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Drama Inspired by the PBCC
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Drama · Netflix · #1 in 69 countries
Unchosen — Six-Part Drama Directly Inspired by the Plymouth Brethren
Released April 21, 2026 · Creator Julie Gearey confirmed PBCC inspiration · Filmed at the former Harrow gospel hall · Asa Butterfield studied PBCC documentaries
OUR INVESTIGATION
Brethren Intelligence
265 The Ridgeway: The PBCC Hall Sold to Harrow Council for £11m — Then the Netflix Set
Planning refused 2021 · Sold to council ~£11m · Netflix filmed Unchosen here · Now hosts council meetings
UK Press Investigations
The Times
The Times · February 2022
Billions in Covid Deals Given to Firms Linked to Plymouth Brethren Sect
The Times' landmark investigation — 54 companies, £2.2 billion. The first major UK newspaper to follow our 2020 investigation.
New
Statesman
New Statesman · August 2023
Escaping Eden — For Those Who Leave, Separation Comes at Great Personal Cost
Pippa Bailey's 32-minute long-read. Personal testimony, separation doctrine, the psychological cost of leaving.
The Daily
Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph · March 2025
Inside Plymouth Brethren: Britain's Most Secretive Christian Group
A Telegraph writer visits the PBCC. Members say it guides them to a good life; those who've left describe extreme control.
The
Guardian
The Guardian · Ongoing
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church — Investigations & Analysis
Ongoing Guardian coverage of PBCC charitable status, political donations, Covid contracts and community impact.
The Times
The Times · Ongoing
Britain's Secret Sect — Life Inside the Exclusive Brethren
The Times' wider coverage of PBCC members' experiences and the sect's reach into British life, beyond the 2022 contracts investigation.
Broadcast & Documentary
VeraCity
CityNews
VeraCity / CityNews · 2022
Breaking Brethren
Five former PBCC members describe how the sect's extreme practices divide families and shatter lives.
Documentary
2015
Documentary · 2015
Britain's Secret Sect
An in-depth documentary examining life inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in the UK.
ABC
FOUR CORNERS
2013
ABC Four Corners · 2013
Separate Lives — Exclusive Brethren in Australia
The original Four Corners investigation — separation doctrine, political connections, the impact on families.
International Coverage
InForum
ND
InForum · Forum News Service · August 2024
Unraveling the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
C.S. Hagen's months-long investigation — Neche, North Dakota as PBCC pilgrimage site; cash in white envelopes; ATO raids; culture of fear.
Canada
land
Canadaland · 2022
The Church, the Conservatives and the Covid Contracts
Jesse Brown & Cherise Seucharan on PBCC's Canadian political connections — Conservative donations, Canada Growth Council, Ontario PPE contracts.
Press
Progress
Canada
PressProgress Canada · 2022
PBCC Members Funded the Group Behind Anti-Trudeau Ads
Emily Leedham on PBCC donations to the Canada Growth Council — and the Klondike Lubricants $1.94m Ontario PPE contract.
Sydney
Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald · 2016
How Exclusive Brethren Members Secretly Donate to the Liberal Party
Michael Bachelard's investigation into PBCC's covert financial support for Australia's Liberal Party — private meetings with PM John Howard.
The Post
New Zealand
The Post (NZ) · 2023
"Create Crisis, Generate Profits" — and the Links to PM Christopher Luxon
Craig Hoyle (ex-PBCC) on PBCC business doctrine and connections to New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Tampa Bay
Times 2005
Tampa Bay Times · January 2005
Veiled Sect Hails Bush, Martinez — The $377,000 Donation from London
Bruce Hazell's $377,262 donation to the Thanksgiving 2004 Committee supporting Bush and Florida senate candidate Martinez.
NZ
Herald 2005
NZ Herald · 2005
Brash Knew About Exclusive Brethren Pamphlets
How the PBCC's covert support for Don Brash's 2005 National Party campaign unravelled — triggering New Zealand's biggest PBCC political scandal.
Aftonbladet
Sweden
Aftonbladet (Sweden) · 2006
Extrem Sekt Stöder Alliansen — Extreme Sect Supports the Alliance
Nordas Sverige spent millions of krona on Swedish right-wing election campaign ads, channelled through a Liverpool-registered UK company.
Australia — Recent Coverage
Courier
Mail
Chloe Grimshaw · Courier Mail · 8 June 2026
Plymouth Brethren Supermarket Justified Public Ban Using Costco Model, Documents Show
Leaked internal documents reveal Campus & Co's 'reputation risk matrix', a 10-point media handling checklist, and the Costco comparison used to justify banning the public from PBCC-run stores.
Brisbane
Times
Michael Bachelard · Brisbane Times · 12 April 2026
Cartoon Kookaburra Behind Church's Attempt to 'Silence' a Child Sex Abuse Victim
The PBCC's charity arm RRT sued Canadian survivor Cheryl Bawtinheimer in a US federal court over her use of mascot "Cookie" in YouTube videos documenting abuse. Legal scholars described it as a textbook SLAPP action.
Daily
Telegraph AU
Daily Telegraph Australia · 2024–2025
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church — Full Coverage Archive
ATO investigates business empire · $700k to Advance Australia revealed · PM Albanese calls PBCC a "cult" · Inside a Brethren service · Women reject inequality claims.
2025
Election
Daily Telegraph Australia · 2025 Election
"Cult" — PM Albanese Calls Out PBCC During the 2025 Australian Election
PBCC members volunteered in the 2025 federal election. PM Albanese called them a cult publicly. PBCC submitted to a parliamentary inquiry. AEC records show $655,000 donated to Advance Australia.
True Crime
News Weekly
True Crime News Weekly · 2020
How the NSW Government Rewarded the Exclusive Brethren — Again
NSW Liberal government under Gladys Berejiklian awarded Covid cash grants to PBCC charity Rapid Relief Team — a documented pattern of state-level support.
🎙 Podcast
Get A Life: Ex-Cult Conversations — 150+ Episodes
Produced in Canada · Survivor testimony · OneSchool · ATO raids · Hales dynasty · YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts
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