

Volvo City

EP 11

Home Fires

We hear from some of the wives and mothers who, to use the First World War analogy "keep the home fires burning" while t

EP 12

Strange Neighbours

EP 13

Casualties

EP 14

Plain Sailing

EP 15

Cream Teas and Concrete

Investigating North Cornwall District Council and its planning decision regarding Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor.

EP 16

The Bin Men

EP 1

Looking for Billy

Missing without trace, a father of ten from Dublin.

EP 2

Benenden

EP 3

Black Panthers

EP 4

'P' Company

The rigorous training of paratroopers for the British Army.

EP 5

Summerhill at 70

Summerhill is a boarding school in England where students are not forced to attend classes or follow any rules. The film

EP 6

Coppers

A turbulent month following the police at work - and hearing complaints against them - in Hackney, London, one of the mo

EP 7

Paths of Conflict

EP 8

Neighbours

EP 9

The Killing Seas

EP 10

Breakdown

EP 11

Loansharks

A report from Glasgow on Loansharks.

EP 12

Comrades

EP 13

The Lords

EP 14

Let Me See My Children

EP 15

Dispossessed

EP 16

Special Treatment

EP 17

Aycliffe's Children

EP 1

Sudden Death

EP 2

Fraud Squad

EP 3

Exposure

EP 4

The Care Business

EP 5

Soweto Flying Squad

EP 6

Undercover

EP 7

The Claims Men

EP 8

Cries of Alarm

EP 9

Rich Pickings

EP 10

Whatever Happened to the Knockers?

EP 11

Fire Investigators

EP 12

Searching for Susan

A mother and father's desperate search for their runaway daughter.

EP 13

Educating Stephen

EP 14

Navy Blues: Part 1

EP 15

Navy Blues: Part 2

EP 1

Intolerance

EP 2

Nurses

EP 3

An Impossible Job

Cameras follow England manager Graham Taylor and his disastrous World Cup qualification campaign.

EP 4

Looking after Mum

EP 5

The Club

An inside look at the Northwood Golf Club in Middlesex.

EP 6

Shops and Robbers

EP 7

Airport

EP 8

Absolutely Marie Claire

EP 9

Cutting Edge Special: Dead Reckoning

EP 10

Open Wide

EP 11

Bodyguards

EP 12

Tough Love

EP 13

Healing Wounds

EP 15

The Glasshouse

EP 16

Home Alone

Two pensioners, living on their own, keep a diary through the winter months.

EP 1

The Glasshouse

EP 2

Revenge

EP 3

For Richer, For Poorer

EP 4

A Is for Accident

EP 5

Jumpers

EP 6

Cave Rescue

EP 7

Amnesia

EP 8

Casino

EP 9

Road Rage

What transforms the mild-mannered businessman into a raging psycho on the roads?

EP 10

The Price of a Baby

EP 11

The Chain

EP 12

Firing Range

EP 13

Killing in Mind

EP 14

Nannies

EP 15

Fighting for Breath

EP 17

The Trouble with Money

EP 18

Deception

EP 1

Car Thieves

EP 2

Sexual Harassment

EP 3

I Married a Great Train Robber

EP 4

Whistleblowers

EP 5

The Treatment

EP 6

Cries of Alarm: Update

EP 7

The Mystery of the Pescado

EP 8

Special Force

EP 9

Step-Families

A candid investigation of modern step-family life.

EP 10

The Sextuplet Business

EP 11

The Home

Charting a day in the life of Redmere Lodge, St. Leonards-on- Sea, a residential home for elderly people.

EP 13

Paradise Island

EP 14

The Test

A short film about driving.

EP 15

Gazza's Coming Home

Documentary following a year in the life of Paul Gascoigne; after he returned to England after spending three years in I

EP 16

Family Feuds

EP 17

Birth of a Salesman

EP 18

White Death

EP 19

Great House Wives

EP 1

The Builders are Comin

EP 2

The Last Flight of Zulu Delta 576

An investigation into the helicopter crash on 2 June 1994, when 29 passengers and crew were killed in their RAF Chinook

EP 3

Identical Twins

EP 4

Bounty Hunter

EP 5

Health Farm

EP 6

The Bed

A year in the life of a hospital bed, meeting each patient who occupies it, and hearing the wisdom of those who provide

EP 7

Parental Choice

EP 8

The Lost Boy

EP 9

Jilted

EP 10

The Dinner Party

Looks at the possible end of an 18 year political era through the opinions of a group of dinner party guests in East Ang

EP 11

One Night Stand

A look at the lives of three singletons as they go in search of a prospective partner.

