BIZARRE: Jeff pope - What They Never Told You

Indigenous voter enrolment edges up by an extra 20,000

Over the length of a year around 20,000 additional Indigenous people have signed up to vote, maintaining a high level of enrolment, an annual estimate shows.

AAP · Sep 22

Electoral Commission backs off Tasmania name change

A backlash which included Aboriginal groups and former prime minister Tony Abbott means Tasmania will not get a first indigenous-named electorate.

AAP · Aug 10

ITV drama to explore tragic death of teen believed to be linked to social media dare

Jeff Pope, director of ‘Believe Me’ and ‘Little Boy Blue’, will work with the mother of late Jools Sweeney

The Independent UK · Jul 15

Violence against women is at ‘breaking point’, says writer of John Worboys drama

Jeff Pope, whose ITV drama Believe Me tells the story of survivors of the ‘black-cab rapist,’ says police must change how sexual assault cases are dealt with

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

BBC making ‘respectful’ drama about murder of Sarah Everard

Two-part series will be written ‘with utmost care’

The Independent UK · Mar 31

BBC announces factual drama based on events surrounding Sarah Everard’s murder

She was abducted by serving police officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021, when she was walking home from a friend’s house in London.

Evening Standard · Mar 31

Back of the net! Steve Coogan film roles – ranked

As Manchester’s finest turns 60, with new film Saipan coming soon, we rank the British comedy hero’s best big-screen performances, from Tropic Thunder and Mindhorn to Philomena and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. A-Ha!

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

Let voters be the judge on election lies: AEC

The head of the electoral commission says voters remain the best judge of what politicians say during election campaigns.

AAP · Oct 15, 2025

AEC launches court action over unauthorised pamphlets

The Australian Electoral Commission is pursuing a man in court, alleging he illegally distributed unauthorised material attacking independent Allegra Spender.

AAP · Oct 3, 2025

ITV commissions true crime series about ‘one of most prolific sex attackers’

Written by award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, the series, Believe Me, will recount the story of three victims who were assaulted by John Worboys.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025