He tampered with her parachute. She survived the fall. The detectives? Still shook.
45 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestThe police delve deeper into Emile Cilliers' past. Can they convince the jury that he was a master manipulator? The trial reaches a dramatic conclusion.
An in-depth look at Victoria Cilliers' apparent skydiving 'accident' during which both her main and reserve parachutes failed, sending her hurtling straight to the ground. The incident set in motion an investigation by a pair of dogged detectives, DC Maddy Hennah and DI Paul Franklin, who spent two years pulling at the threads of Emile's life - revealing affairs, debts, sex clubs, escorts and murderous intent.
Acting
MyAnna Buring's recreation work is devastatingly precise.
Direction
Guy King lets the absurdity of Evil Husband sink in slowly.
Editing
Interrogation footage cut against skydiving POV: pure dread.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Victoria's survival required her to land on a freshly plowed field; the soft soil absorbed impact that would have killed her on concrete.
The case sparked UK debate about 'coercive control' laws—Emile's psychological manipulation became as prosecutable as the parachute sabotage itself.
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