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Documentary

Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

8.0(2)

First Aired:January 13, 2020

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:2

Status:Ended

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.

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Cast

Donald Sumpter

Bishop Peter Ball

David Calder

Archbishop George Carey

Rian Gordon

Neil Todd

Alex Blake

DI Wayne Murdock

Sean O'Callaghan

DS Carwyn Hughes

Seasons

E1Episode 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.

E2Episode 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.