Shadow World: Thief at the British Museum
4.5/5
Critic Rating
Gripping stories from the shadows - BBC investigations from across the UKSomething about this doesn't add up. In Hertfordshire towns, people who live alone are disappearing. Their neighbours are wondering why they've not seen them, or if they might have died. Giving someone else control of your finances and decisions - through Lasting Power of Attorney - is meant to come with a guarantee that they always act in your best interest. In this series, BBC investigative reporter Sue Mitchell explores a widespread business practice where some people are moved out of their homes and left with no idea what...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Scott Bryan • Podcast Rex • Jun 9, 2024
"A fascinating little series, presented by the BBC’s Culture Editor Katie Razzall, exploring the theft of treasures at the British Museum. "
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Jun 8, 2024
"...a warm, classy series...There are Agatha Christie elements...all enhanced by a suspenseful orchestral soundtrack."
Score: 3.5
Edward Wickham • Church Times • Jun 7, 2024
"There is baked into this comment a double helping of snobbery: incredulity that such a sordid deed should be committed by a man of such elevated academic status, and that it could be carried out so ineptly. Surely a brilliant mind is capable only of a brilliant crime."
Score: 4
James Marriot • The Times UK • May 30, 2024
"What a pleasure this show is. Deftly told, a brilliant hero and a proper mystery. I was hooked."
Score: 5
Daisy Dunn • The Spectator • May 25, 2024
"...an electrifying nine-part series ....Gradel emerges from this otherwise gripping series as a normal guy determined to do the right thing. He’s neither Sherlock Holmes nor Miss Marple. His story is that of a rare somebody who keeps his eyes wide open."
