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The Fake Sheikh

Maverick British reporter Mazher Mahmood, whose exposés generated headlines by his use of false identities to ensnare royals, sports stars, politicians, celebrities and members of the public.

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News employed Glenn Mulcaire
as a private investigator - The Fake Sheikh

News employed Glenn Mulcaire as a private investigator

Mazher Mahmood
has been behind huge tabloid scoops, - The Fake Sheikh

Mazher Mahmood has been behind huge tabloid scoops,

And journalists had to be more careful, - The Fake Sheikh

And journalists had to be more careful,

In the Sun, he was trying
to re-establish himself - The Fake Sheikh

In the Sun, he was trying to re-establish himself

Maz played on this caricature - The Fake Sheikh

Maz played on this caricature

B, it was cheap,
shoddy, shitty journalism. - The Fake Sheikh

B, it was cheap, shoddy, shitty journalism.

But Glenn Mulcaire brought in
so many stories at a really low cost. - The Fake Sheikh

But Glenn Mulcaire brought in so many stories at a really lo...

And because that was so successful,
we didn’t need Mazher anymore. - The Fake Sheikh

And because that was so successful, we didn’t need Mazher an...

When Mazher
joined the Sun on Sunday - The Fake Sheikh

When Mazher joined the Sun on Sunday

The tabloid world,
it was high pressure, high stress. - The Fake Sheikh

The tabloid world, it was high pressure, high stress.

You were only as good as your last story - The Fake Sheikh

You were only as good as your last story

He would have been expected
to produce big stories - The Fake Sheikh

He would have been expected to produce big stories

People are going to think
that this never happened, but it did. - The Fake Sheikh

People are going to think that this never happened, but it d...

Mazher had to up his game
to prove that his old school techniques - The Fake Sheikh

Mazher had to up his game to prove that his old school techn...

Strange as it may sound, - The Fake Sheikh

Strange as it may sound,

She was a TV personality - The Fake Sheikh

She was a TV personality

She was on our screens
every Saturday night, - The Fake Sheikh

She was on our screens every Saturday night,

In 2002, I was a Detective Inspector - The Fake Sheikh

In 2002, I was a Detective Inspector

I thought she was great, and my daughter
did and still does like N-Dubz, - The Fake Sheikh

I thought she was great, and my daughter did and still does ...

I'd done time in prison for fraud, - The Fake Sheikh

I'd done time in prison for fraud,

Mazher Mahmood told us they had
an undercover informant - The Fake Sheikh

Mazher Mahmood told us they had an undercover informant

But show business can be cutthroat. - The Fake Sheikh

But show business can be cutthroat.

Nobody should be in any doubt, - The Fake Sheikh

Nobody should be in any doubt,

He wasn't called the Fake Sheikh then,
he was Mazher Mahmood, - The Fake Sheikh

He wasn't called the Fake Sheikh then, he was Mazher Ma...

Tulisa confirmed
the wildly unexpected news - The Fake Sheikh

Tulisa confirmed the wildly unexpected news

He had lots of underworld contacts - The Fake Sheikh

He had lots of underworld contacts

Sadly for Tulisa
she’d just left the X Factor, - The Fake Sheikh

Sadly for Tulisa she’d just left the X Factor,

He provided us
with shocking audio of the gang - The Fake Sheikh

He provided us with shocking audio of the gang

At that time I was known as the pizza
man, the man who always delivers - The Fake Sheikh

At that time I was known as the pizza man, the man who alway...

I was approached by these two
“film producers.” - The Fake Sheikh

I was approached by these two “film producers.”

It’s not a problem, in- - The Fake Sheikh

It’s not a problem, in-

He's a well-respected, 62-year-old GP, - The Fake Sheikh

He's a well-respected, 62-year-old GP,

You’ve got one week
to bring that amount of money in there. - The Fake Sheikh

You’ve got one week to bring that amount of money in there....

- Yeah.
- If it’s not in there, - The Fake Sheikh

- Yeah. - If it’s not in there,

So he explained, he said,
"I'm telling you in confidence, - The Fake Sheikh

So he explained, he said, "I'm telling you in conf...

All in all, I was offered
3 to 3.5 mil. - The Fake Sheikh

All in all, I was offered 3 to 3.5 mil.

He told us that
the intended victim of the kidnap - The Fake Sheikh

He told us that the intended victim of the kidnap

Maz was a terrific newspaper
investigative reporter. - The Fake Sheikh

Maz was a terrific newspaper investigative reporter.

This would leave his reputation,
both professional and personal, - The Fake Sheikh

This would leave his reputation, both professional and perso...

To be perfectly honest, the first words
that went through my mind - The Fake Sheikh

To be perfectly honest, the first words that went through my...

What his skill was would be
to see a situation, - The Fake Sheikh

What his skill was would be to see a situation,

So Dr. Rangwani says, - The Fake Sheikh

So Dr. Rangwani says,

So, a kidnap attempt on the Beckhams - The Fake Sheikh

So, a kidnap attempt on the Beckhams

His Fake Sheikh days were over - The Fake Sheikh

His Fake Sheikh days were over

They were going to stake out
the Beckham’s mansion. - The Fake Sheikh

They were going to stake out the Beckham’s mansion.

