"Madness In The Fast Lane" Documentary

In 2008, BBC cameras filmed two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into traffic on the M6. When it was shown on BBC One, nearly 7 million viewers were glued to their screens, and millions more watched it
later on YouTube.

The footage was shocking. One previewer wrote "On no account miss this
documentary. It opens with what is perhaps the most extraordinary
footage I've seen on TV".

But this amazing footage was only part of an even more incredible
story, one which could not be told at the time for legal reasons.

Now, two years later, this documentary reveals the full story of the
hours just before the cameras captured that motorway footage, and the
even more chilling story of what happened over next 72 hours, which
left one of the sisters fleeing the scene of a crime, after she had
stabbed a man through the chest.

Those who were at the centre of this fascinating legal case, including
the police and Crown prosecution service, reveal the complex issues
involved in both bringing charges and taking this disturbing case to
trial.

A leading criminal psychiatrist, Dr. Nigel Eastman, explains the
difficulties the judicial system has in achieving justice and deciding
punishment when dealing with mental illness. He explains the possible
causes of the

Broadcast on:
BBC One, 10:35pm Tuesday 10th August 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzfPC1X94ew

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