EP 12

The Complainers

A look at the lives and opinions of three consumer crusaders who stand up for the rights of dissatisfied customers every

EP 13

Illegal Immigrants

EP 14

Passport Control

EP 15

Sex, Lies and Aliens

Fascinating insight into the sleazy world of Britain's most notorious tabloid newspaper, The Daily Sport, owned by media

EP 16

Car Trouble

EP 17

Women Drivers

Documentary exploring whether there really is something different about women drivers. From school run mums in four whee

EP 18

Footballers Wives

Three women talk about being married to the game.

EP 19

The End Is Nigh

The life of a Jehovah's Witness community.

EP 20

Men Who Pay for Sex

Men talk openly for the first time about their encounters with prostitutes.

EP 1

Rescue: Four Days in August

EP 2

Rescue: Life on Call

EP 3

Rogue Males

EP 4

The Investigators

EP 5

Holding the Baby

EP 6

Bootleggers

EP 7

Ambition

EP 8

Thirty-something

EP 9

Old Dads

EP 10

Last Year's Tories

EP 11

Independent Rosie

EP 12

Murder Two: Part 1

EP 13

Murder Two: Part 2

EP 14

Hello! Hello!

EP 15

Men at Fifty

EP 16

Street Patrol

EP 17

The Outsiders

Stories of four residents of the Avondale Hotel, Eastbourne, which accommodates social security recipients.

EP 18

Safari Strife

EP 20

Rude Britannia

An examination of modern forms of rage in the UK, including road rage, trolley rage etc.

EP 1

Cutting Edge Special: Trimble

EP 2

Who's Been Framed?

EP 3

Mummy's Boy

EP 4

Clapham Common

Meeting the characters who while away their days in this particular location - the cruisers, the philosopher, the lovebi

EP 5

Boot Camp

EP 6

Asylum

EP 7

Shot

EP 8

Playing for England

EP 9

D I Why

EP 10

Love Hurts

An account of a turbulent Trans-Atlantic divorce suite.

EP 11

Kimberley

EP 12

Snoopers at Work

EP 13

Love is Blind

Blind people talk about what it is like to fall in love when you cannot look upon the person you desire.

EP 14

Cars, Caravans and Chaos

EP 15

School for Seduction

EP 16

Disappeared

EP 17

Plane Crazy

EP 1

Reggie Kray

A documentary constructing a case for freeing Reggie Kray from prison.

EP 2

Scandal in the Bins

EP 3

A Wedding in the Family

Fly-on-the-wall documentary following the wedding of Stuart and Anna.

EP 4

Kiss n Sell

EP 5

The Five of Us

The Five of Us examines the life, over several months, of housemates Alain, Luke, Jimmy, Kwok and Mary in a flat in Nott

EP 6

Missing, Presumed Murdered

EP 7

Argi Bhaji

EP 8

The Bliss Business

EP 9

Bronson: Britain's Most Dangerous Prisoner

EP 10

Shooters

EP 11

Seconds to Impact

The extreme sport of base jumping is frowned upon in the UK, so is enjoyed as a somewhat underground pastime. Features m

EP 12

Forgive Me

EP 13

Casualty Cops

EP 14

Moving on Up

EP 15

Moving on Up

Follows some early dotcom start-ups each attempting to be the first ever British one to make a profit.

EP 16

A Very British Christmas

EP 1

The Wet House

Documentary about a hostel for homeless alcoholics in East London, so-called 'wet houses' because they allow drinking on

EP 2

Boys Alone

In this documentary a group of boys is "isolated" for five days in a fully equipped house, with food, games, beds, toys

EP 3

Classroom Cops

EP 4

Gigolos

EP 5

Girls on Tour

EP 6

Love

Joanne, Jon and Wendy are convinced that they have found the love of their lives. They make personal sacrifices to pursu

EP 7

The Trials of Joanne Lees

EP 8

Did Barry George Kill Jill Dando?

EP 9

The Fall of the House of Usher

Documentary about Stuart Usher, the grandson of a baronet who grew up amid luxury but now sells burgers from a roadside

EP 1

Girls Alone

A 'social experiment' fly-on-the-wall documentary following 10 12-year girls left alone to fend for themselves in a hous

EP 2

Snatched

On a holiday to the then Yugoslavia, Alison met and fell in love with a man. They moved back to the UK together where th

EP 3

A Mother's Love

In any society a mother's love for her child is thought to be sacred. Late in 2003 in an American court that most univer

EP 4

Bad Behaviour

EP 5

Behind Closed Doors

EP 6

A Tale of Two Alis

EP 7

Battle for a Baby

EP 8

Child Sex Trade

Filmmaker Liviu Tipurita investigates the pan-European trafficking of children for sex.

