How has it been covered
Media analysis
The rest of this site deals with the medical, statistical and legal evidence. This section deals with something different: how the case has been framed — through image choices, headline framing, and editorial selection — and how that framing shapes what the public believes about it.
- Image framingVideo
The mugshot: a comparison of two versions of the same photograph
An independent YouTube commentator overlays the widely-published mugshot of Lucy Letby against an earlier-printed version of the same photograph — and notices that the emotional content has been retouched out.
Independent YouTube commentator (channel unnamed)
- UK mainstream TV
Lucy Letby: The New Evidence (Channel 5)
Follow-up to 'Did She Really Do It?'. A team of international scientists considers that the case against Letby does not stand up to scrutiny. Together with the October 2024 film, these two Channel 5 documentaries are the first British TV engagement with the Shoo Lee Panel findings and the wider critique. UK-only; not currently hosted on a public mirror.
Channel 5 Documentaries
- UK mainstream TV
Lucy Letby: Did She Really Do It? (Channel 5, October 2024)
The first mainstream UK television documentary engaging with the post-conviction expert critique. Aired 9pm Sunday 6 October 2024 on Channel 5. Narrated by Lucy Briers; features insights from medical and legal experts seeking an official review, including Dr Faye Skelton on the psychology of the handwritten notes. The first British TV engagement with the Shoo Lee Panel findings, predating the February 2026 Netflix release by some 16 months. UK-only; not currently hosted on a public mirror — UK viewers can find the programme through the My5 catch-up service.
Channel 5 Documentaries
Editorial note
Analyses here are the work of third-party commentators. We summarise them in our own words, attribute them to their creators where known, link to the originals, and make no claim that a framing issue we feature proves anything about the underlying conviction. Framing is a separate and compatible concern with the evidence.