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The Fake Sheikh

What mattered was the story at the time and the sensation that it caused

What mattered was the story at the time and the sensation that it caused

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What mattered was the story at the time
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and the sensation that it caused.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:02
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, drama

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E01 That now, I was doing something purposeful. - The Fake Sheikh 00:04
That now, I was doing something purposeful.
S01 • E01 I've been a policeman a long time, - The Fake Sheikh 00:06
I've been a policeman a long time,
S01 • E02 After the kidnap attempt on the Beckhams, - The Fake Sheikh 00:08
After the kidnap attempt on the Beckhams,
S01 • E03 He dangled the biggest carrot ever, - The Fake Sheikh 00:08
He dangled the biggest carrot ever,
S01 • E01 Had it not been for the way it'd been investigated by the newspapers. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
Had it not been for the way it'd been investigated by t...
S01 • E02 The breaks were taken off him. He was told, 'Go for it Maz.' - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
The breaks were taken off him. He was told, 'Go for it ...
S01 • E03 I fell for the Fake Sheikh’s bullshit - The Fake Sheikh 00:10
I fell for the Fake Sheikh’s bullshit
S01 • E02 That time at the News of the World - The Fake Sheikh 00:07
That time at the News of the World
S01 • E01 The 90s was the golden age of tabloid journalism. - The Fake Sheikh 00:06
The 90s was the golden age of tabloid journalism.
S01 • E01 Imagine a world without the internet, without a mobile phone. - The Fake Sheikh 00:04
Imagine a world without the internet, without a mobile phone...
S01 • E02 All the things he did were international news stories. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
All the things he did were international news stories.
S01 • E01 That newspaper is literally where you got your news from. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
That newspaper is literally where you got your news from.
S01 • E02 It’s like, wow, how does he pull this off week in, week out? - The Fake Sheikh 00:04
It’s like, wow, how does he pull this off week in, week out?...
S01 • E01 And so, we had the power to mould the way people thought. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
And so, we had the power to mould the way people thought.
S01 • E02 We’d put up huge posters of our great front pages. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
We’d put up huge posters of our great front pages.
S01 • E03 He said that I'd be getting paid far more money than I had ever been paid - The Fake Sheikh 00:06
He said that I'd be getting paid far more money than I ...
S01 • E02 A lot of the Fake Sheikh investigations were up there. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
A lot of the Fake Sheikh investigations were up there.
S01 • E01 Nobody today should underestimate just how big the News of the World was in the 90s. - The Fake Sheikh 00:05
Nobody today should underestimate just how big the News of t...
S01 • E03 But he asked me if I could get him some cocaine. - The Fake Sheikh 00:04
But he asked me if I could get him some cocaine.
S01 • E02 He loved going undercover, - The Fake Sheikh 00:07
He loved going undercover,