The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

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The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman
Genre Docu-series
Directed by
  • Sam Benstead
  • Gareth Johnson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
CinematographyPaul O'Callaghan
EditorJulian Hart
Production companyRAW
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman is a 2022 British Netflix docuseries directed by Sam Benstead and Gareth Johnson. [1] The three-part series follows the search for British conman Robert Hendy-Freegard, and details how he masked his true identity in order to steal money from a multitude of different people for more than two decades. [2] [3] The series was released on 18 January 2022. [4] [5]

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Reception

The series gained generally positive reviews. The Guardian praised the series as "unbelievable and unforgettable" and gave it four stars. [6] The Independent gave the series three stars and opined that the show is "a deft but incomplete story of unbelievable deception". [7]

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