Popular searches:

The Best TV Shows on Sky Documentaries

Every Sky Documentaries Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 2020 to 2024, Sky Documentaries offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Notable series such as Race to Perfection and Escobar by Escobar from Sky Documentaries first graced the screens in 2020 and 2021. Check out the most acclaimed shows on Sky Documentaries, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for December 2024.

  • The Body Next Door
    The Body Next Door (2024)9.5

    In November 2015, a disturbing discovery of a human corpse thrust the quiet Welsh village of Beddau, into the spotlight. The identity of the deceased body remained a mystery, with no matching DNA, fingerprints, or dental records available, turning the case into a haunting dual mystery: who did this, and who was the victim?

  • The Man Who Played with Fire
    The Man Who Played with Fire (2023)9.0

    Gripping docuseries exploring the 1986 assassination of Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme - a case dubbed "Europe's JFK" - and author Stieg Larsson's extraordinary investigation into the case.

  • House of Kardashian
    House of Kardashian (2023)8.7

    A new documentary series from the Kardashians, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews from the family’s inner circle, including Caitlyn Jenner.

  • Once Upon a Time in Londongrad
    Once Upon a Time in Londongrad (2022)8.5

    Exploring the 14 mysterious deaths in the UK with alleged connections to Russia over two decades.

  • Kingdom of Dreams
    Kingdom of Dreams (2022)8.2

    'Kingdom of Dreams' is a stunning four-part series chronicling three critical decades of the fashion world, from the early 1990s through to the 2010s. Described as a Golden Age, this period of time was an era of disruption and innovation as the traditional fashion business bumped heads against the young and exciting international visionaries who were shaking up the industry. Using rare library material, never-before-seen personal archives and story-driven interviews, explore a pivotal time in fashion history up close.

  • Lockerbie
    Lockerbie (2023)8.2

    Four-part documentary recounting the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, when 270 people lost their lives. With exclusive access to victims' families, investigators, officials and key figures.

  • Liverpool Narcos
    Liverpool Narcos (2021)8.0

    In the 1980s, Liverpool became the epicentre of a drugs boom that was to change Britain forever. With unprecedented access to some of the biggest players, this is the story of how drugs went mainstream and dealing became a multi-billion pound business

  • Race to Perfection
    Race to Perfection (2020)7.0

    With unseen archive footage and interviews with the sport's greatest names, this Sky original docuseries celebrates the incredible 70-year history of Formula 1.

  • Mother Teresa: For the Love of God?
    Mother Teresa: For the Love of God? (2022)7.0

    The extraordinary truth about one of the most revered, yet enigmatic, controversial, and complex figures in contemporary history. Told through the multiple viewpoints from those who knew her best and drawing on archive and personal letters where we hear from Mother Teresa in her own words, this series tells the astonishing story of a latter-day Saint.

  • The Russell Murders: Who Killed Lin and Megan?
    The Russell Murders: Who Killed Lin and Megan? (2023)7.0

    On 9 July 1996, three bodies were found in a little leafy copse beside a country lane in Chillenden, Kent. Dr Lin Russell, 45, and her two daughters, Megan, six and Josie, nine, had all suffered brutal head injuries caused by a blunt instrument. They had been tied up and their family dog, Lucy, was also found dead nearby.

  • The Essex Murders
    The Essex Murders (2023)7.0

    Gripping three-part docuseries examining the assassination of the so-called 'Essex Boys' in 1995, a case that has sparked countless gangster films, books and a frenzy of speculation.

  • Black Widow
    Black Widow (2024)7.0

    Follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson who was known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.

  • Spector
    Spector (2022)6.2

    A four-part documentary series about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion.

  • Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano
    Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano (2022)6.0

    A look at the life of Giovanni Di Stefano, a fraudster who pretended to be a lawyer so that he could defend the likes of Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosevic, Charles Manson and others.

  • Escobar by Escobar
    Escobar by Escobar (2021)5.5

    The true story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar through the eyes of his son, Juan Pablo, whose life changed astronomically the day his father died.

  • One Shot: The Football Factory
    One Shot: The Football Factory (2022)5.0

    For some, football is not just a dream, it's a way out. Join some young footballers from South London as they enter a crucial time in their careers.

  • Deadline Day: Football's Transfer Window
    Deadline Day: Football's Transfer Window (2023)2.0

    Deadline Day is a ground-breaking insight into the most talked about but least understood aspect of modern football: the transfer market. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to world class players and Europe’s premier agents, the series unmasks the men whose job it is to make footballers’ dreams a reality and, for the first time, reveals how headline-grabbing multimillion pound deals get done.

  • Mission to Burnley
    Mission to Burnley (2023)N/A

    An epic story about the rebirth of one of England’s most historic clubs, Burnley FC under the ownership of a charismatic group of American owners and the leadership of Vincent Kompany in a season of footballing evolution.

  • David Fuller: Monster In The Morgue
    David Fuller: Monster In The Morgue (2023)N/A

    Two-part series uncovering the case of David Fuller, a killer who also abused over 100 bodies in a hospital mortuary.

  • Game of Throws: Inside Darts
    Game of Throws: Inside Darts (2024)N/A

    Behind the scenes of the 2023/2024 PDC World Darts Championship, tracking the action from pre-tournament preparations to the final at Alexandra Palace and beyond. The documentary follows players including established stars Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries, as well as breakout teenage star Luke Littler.