EP 9

Beauty Queens And Bloodshed

EP 10

Crooked Tarts and Coronets

The story of two Australian brothel madams who arrived in England in 1996 and began passing themselves off as aristocrat

EP 11

The Last White Kids

A look at what it is like to be an ethnic minority in Britain from a child's point-of-view.

EP 12

14 Alone

EP 1

Bus Pass Bandits

EP 2

Brian's Story

Former advertising journalist Brian Davis is homeless and penniless. A published author he now lives on the streets in L

EP 3

57 Screaming Kids

Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together for a reunion - his dying wish.

EP 4

I Confess

Documentary about people who confess to murders they may not have committed.

EP 5

The Big Speech

EP 6

Looking for Ricky

Looking for Ricky' is an investigation into the disappearance of Ricky D'Cotta, a London boy who left east London for th

EP 14

A Mothers Love

EP 15

Kidnap

1 x 60 minutes, documentary about the world of the kidnap for ransom industry in Columbia.

EP 1

Anti-social Old Buggers

EP 2

It'll Never Last

Looking at the lives of three British women who fell in love whilst overseas.

EP 3

Sleeping with the Au Pair

EP 4

The F***ing Fulfords

Documentary about an eccentric, aristocratic family who are desperate to find money to help repair their dilapidated man

EP 5

My Breasts Are Too Big

EP 6

Touts on Tour

Al Coulston and Slim Cooper are successful ticket touts. In this documentary they try to acquire tickets for desirable s

EP 1

Looking for Elizabeth

In June 2002, Salt Lake City was the setting for a chilling kidnapping. An angelic young girl was stolen from her bedroo

EP 2

The Black Widow

EP 3

Gridlock

EP 4

The House Clearers

Documentary looking at professional house clearing firm, The Clampitts.

EP 1

The Dead Body Squad

Documentary about specialist cleaners who are responsible for cleaning up after a dead body has been found.

EP 2

Wedding Days

The story of 20 couples who all married in 1980 and featured in their local newspaper, the Brighton and Hove Gazette. We

EP 3

My Child's Psychic

My Kid's Psychic follows two children on their extraordinary journeys into the spirit world. Nicola is convinced that he

EP 4

Pram-Face

Documentary following the lives of single mothers living on a council estate.

EP 5

Cult Killer

On January 7th 2005, 29 year old Rick Rodriguez murdered his former nanny and then killed himself on a lonely desert hig

EP 1

A Boy Called Alex

Alex is a boy who suffers from a severe form of Cystic fibrosis. He is also a gifted composer and musician. While suffer

EP 2

Scams, Fiddles and Honest Claims

A look at people who claim insurance either illegally by scamming or legally, and the companies which are responsible fo

EP 3

Who Killed the Playboy Earl?

Looking at the life and downfall of the tenth Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, who went missing in 2004. A mi

EP 4

Baby Bible Bashers

Follows the stories of three young children who preach the word of the Lord.

EP 5

My Street

One street. 116 households. What goes on behind closed doors? Happy stories. Sad stories. Hopeful stories. Remarkable st

EP 6

The Girls Who Were Found Alive

Two ten-year-old (female) best friends find themselves being kidnapped outside of their local school by a notorious pedo

EP 7

Phone Rage

A look at the people who work in call centers and are frequently (and often unfairly) on the receiving end of the custom

EP 8

Pramface Babies

A look at four young girls and how the they deal with their unplanned pregnancies in a Liverpool hospital ward.

EP 9

Shannon Matthews: The Family's Story

EP 10

Sleeping with My Sister

A look at nine months in the lives of two half-sibling couples, whose incestuous relationships began after reuniting as

EP 11

The Human Spider

A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings without the aid of rop

EP 12

Cotton Wool Kids

Exploring the effect overprotection can have on children.

EP 13

Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher

British tourist Meredith Kercher was murdered whilst in Italy. This documentary gives an insight into the events that to

EP 14

Strictly Baby Fight Club

An insight into the competitive world of child Thai boxing.

EP 15

The Artful Codgers

Britain's oddest forgers.

EP 16

13 Kids and Wanting More

Documentary looking at three large families who between have over thirty children but, they still intend on having more.

EP 17

Gridlock and Road Rage

A look at UK traffic jams and how they affect the drivers involved.

EP 18

The 9/11 Faker

The story of Alicia "Tania" Head, who lied about surviving the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, claimin

EP 19

The Ambulance: 8 Minutes to Disaster

Charting a month in the life of ambulance 212 and its crew in Reading.

