Prime Video has acquired six documentaries from Firecrest Films.
The Orkney Assassin is the first to air and will be available on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland from Sunday 8th June. The Hunt for Shannon Matthews and Hunting the Tinder Predator will follow later this year. An additional three documentaries have also been acquired.
The Orkney Assassin: Murder in the Isles (1×90’) -One summer evening in 1994, a masked man walked calmly into the only Indian restaurant in the remote Orkney Islands and shot a waiter dead before disappearing into the night. The murder remained unsolved for years, until new evidence emerged, resulting in an unexpected arrest that stunned the local community. Featuring powerful new testimony, this twist-filled true crime documentary explores one of Scotland’s most controversial cases.
The Hunt for Shannon Matthews (2×45’) – In February 2008, 9-year-old Shannon Matthews went missing on the way home from school. This documentary explores her disappearance, the police investigation to locate Shannon, and the response in her local community and beyond.
Hunting the Tinder Predator (2×45’) – In July 2024 Christopher Harkins was sentenced to 12-years for crimes from rape through to fraud after a decade of offending spurred on by online dating. This documentary series explores the actions of Harkins, the attitudes of society and the legal system, and the dogged determination of a band of women who fought to get justice.
The executive producers are Iain Scollay, Nicole Kleeman and Vari Innes. The series producer is Rachel Heywood. Of the bulk series order Firecrest Films’ Iain Scollay said, “We’re delighted to partner again with the brilliant team at Prime Video, and bring such a huge body of premium documentary work to Scotland.”
The six project partnership between Prime Video and Firecrest Films builds on a relationship which started in 2022 with the Amazon Original three part series Three Mothers, Two Babies and a Scandal. Three Mothers won the BAFTA Scotland Factual Series award in 2023 – Amazon’s first ever BAFTA award.
Jon Creamer
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