The Documentary Unit at BBC Studios is the home of high quality, thought-provoking and award-winning factual television.

Powerful storytelling is at the heart of what we do - and this helps us take global audiences on gripping journeys underpinned by real journalism viewers can trust. Our distinctive, ambitious and informative output ranges from observational access documentaries, crime, formats and factual drama.

Spanning three bases across the UK in London, Cardiff and Salford, our programming is critically acclaimed, with titles like the BAFTA-winning Life and Death Row, and award nominated programmes such as Scam Interceptors, The Met and Rip Off Britain.

Working with some of the most highly regarded talent in the UK, on and off screen, the Documentary Unit entertains and educates audiences with distinctive authored content driven by bold storytelling, a strong sense of purpose and a breadth of specialist knowledge. ...

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