The Mother of All Cons
The Mother of All Cons
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The Mother of All Cons

6.5 / 10 · 4 votes
2026
~59 min / ep
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

Charity, celebrity and control. A teenager with a brain tumour starts a children's charity, but doubts arise - is she really ill? The truth is more shocking than anyone imagined.

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Seasons

  • I Smell a Rat

    1.I Smell a Rat

    31-05-202659 min

    A teenage girl launches a charity for sick children and wins the backing of One Direction – but some parents turn detective when she seeks funds for a life-saving treatment.

  • Turning Detective

    2.Turning Detective

    07-06-202659 min

    Parents turn detective, desperate to prove that Meg isn’t critically ill and that Believe in Magic is built on a lie - but a tragedy makes them question everything they’ve uncovere...

  • Answers

    3.Answers

    14-06-202658 min

    Meg’s funeral is cancelled for a new autopsy, and the sleuths learn that there was no brain tumour. Meg’s half-sister suspects their mother knows more and begins a search for answe...

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