Continuing the current run of First Cut , Channel 4’s documentary strand showcasing original films by up-and-coming directors, Susannah Price’s film tells the story of one of the biggest swindles in the history of the music industry. In 2003, Joyce Hatto became one of the most famous pianists in the world, thanks to a fraud hatched by her husband William Barrington-Coupe. Featuring revealing interviews with some of those taken in by the scam, the film unpicks Barrington-Coupe’s astonishing master plan, and includes a poignant and surprising interview with the man at the centre of the fraud.

Friday 31 July 2009
7:35pm