Tyla

To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders

Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications

Not now
OK
Advert
Advert
Advert

BBC Announces New Ghislaine Maxwell Doc The Fall of the House of Maxwell

Kimberley Bond

Published 
| Last updated 

BBC Announces New Ghislaine Maxwell Doc The Fall of the House of Maxwell

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

BBC Two has announced a new three-part documentary series looking at the Maxwell family that is scheduled to air in 2021.

The three-part series, currently titled The Fall of the House of Maxwell, will look at the rise and fall of media mogul Robert Maxwell, as well as cast an eye over his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged involvement in grooming underage victims for sexual abuse.

Robert Maxwell was a famous media mogul (Credit: Shutterstock)
Robert Maxwell was a famous media mogul (Credit: Shutterstock)

Robert first started life as an impoverished Holocaust survivor, who built up lavish wealth and fame as a media proprietor.

Advert

However, his jet-set lifestyle soon took a hugely dark turn as his multimillion pound media business started to collapse, with his apparently accidental death falling overboard on his yacht leading to allegations of fraud on a grand scale.

An international manhunt for Ghislaine Maxwell was launched (Credit: Shutterstock)
An international manhunt for Ghislaine Maxwell was launched (Credit: Shutterstock)

Elsewhere, daughter Ghislaine Maxwell has become an infamous figure in her own right due to her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the late investment banker who stood accused of decades of sexual abuse on underage girls. The socialite, who was arrested earlier this year following an international manhunt, will face trial for her involvement in the abuse. She has denied all charges against her.

Told through intimate testimony and exclusive never-before-seen sources of archive, The Fall of the House of Maxwell is a story woven through British and American society and culture, and will offer a unique window into a world of money, sex, privacy and power across the last fifty years.

Advert
Ghislaine was arrested earlier this year (Credit: Netflix)
Ghislaine was arrested earlier this year (Credit: Netflix)

Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two, said of the upcoming series: "Building on recent successes like Once Upon a Time in Iraq, Thatcher and The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, this series promises to combine nuanced story-telling with great filmmaking ambition. I'm delighted to commission it for BBC Two and iPlayer audiences."

Creative Director, Factual and Factual Drama, Colin Barr, added: "It's hard to imagine a story with a more dramatic rise or disastrous fall than the story of the Maxwell family. I

"t's a story that is both intimate and epic and one which speaks to half a century of business, politics and celebrity. This is a true-life family drama on an extraordinary scale, and we're incredibly privileged to be producing it for BBC Two."

Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Entertainment News, True Crime, BBC, TV News

Kimberley Bond
More like this
Advert
Advert
Advert

Chosen for YouChosen for You

Entertainment

Kim Kardashian slammed by fans after bizarre comment on Kate Middleton following speculation on her whereabouts

10 hours ago

Most Read StoriesMost Read

Kate Middleton ‘spotted’ in public with Prince William for first time in months after her surgery

18 hours ago