Storyville - Season 16 - Eps 11: Tabloid: Sex in Chains

2012-03-2685 min⭐ 7.6/10

Documentary which follows the stranger-than-fiction account of a former beauty queen whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams became a tabloid sensation. Allegations that Joyce McKinney had kidnapped her estranged lover and held him captive, handcuffed to a bed in a remote cottage, became the stuff of headlines. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, Joyce's crusade for love and personal vindication takes her through a surreal world of gunpoint abduction, manacled Mormons, oddball accomplices, bondage modelling, magic underwear and dreams of celestial unions.

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About Storyville

Storyville

Title: Storyville

First Air Date: 1997-11-15

Last Air Date: 2025-07-01

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.6/10 (from 7 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 30

Total Episodes: 684

Network: BBC Four BBC Two

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: BBC Four

Synopsis

Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.

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