EP 20

The Virgin Daughters

An look at America's purity movement. The purity movement involves girls pledging to remain a virgin until their wedding

EP 21

Dana: The 8 Year Old Anorexic

Dana is an 8-year-old anorexic. This film looks at her time at a clinic to treat her disorder and how it affects people

EP 22

Ninety Naps a Day

A group of Narcolepsy sufferers from the UK head to America to attend a Narcolepsy conference to gain an insight into th

EP 23

Bobski the Builder

Two teams of builders (one from England, the other from Poland) compete to see who can build a housing extension most ef

EP 24

Mum, Heroin and Me

A moving portrait of Kate, a mother who supports and loves her 20-year-old heroin-addicted daughter, Hannah despite her

EP 25

The Prince Charles Generation

Tells the story of some of the other men born on the same day as their most illustrious contemporary.

EP 26

Rich Kid, Poor Kid

Documentary on the impact of the wealth gap in the UK on a couple of teenagers.

EP 27

Special Needs Pets

Documentary about disabilities in family pets.

EP 28

The Jacksons Are Coming

A documentary following members of the Jackson Five as they search for a new home in the Devon fishing village of Appled

EP 29

The Fun Police

An insight into the lives of public safety inspectors.

EP 1

Trapped by My Twin

Documentary about two twin sisters who find it difficult to spend time apart.

EP 2

Meet the Foxes

A look at the clash between foxes in urban environments and the citizens.

EP 3

Killer Road

Documentary about the A46 road in Lincolnshire; it has reputation as being one of the most dangerous road in England due

EP 4

Blind Young Things

Follows the lives of three partially-sighted pupils at the Royal National College for the Blind. Looking at the issues t

EP 5

Mind Your F-ing Language

A school undertake a social experiment in which the pupils give up swearing.

EP 6

Meet the Au Pairs

Follows three families as they undertake the process of hiring an Au Pair and the problems that arise.

EP 7

The Animal Au Pair

Animal trainer Jackie Rowberry searches for an Au Pair.

EP 8

Bus Pass Workaholics

A look at people past the retirement age who still choose to work.

EP 9

The Dangerous School for Boys

Documentary about a private boys school in France. The school teaches unusual subjects such as hunting and Latin prayer.

EP 1

Surviving Gazza

EP 2

Killer in a Small Town

EP 3

A Very British Storm Junkie

Stuart Robinson is a man who travels around the world to chase storms. This documentary follows follows his quest to get

EP 4

Love, Life and Death in a Day

A look at a collection of births, marriages and deaths that all take place on one day.

EP 5

Revenge of the Bin Men

A look at the growing dispute between UK residents and bin men.

EP 6

Addicted to Surrogacy

Looking at serial surrogates. Questioning women who give birth to other people's children are addicted to the process an

EP 7

Trophy Kids

A look at parents who are determined to go to any lengths to ensure their children are successful within a chosen sport.

EP 8

Would You Save a Stranger?

Showing the heroic acts of courage members of public have performed to save a person's life.

EP 9

The Millionaire and the Murder Mansion

An investigation into a case of double-murder, suicide and arson in a Shropshire mansion.

EP 10

Kimberley: Young Mum 10 Years On

Follow up to the 1999 film, Fifteen. 10 years later the film follows the progress of Kimberley, a mum of two children; a

EP 11

My Wall Street

A look at UK citizens who live in different areas called Wall Street and are suffering because of the recent recession.

EP 12

Madeleine Was Here

Two years after the disappearance of Madeline McCann, what was life like for the parents involved? This documentary trie

EP 13

The Homecoming

EP 14

Emergency in the Womb

Follows life and death stories of ill children undergoing emergency surgery in the womb.

EP 15

Captive for 18 Years: The Jaycee Lee Story

The story of Jaycee Lee Dugard, a girl who was kidnapped outside a school bus stop and found alive eighteen years later.

EP 16

The Red Lion

Red Lion is the most common pub name in England. Director, Sue Bourne explores the people which inhabit the Red Lion pub

EP 17

The Bigamist Bride: My Five Husbands

Emily Horne is 30 and has been married to five different men but she never got divorced. The documentary looks behind th

EP 18

Katie: My Beautiful Face

EP 19

The Schoolboy Who Sailed the World

Following Michael Perham, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Potters Bar as he tries to break the record for the youngest pers

EP 20

Confessions of a Traffic Warde

A look at the day in the life of a traffic warden, as seen through the eyes of recently recruited non-British traffic wa

EP 21

Jess: Britain's Youngest Sleepwalker?