I had to make a decision.
One was either... - The Fake Sheikh

I had to make a decision. One was either...

And when Posh Spice drove out,
they were going to ambush her, - The Fake Sheikh

And when Posh Spice drove out, they were going to ambush her...

Go to the police, - The Fake Sheikh

Go to the police,

When I saw the footage,
it was very clear to me - The Fake Sheikh

When I saw the footage, it was very clear to me

If she had her children with her,
they were going to kidnap them too. - The Fake Sheikh

If she had her children with her, they were going to kidnap ...

Everything was meticulously planned
even to the point where she was sitting - The Fake Sheikh

Everything was meticulously planned even to the point where ...

Ok the story outline very briefly
is that we want an English girl, - The Fake Sheikh

Ok the story outline very briefly is that we want an English...

We were also shown
a shocking video - The Fake Sheikh

We were also shown a shocking video

To get what he wanted,
he had to reflect the desires - The Fake Sheikh

To get what he wanted, he had to reflect the desires

All of a sudden
this had become extremely serious. - The Fake Sheikh

All of a sudden this had become extremely serious.

He got her tipsy, - The Fake Sheikh

He got her tipsy,

I am going to be the hitman." - The Fake Sheikh

I am going to be the hitman."

There was an incredible threat to life - The Fake Sheikh

There was an incredible threat to life

- We want a kind of a...
- I can do cockney. - The Fake Sheikh

- We want a kind of a... - I can do cockney.

The first thing Maz would do on any sting
was bug the room from floor to ceiling. - The Fake Sheikh

The first thing Maz would do on any sting was bug the room f...

Someone who comes from
kind of a very low background - The Fake Sheikh

Someone who comes from kind of a very low background

What we do over the next few hours - The Fake Sheikh

What we do over the next few hours

And then it was my job
to bring Rangwani into the meeting. - The Fake Sheikh

And then it was my job to bring Rangwani into the meeting.

Mazher Mahmood
was a little bit stuck - The Fake Sheikh

Mazher Mahmood was a little bit stuck

Maz set up a meeting
with the gang, in a hotel car park. - The Fake Sheikh

Maz set up a meeting with the gang, in a hotel car park.

So, knock knock and we walk in,
and I glance around the room, - The Fake Sheikh

So, knock knock and we walk in, and I glance around the room...

The firearms team
were laying in wait. - The Fake Sheikh

The firearms team were laying in wait.

Nothing fazed him.
If a good story was a good story, - The Fake Sheikh

Nothing fazed him. If a good story was a good story,

And you could clearly see in the footage - The Fake Sheikh

And you could clearly see in the footage

He left it a week or two,
contacted her - The Fake Sheikh

He left it a week or two, contacted her

You’ve got to give it to him, I mean
the guy had balls, the guy had balls. - The Fake Sheikh

You’ve got to give it to him, I mean the guy had balls, the ...

Now she wanted to impress him,
she wanted the work. - The Fake Sheikh

Now she wanted to impress him, she wanted the work.

The kidnap attempt on the Beckhams
was a sensation. - The Fake Sheikh

The kidnap attempt on the Beckhams was a sensation.

Tulisa said she’d reached out to a contact - The Fake Sheikh

Tulisa said she’d reached out to a contact

It sold like hot cakes, to use a cliché. - The Fake Sheikh

It sold like hot cakes, to use a cliché.

Good evening. Scotland Yard
said tonight they’d foiled an alleged plot - The Fake Sheikh

Good evening. Scotland Yard said tonight they’d foiled an al...

But that person actually did
end up supplying Maz with cocaine - The Fake Sheikh

But that person actually did end up supplying Maz with cocai...

You have to pay half upfront
and half when the job is done. - The Fake Sheikh

You have to pay half upfront and half when the job is done.

Victoria Beckham's spoken of
her absolute and total shock this morning - The Fake Sheikh

Victoria Beckham's spoken of her absolute and total sho...

Five men who
are due to appear in court - The Fake Sheikh

Five men who are due to appear in court

So a few days later, - The Fake Sheikh

So a few days later,

It was absolutely terrifying
for me and my family. - The Fake Sheikh

It was absolutely terrifying for me and my family.

My life is ruined, it’s over. - The Fake Sheikh

My life is ruined, it’s over.

We had a van near the meeting point - The Fake Sheikh

We had a van near the meeting point

We had to get Dr. Rangwani
on camera handing over the money. - The Fake Sheikh

We had to get Dr. Rangwani on camera handing over the money.

That would be crucial evidence of intent. - The Fake Sheikh

That would be crucial evidence of intent.

This would never have happened
unless they created the situation. - The Fake Sheikh

This would never have happened unless they created the situa...

So, Rangwani comes out, - The Fake Sheikh

So, Rangwani comes out,

This would never have happened
unless they made it happen. - The Fake Sheikh

This would never have happened unless they made it happen.

There were various allegations
and counter-allegations - The Fake Sheikh

There were various allegations and counter-allegations

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Maverick British reporter Mazher Mahmood, whose exposés generated headlines by his use of false identities to ensnare royals, sports stars, politicians, celebrities and members of the public.

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Genre: documentary, drama

Year: 2023

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ImdbRating: 6.3

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Released: 26 Sep 2023

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