“You won’t be able to stop watching” THE SCOTSMAN | ★★★★ “Instantly intriguing” DAILY MAIL ★★★★ HEAT | “Engrossing” RADIO TIMES “Absorbing” | “Sensitive but sharp reporting” THE GUARDIAN | “Excellent BBC journalist Hazel Martin uncovers some eye-popping theories” SUNDAY POST
How did Annie Börjesson die?
Is the question asked again and again by Annie’s family and friends ever since her body was first discovered on Prestwick beach in Scotland on December 4th 2005. This four-part series for BBC Three and BBC Scotland is the story of the search for an answer. Quickly labelled a tragic suicide by the authorities, Body On The Beach: What Happened To Annie? uncovers a far more mysterious and puzzling series of events around her death.
The series follows a young journalist – Hazel Martin – who has become fascinated by Annie’s story. Hearing from friends and family, a range of experts and the police who first worked on the case, Hazel launches her own in-depth investigation into what really happened. Along the way she pieces together the strange events leading up to Annie’s death; reveals disturbing differences in the forensic analysis; comes up against a wall of secrecy and classified state secrets when dealing with the authorities; and pieces together the truth about a possible suspect.
At a time when – more than ever – we are aware of how the vulnerability of young women can be overlooked, this is a story with powerful echoes today. Countless bloggers and internet sleuths – mostly young women themselves – have been moved by the tragedy of Annie, and are keen to know what happened to her. Now, after many months of research, Hazel and her team have uncovered new evidence about her mysterious death and tell the most comprehensive story yet about what happened to Annie Borgesson.
Credits
Director Liam McArdle
Producer Lesley Shields
Executive Producer Mark Hedgecoe, James Rogan,
Executive Producer for BBC David Hodgkinson
Broadcast Details
All four episodes on iPlayer from 4th July 2023 Episodes 1&2 4th July 10pm BBC Scotland & 5th July 9pm BBC Three
Articles about the film
How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach? by Hazel Martin
After Annie Börjesson’s body was found on a beach in Scotland in 2005, police maintained her death was a suicide or an accident. For years Annie’s family and friends have called for further investigation and now a BBC documentary series looks into the case…. read more
Another victim of internet true crime conspiracy theorists: Sleuths insist that the CIA murdered Swedish woman who was found dead on remote Scottish beach by Tom Pyman
BBC documentary will try to shine light on the mysterious death of a Swedish woman, whose body was found on a Scottish beach 18 years ago – including claims by internet conspiracy theorists that she was murdered by the CIA in a ‘botched hit’… read more
