The Cult of The Family
M2019•7.0/10
Documentary
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7.0/10(4)
A three-part investigation that chronicles the rise and fall of Australia's most notorious cult, The Family and its strange but charismatic female leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne.
Production
Big Stories, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
March 12, 2019
Last Aired
March 26, 2019
Networks
ABC TV, Sky Crime
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Unseen, Unheard, Unknown
Air date: 2019-03-12
In 1987 a teenage girl escapes from a lakeside compound. She triggers the police to raid the property and rescue her siblings - a group of bleached-blond children. Who are these children? What is this cult called The Family?
E2
A Question of Identity
Air date: 2019-03-19
While the children rescued from the cult struggle to integrate into the outside world, detectives dig into the cult leader's past. Her followers won't talk, but detectives track her on the run between the UK and the USA.
E3
In Search of Justice
Air date: 2019-03-26
The Family cult's solicitor testifies and reveals enough evidence for a warrant to be issued for the arrest of cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne and her husband Bill. Will justice be done for the children she imprisoned?
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