Stuff the British Stole on ABC and ABC iview S2E6 – As the clock ticks towards 1963, Prince Phillip is poised to officially grant Kenya its independence.
However, before a new government assumes control, colonial forces receive a final command: eliminate any evidence that could bring shame upon Her Majesty’s government.
Amid the global wave of former colonies reclaiming freedom, the twilight of the greatest empire unfolds. The tropical skies witness columns of smoke from countless bonfires, where Britain incinerates its tainted history, discards documents into the sea, and secretly transports crates of files to London in Operation Legacy.
Within these documents lies a shocking secret, so appalling that Britain expends decades and millions to conceal it in a high-security facility, shared with MI5.
Marc Fennell takes us on a journey from Nairobi’s bustling streets to the majestic hills of rural Kenya, unraveling the story of the Mau Mau Crisis and those desperate to keep it hidden.
The Mau Mau, a violent Kenyan independence movement, faced brutal suppression by Britain through arrests without trial, murder, rape, and detention camps, all deemed legal by Whitehall lawmakers.
As Kenya gains independence, evidence is brazenly whisked away to England, a potential theft of history. From the vibrant hubbub of downtown Nairobi to the serene mist-covered mountains of Nyeri, Kenyans strive to unearth their nation’s erased history.
We visit a Mau Mau work camp transformed into a girls’ high school and explore the eerie abandoned hotel where Princess Elizabeth became Queen.
Meanwhile, in the tranquil hills of Oxford, a historian turned inadvertent detective guides us through the discovery of a folder marked “SECRET,” which eventually unravels the horrifying truth about the dying days of the British Empire.
Production credit:
An Australia-Canada co-production, Stuff the British Stole is co-produced by Wooden Horse, WildBear Entertainment and Cream Productions (Canada) for the ABC and CBC. Major production investment from Screen Australia. Financed with support from Rogers Cable Network Fund, the Government of Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Canada Media Fun, Screen NSW and VicScreen.
FremantleMedia will distribute the series world-wide.
Creator, Writer, Director and Executive Producer: Marc Fennell. Series Writer and Director: Stephanie Weimar.
Executive Producers: David Brady and Kate Harrison Karman (Cream Productions) Michael Tear (WildBear Entertainment); and Richard Finlayson and Jude Troy (Wooden Horse).
Series Producer: Kate Pappas. Producers: Alan Erson and Felicity Justrabo.
CBC Executive Director of Unscripted Content: Jennifer Dettman.
CBC Executive in Charge of Production, Unscripted Content: Nic Meloney.
ABC Commissioning Editor and Executive Producer: Kalita Corrigan. ABC Head of Factual: Susie Jones
Stuff The British Stole on ABC and ABC iview S2E4- Monday 22 July, 2024 at 8.00pm
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