poisonED: killer in the post | shooting Producer/director
Festival Release & Channel 4 | Wonderhood Studios, 2 x 60’
An investigation into the death of a young British man sparks a global hunt for the individual selling hundreds of young people lethal poison.
A gripping investigation by journalist James Beal, Deputy Investigations Editor at The Times, into the death of a young man, Tom Parfett, who died by ingesting a lethal poison which he had bought online. The investigation leads James to partner with bereaved parents across the globe to uncover the identity of an online poison seller, who has since been arrested and accused of sending over 1,000 packages of poison to young people across the globe.
Featuring original articles by James Beal and the accompanying award-winning Times’ podcast, this series features powerful and devasting testimony from the families of victims exposing the dangers, and lack of regulation, of online suicide forums against the backdrop of a global mental health epidemic.
‘Poisoned’ has been selected to have its world premiere at the Sheffield Documentary Festival in June 2025 - click here for details.
Commissioners: Anna Miralis, Simon Cheuk Pong Lee | Executive Producers: Samantha Anstiss, James Beal | Series Director Joy Ash | Editor: Jon Coutts | Director of Production and Operations: Lianne Hickey | Line Producer: Casey McConnell | Shooting Producer & Director: Carla Grande | Production Manager: Rhianna Crooks | Researchers: Oscar Austin, Mo Benyahia | Directors of Photography: Simon Pinfield, Adam Docker | Director of Development: Tom Garton | Development Producer: Louise Kentleton | Head of Talent: Hattie Wood | Composer: Johnny Yates | Final Post Storm Post Production | Graphics Studio: Macuna | Archive Producers: Josh Trebilcock, Alex Booth | Additional Editing: Ben Stark | Canadian Director of Photography: Michel Bisson csc | USA Directors of Photography: Dan Kullman, Trenton Massey
