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Believe Me

Drama, Crime · 2026 · Rated 6.4/10

Last aired: S1 E4, Episode 4 · 2026-05-10

Believe Me tells the story of three victims of one of the most prolific sex attackers in British history, John Worboys, dubbed by the media as the ‘black cab rapist' after preying on women under the cover of being a ‘respectable' licensed taxi-cab driver.

Cast

Daniel Mays John Worboys

Aimee-Ffion Edwards Sarah Adams

Laurie Kynaston Frankie Peacock

Jordan Bolger Connor

Miriam Petche Carrie Symonds

Aasiya Shah Laila Mahmood

Philippa Dunne Harriet Wistrich

Alexa Davies PC Stephanie Ellis

David Fynn DS Steve Warrilow

Rachael Stirling Phillippa Kaufmann QC

Owain Arthur DCI Tim Grattan-Kane

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2026-05-10 · 47 min Sarah Adams is given a drugged drink by a taxi driver and is certain she was raped. After months of Sara feeling disbelieved by the police, her case is dropped and the man is free to attack again.

E2 Episode 2 2026-05-10 · 44 min Student Laila Mahmood is drugged and assaulted by John Worboys, but her claims are dismissed by police and her case is dropped, despite the evidence of CCTV footage. Eventually, police spot a disturbing pattern.

E3 Episode 3 2026-05-10 · 47 min In 2008, it becomes clear that a cab-driving serial rapist is operating in London. An appeal leads a nurse who treated Laila to contact the police, which results in Worboys' arrest. Dozens of other potential victims come forward, including Carrie, who realises that he must have drugged her too. Sarah and Laila approach renowned solicitor Harriet Wistrich and decide to sue the Metropolitan Police.

E4 Episode 4 2026-05-10 · 49 min With the help of Phillippa Kaufmann, Sarah and Laila receive documents from their original cases. After discovering that leads were botched and internal investigations have exonerated officers, they sue the Met police under the Human Rights Act. When it is announced that John Worboys, now seemingly God-fearing and penitent, is to be released on parole, Carrie spearheads a publicity campaign to force a judicial review,

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