A brand new single documentary, made by Firecracker Films for 鲍鱼tv Three and and 鲍鱼tv iPlayer, will examine the events of the 2021 shootings in Keyham, Plymouth.
On 12th August 2021, 22-year-old Jake Davison shot and killed five people in a quiet cul-de-sac, before turning the gun on himself, in what was the worst mass shooting on British soil for over a decade.
Featuring interviews with those close to the case, and those who knew Davison, the programme will highlight how a catalogue of failures allowed an unstable individual, who was known to the police, to remain in possession of a legal firearm.
The Plymouth Shootings will also examine Davison鈥檚 life prior to the attack and look at his 鈥榙igital legacy鈥� - a series of videos and social media posts. In the months leading up to the shootings, Davison had been drawn to the 鈥業ncel鈥� movement 鈥� a deeply misogynistic ideology that is growing at an alarming rate and has been linked to violent extremism.
Lindsay Konieczny, Producer/ Director, for Firecracker Films, commented: 鈥淭his film will attempt to understand why this tragedy happened, highlighting a series of societal failings. This is a complex story but is ultimately one of missed opportunities.鈥�
Nasfim Haque, Head of Content for 鲍鱼tv Three, added: 鈥淭his is an important exploration of the tragic events that took place in Plymouth in the Summer of 2021, and it has been approached with care and consideration.鈥�
The Plymouth Shootings is a 1 x 45鈥� documentary for 鲍鱼tv Three and iPlayer, with Firecracker Creative Director Sam Emmery as Executive Producer, Lindsay Konieczny as Producer/ Director, Holly Doyle as Producer and Julie Scott as the Head of Production. The programme was developed by Kirsty Calvert-Ansari, Firecracker Creative Director of Development and was commissioned by Clare Sillery, Head of Commissioning, Documentaries and Nasfim Haque, Head of Content for 鲍鱼tv Three. The Commissioning Editor for the 鲍鱼tv is Fran Baker. It will be distributed by Passion Distribution.
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