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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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Mazher really enjoyed playing a role,
he really enjoyed acting. - The Fake Sheikh

Mazher really enjoyed playing a role, he really enjoyed acti...

And said would Sven consider
in setting up and running - The Fake Sheikh

And said would Sven consider in setting up and running

In the end I got sacked - The Fake Sheikh

In the end I got sacked

He had kind of an aura of a child
kind of thing, like a boy prince. - The Fake Sheikh

He had kind of an aura of a child kind of thing, like a boy ...

"Yes, he would be interested." - The Fake Sheikh

"Yes, he would be interested."

And then he used that boy
to be a better undercover person, - The Fake Sheikh

And then he used that boy to be a better undercover person,

If my own dad
is wondering whether or not it’s true, - The Fake Sheikh

If my own dad is wondering whether or not it’s true,

Now, Sven’s agent had
a very, very clever legal advisor - The Fake Sheikh

Now, Sven’s agent had a very, very clever legal advisor

Me and Maz were very, very close.
We were thick as thieves. - The Fake Sheikh

Me and Maz were very, very close. We were thick as thieves.

I can’t shout as loud as the 6 million
people who are going to read about me. - The Fake Sheikh

I can’t shout as loud as the 6 million people who are going ...

Quite sensibly, before any talk
about going to Dubai, - The Fake Sheikh

Quite sensibly, before any talk about going to Dubai,

He would have had me
slung in jail if he could, - The Fake Sheikh

He would have had me slung in jail if he could,

I dressed as an Arab, - The Fake Sheikh

I dressed as an Arab,

Had this been in London,
maybe I’d have been up in court as well. - The Fake Sheikh

Had this been in London, maybe I’d have been up in court as ...

A court in London has told
the singer Tulisa Contostavlos - The Fake Sheikh

A court in London has told the singer Tulisa Contostavlos

The team
Mazher surrounded himself with - The Fake Sheikh

The team Mazher surrounded himself with

They didn't really fit into society
and were somehow outsiders - The Fake Sheikh

They didn't really fit into society and were somehow ou...

We fill it with fake pictures
of the Sheikh - The Fake Sheikh

We fill it with fake pictures of the Sheikh

I’d become aware
of Tulisa Contostavlos being arrested, - The Fake Sheikh

I’d become aware of Tulisa Contostavlos being arrested,

At the time, Maz was the only
Asian journalist on News of the World. - The Fake Sheikh

At the time, Maz was the only Asian journalist on News of th...

I was actually a fan of N-Dubz, - The Fake Sheikh

I was actually a fan of N-Dubz,

And in those days, there were limitations - The Fake Sheikh

And in those days, there were limitations

And then, low and behold my clerk
got a call from Tulisa’s manager. - The Fake Sheikh

And then, low and behold my clerk got a call from Tulisa’s m...

I never, ever, ever thought - The Fake Sheikh

I never, ever, ever thought

Maz was limited to stories about Asians,
or stories about racism. - The Fake Sheikh

Maz was limited to stories about Asians, or stories about ra...

So, it was all a bit
intimidating for me, - The Fake Sheikh

So, it was all a bit intimidating for me,

You’d see other stings
that'd happened to other people - The Fake Sheikh

You’d see other stings that'd happened to other people...

If Maz wanted to do celebrities - The Fake Sheikh

If Maz wanted to do celebrities

Entrapment is not a defence
to a criminal charge. - The Fake Sheikh

Entrapment is not a defence to a criminal charge.

But a judge is entitled
to stop the proceedings, - The Fake Sheikh

But a judge is entitled to stop the proceedings,

There were pictures of the Sheikh with high-profile individu...

They could not see how
an Asian or Black journalist - The Fake Sheikh

They could not see how an Asian or Black journalist

That obviously gave me a degree of comfort - The Fake Sheikh

That obviously gave me a degree of comfort

So, he decided to turn that on its head - The Fake Sheikh

So, he decided to turn that on its head

Obviously we’ll be drawing
from the facts of your case, - The Fake Sheikh

Obviously we’ll be drawing from the facts of your case,

The problem with this guy,
Des Voeux, who is a legal eagle, - The Fake Sheikh

The problem with this guy, Des Voeux, who is a legal eagle,

At that stage I was just dealing
with someone who was - The Fake Sheikh

At that stage I was just dealing with someone who was

Maz had this idea,
the Fake Sheikh. - The Fake Sheikh

Maz had this idea, the Fake Sheikh.

No matter what the size of the carrot, - The Fake Sheikh

No matter what the size of the carrot,

However, they were at pains to underline - The Fake Sheikh

However, they were at pains to underline

First class flights, rooms
at the most luxury hotel in the world. - The Fake Sheikh

First class flights, rooms at the most luxury hotel in the w...

I think unquestionably,
an element of our thinking - The Fake Sheikh

I think unquestionably, an element of our thinking

I wanted to do the case,
as any, you know, professional would. - The Fake Sheikh

I wanted to do the case, as any, you know, professional woul...

There was an image then
of these incredibly wealthy Arabs - The Fake Sheikh

There was an image then of these incredibly wealthy Arabs

But it was also, you know,
incredibly worrying, - The Fake Sheikh

But it was also, you know, incredibly worrying,

But what Maz realises, - The Fake Sheikh

But what Maz realises,

Sort of transplanting
their obscene wealth here - The Fake Sheikh

Sort of transplanting their obscene wealth here

We researched Mahmood’s old cases
before the Tulisa case - The Fake Sheikh

We researched Mahmood’s old cases before the Tulisa case

They were making it very clear
that the hospitality in question - The Fake Sheikh

They were making it very clear that the hospitality in quest...

