
The Cult Next Door
In 2013, three women emerged from a flat in Brixton. They had been held there for decades by Aravindan Balakrishnan, a revolutionary Maoist who controlled the women with brainwashing techniques and tales of a sinister, world-controlling machine he called 'Jackie'.
Cast

Aravindan Balakrishnan
cult leader
Chanda Balakrishnan
Yvonne Hall
Aisha Wahab
Victim
Peter Clement
Prosecutor
Paul Flewers
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Josephine Herivel
Victim
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Victim
Storyline
In 2013, three women emerged from a flat in Brixton. They had been held there for decades by Aravindan Balakrishnan, a revolutionary Maoist who controlled the women with brainwashing techniques and tales of a sinister, world-controlling machine he called 'Jackie'.
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