The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman
The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
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About
"How trust gets weaponized over years, not days"
This true-crime documentary series traces the story of a British conman who spent years posing as a secret agent to manipulate, isolate, and financially drain a string of victims. Told largely through the voices of the people he deceived, it moves at a brisk clip across three episodes, favoring emotional testimony over flashy reconstruction. The tone is somber and unsettling rather than sensational, focused on how ordinary trust can be exploited for years without detection. It works best as a character study of manipulation rather than a twisty crime thriller.
the victims' own testimony, which makes the manipulation feel disturbingly plausible rather than cartoonish.
you want fast-paced twists rather than a slow, testimony-driven unpacking of psychological control.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | They Vanished | 7.0 | 282 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Chasing a Ghost | 6.9 | 248 | 29 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Setting the Trap | 7.0 | 241 | 50 min |