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Crime Next Door

As a fearful community is whipped up into a frenzy a vigilante matriarch with dark secrets finds herself at the centre of a media storm. Will she regret chasing the spotlight?

Scotland,7 episodes

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The Ballad of Big Mags
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A vigilante matriarch with dark secrets comes to regret stepping into the media spotlight.
01 Aug 2025,2 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
1. Welcome to the Raploch
With tensions running high, a mob take to the street and a fearsome ‘frontwoman’ emerges.
08 Aug 2025,22 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
2. Notorious
Mags makes waves in the media but not everyone’s happy about her newfound celebrity status
08 Aug 2025,21 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
3. A Family From Hell
Details of the Haney’s murky past begin to emerge and an angry mob gathers again.
08 Aug 2025,23 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
4. Hotel Haney
Displaced, disillusioned and desperate, Mags takes matters into her own hands.
08 Aug 2025,18 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
5. Dealer Number 1
A high profile newspaper campaign sets its sights on Mags.
08 Aug 2025,16 mins
The Ballad of Big Mags
6. Downfall
The net begins to close as the cops build their case in the full glare of the media.
08 Sep 2025,33 mins