Revealing the life of three-year-old Jess. Her condition has baffled experts which led her to be dubbed Britain's Younge

EP 22

The Pregnant Man

EP 23

Teens and Tiaras

Follows young upper-class women as they prepare for the Queen Charlotte Ball.

EP 1

8 Boys and Wanting a Girl

Following the stories of four women who are desperate that their next child is female.

EP 2

Leaving Home at 8

Following four eight-year-old girls as they begin a new life starting boarding school.

EP 3

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

A look at the lives of gypsy travelers as they prepare for a wedding.

EP 4

Scams, Claims and Compensation Games

An insight into no win, no fee compensation cases.

EP 5

My Daughter Grew Another Head and Other True Life Stories

A look at seemingly absurd stories that feature in true life magazines.

EP 6

Too Poor for Posh School?

Following three boys as they try to get into the prestigious Harrow School on a scholarship.

EP 7

The Lady and the Revamp

Rachel Johnson is brought in as the new editor to revive magazine, The Lady by giving it a modern image.

EP 8

The Air Hospital

An inside look at the C-17 Globemaster is one of the world's largest military transport aircraft, capable of carrying an

EP 9

Lost Abroad: The Parents' Story

Two families in search of justice.

EP 10

Living with Brucie

A profile of veteran entertainer Bruce Forsyth and his wife, Wilnelia Merced.

EP 11

My Weird and Wonderful Family

Cutting Edge goes behind the headlines to intimately portray how gay millionaires Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow's deter

EP 12

Newlyweds: The One Year Itch

A follow-up documentary examining whether the couples survived their first year together.

EP 13

Four Sons Versus Four Daughters

Two families swap their children of just boys or girls for the opposite gender for a weekend.

EP 14

The Raoul Moat Tapes: Inside the Mind of a Killer

Building a psychological profile of Raoul Moat using tapes he recorded and interview with the people who knew him.

EP 15

My New Brain

Following 20-year-old Simon Hales on a journey through rehab, as he and his family come to terms with the challenges of

EP 1

Jackpots and Jinxes: Lottery Stories

A look at National Lottery winners past and present, focusing on how these new millionaires deal with their fortune.

EP 2

A Very Dangerous Doctor

EP 3

Breaking a Female Paedophile Ring

An in-depth forensic look at a child abuse ring detailing how it operated, and what motivated the five people within it.

EP 4

Attack of the Trip Advisors

EP 5

Confessions of an Undercover Cop

Features interviews with the police to reconstruct the story of how Mark Kennedy went from being a regular south London

EP 6

The Ultimate Guide to Penny Pinching

The Ultimate Guide to Penny Pinching talks to several people who go to extreme length to save money. Judith uses coupons

EP 7

King of Christmas Lights

This film explores the world of extreme Christmas decorating, meeting three of the UK's most obsessive, eccentric and lo

EP 1

Ian Brady: Endgames of a Psychopath

Presents the inside story of the Moors Murderer since his crimes were discovered and charts his continued determination

EP 1

The Fried Chicken Shop: Life in a Day

EP 2

The Murder Workers

EP 3

Burgled

EP 1

Sexting Teacher

Three true stories of teacher-pupil relationships in the age of social media.

EP 2

Meet the Police Commissioner

EP 3

Going to the Dogs

Dog fighting was banned in the UK in 1835, but 180 years later is growing in popularity in inner-cities. This film meets

EP 1

Plus Sized Wars

EP 2

The Rich Kids of Instagram

EP 1

Rich Brother, Poor Brother

Multi-millionaire Ivan Massow lives in a luxury, five-storey home in Central London. His brother David lives in the back

EP 2

The Gun Shop

Behind-the-scenes with the staff and customers at Freedom Firearms gun store in Battle Creek, Michigan.

EP 3

The Secret Life of Prisons

Documentary film revealing the shocking reality of life inside Britain's prison system - featuring numerous videos shot

EP 1

The Great British Skinny Dip

Cameras follow the marketing director of British Naturism, Andrew Welch, as he attempts to get young people to give natu

EP 2

The Trouble with Dad

Comedian David Baddiel's father Colin has Pick's Disease, a rare form of dementia that makes him prone to extreme outbur

EP 3

A Killing in My Family

This emotional documentary focuses on eight families who've lost a family member through murder or manslaughter and the

EP 4

Battling the Bailiffs

EP 5

Excluded at Seven

Record numbers of British children are being permanently excluded from primary schools. Filmed over two terms at The Ros

EP 6

Feral Families

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