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Sounds,04 Dec 2025,27 mins,

Contains strong language, some violent scenes and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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When Lucy Hart, a smiley 26-year-old from the UK arrived in Tullamore Ireland in 2014, she seemed like the perfect au pair. But the truth behind Lucy's life before she became an au pair spanned two countries, three children and a long history of lies. In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson hear stories from the women who hired Lucy to look after their children and dive deep into a story stranger and darker than anybody could have predicted to investigate the woman behind the identity of Lucy Hart. If you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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