ITV FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2024

ITV have revealed its factual highlights for the upcoming months.

MARTIN CLUNES: ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC

Martin Clunes resumes his epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific in a new run of his documentary series for ITV. Martin’s voyage is inspired by reading a book given to him when he was a child by his father about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific - he was hooked by their adventure, the unexplored desert islands and the amazing sea life

LOUD: AN ADAM LAMBERT DOCUMENTARY

Adam will open up about his phenomenal music success and the barriers he has faced as an openly gay man in the music industry in this exposing one-off documentary - we follow Adam on this journey as he discovers jaw-dropping revelations and speaks to some of the UK’s biggest pop icons from the LGBTQ+ community.

LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE

The award-winning series returns - using the latest DNA technology, genealogy and decades of experience, lead social worker Ariel Bruce and her team find answers to the seemingly impossible questions foundlings have about their identity. Presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are there to support the foundlings who were abandoned as babies but do not want to be defined simply by how they started their lives.

THE FOOTBALL FRAUDSTER

This film tracks what followed when promising footballer Medi Abalimba turned into a fraudster and posed as stars from the world of sport and business to scam unsuspecting victims.

GLITTER: THE POPSTAR PAEDOPHILE

This one-off feature documentary explores the dark double life of Gary Glitter - whose real name is Paul Gadd - who was viewed as an iconic performer in his heyday yet was later exposed as a predatory child abuser.

THERESA MAY: THE ACCIDENTAL PM

ITV and The Slate Works have announced a brand-new documentary exploring Theresa May’s premiership with unique access to the former Prime Minister that includes the most frank and revealing account of her period in office

STALKING: STATE OF FEAR

Part of ITV’s Bafta-winning Exposure current affairs strand, the documentary features exclusive access to stalking victims along with the family of Gracie Spinks, who was murdered by her stalker - it also includes 999 calls and police interview footage to paint a vivid picture of the situation

CODE BLUE: ONE PUNCH KILLERS

This new documentary in ITV’s Code Blue series explores the issue of one punch killings after seven men were killed in just three years in South Wales

IT'S SHOWTIME

A powerful true story about a group of working-class men from Darlington in the North East of England who, while having a few beers, decided to club together to buy a racehorse.