They had no sense of their own money
and there incredible wealth, - The Fake Sheikh

They had no sense of their own money and there incredible we...

It was actually Athole
who insisted I be there. - The Fake Sheikh

It was actually Athole who insisted I be there.

The defendants had been lured in
by inducement - The Fake Sheikh

The defendants had been lured in by inducement

Because your average person
had no familiarity with Arab culture, - The Fake Sheikh

Because your average person had no familiarity with Arab cul...

All this is just making life
ever more complicated. - The Fake Sheikh

All this is just making life ever more complicated.

They’re actually creating
and generating the crime - The Fake Sheikh

They’re actually creating and generating the crime

Because the guy is frankly
what we call a smart arse. - The Fake Sheikh

Because the guy is frankly what we call a smart arse.

Sven and Athole
were picked up by a limousine, - The Fake Sheikh

Sven and Athole were picked up by a limousine,

Public interest is, for me, is
moral wrongdoing, obviously criminal acts, - The Fake Sheikh

Public interest is, for me, is moral wrongdoing, obviously c...

So Maz very cleverly
tapped into the zeitgeist of the era. - The Fake Sheikh

So Maz very cleverly tapped into the zeitgeist of the era.

All 500 of my investigations
that I’ve done, all 500 of them, - The Fake Sheikh

All 500 of my investigations that I’ve done, all 500 of them...

He realised he could play
the race card as his ace card. - The Fake Sheikh

He realised he could play the race card as his ace card.

I met Sven and Athole
at the Burj Al-Arab. - The Fake Sheikh

I met Sven and Athole at the Burj Al-Arab.

It’s been designed with the express
intention of making an impression. - The Fake Sheikh

It’s been designed with the express intention of making an i...

One of the common ways that he got
his stories was through the hotline, - The Fake Sheikh

One of the common ways that he got his stories was through t...

When Maz landed those huge mega scoops - The Fake Sheikh

When Maz landed those huge mega scoops

What Maz knows is they will believe
and fall for everything - The Fake Sheikh

What Maz knows is they will believe and fall for everything

Maz delivered constantly,
he was hugely valued. - The Fake Sheikh

Maz delivered constantly, he was hugely valued.

Do you know a scandal
Mazher Mahmood can investigate? - The Fake Sheikh

Do you know a scandal Mazher Mahmood can investigate?

But he needed someone to watch him, - The Fake Sheikh

But he needed someone to watch him,

This motivated a lot of people,
a lot of people, to ring in. - The Fake Sheikh

This motivated a lot of people, a lot of people, to ring in.

And all that mattered was winning
that next great scoop. - The Fake Sheikh

And all that mattered was winning that next great scoop.

The process for Mazher Mahmood
of becoming the Fake Sheikh - The Fake Sheikh

The process for Mazher Mahmood of becoming the Fake Sheikh

The Sheikh greeted Sven extremely warmly. - The Fake Sheikh

The Sheikh greeted Sven extremely warmly.

He couldn't expect to go straight
into massive celebrity stories - The Fake Sheikh

He couldn't expect to go straight into massive celebrit...

I think one of the ways he did this
was by going for lesser-known people, - The Fake Sheikh

I think one of the ways he did this was by going for lesser-...

In Tulisa's case
we had a pre-trial hearing, - The Fake Sheikh

In Tulisa's case we had a pre-trial hearing,

He clearly had absolutely no interest - The Fake Sheikh

He clearly had absolutely no interest

So, we were arguing that the behaviour
of Mahmood was unconscionable, - The Fake Sheikh

So, we were arguing that the behaviour of Mahmood was uncons...

We were very conscious of wanting
to respect local sensibilities. - The Fake Sheikh

We were very conscious of wanting to respect local sensibili...

One day I got a call
and it was a tip on Emma Morgan, - The Fake Sheikh

One day I got a call and it was a tip on Emma Morgan,

Sven had specifically asked - The Fake Sheikh

Sven had specifically asked

Their justification for the sting - The Fake Sheikh

Their justification for the sting

Emma Morgan was one of
the biggest Page 3 girls at that time, - The Fake Sheikh

Emma Morgan was one of the biggest Page 3 girls at that time...

We wanted to see the information
and/or be told - The Fake Sheikh

We wanted to see the information and/or be told

The advice that we’d given him
was perhaps let’s not. - The Fake Sheikh

The advice that we’d given him was perhaps let’s not.

It was the perfect job for Maz
to try the Fake Sheikh out on. - The Fake Sheikh

It was the perfect job for Maz to try the Fake Sheikh out on...

The Sheikh didn’t just offer wine, - The Fake Sheikh

The Sheikh didn’t just offer wine,

So, a lot of the Tulisa case was wrapped
up in alleged, journalistic privilege. - The Fake Sheikh

So, a lot of the Tulisa case was wrapped up in alleged, jour...

So I was 24 and I was
a glamour model in the 90s, - The Fake Sheikh

So I was 24 and I was a glamour model in the 90s,

It was, shall we say, a certain test - The Fake Sheikh

It was, shall we say, a certain test

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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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