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Watch Documentary Series & Episodes on U

Top Shows to Stream on U On Demand

  • U&W Channel

    Documentary Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

    Jennifer Saunders, Dame Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks reunite.

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    Documentary Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

    An inside look at one of the most successful sides in club football history.

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    Documentary Canal Boat Diaries

    Robbie Cumming embarks on his first-ever narrowboat journey through Wales, then into North West England.

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    Documentary Hashtag Homicide

    Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.

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Most Popular

  • Abandoned Engineering

    Description: A look at some of the greatest engineering projects that have now been abandoned.; Category: Engineering; 122 episodes available.

  • Canal Boat Diaries

    Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 34 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics

    Description: Bangers & Cash spin-off series.; Category: Motoring; 48 episodes available.

  • Brand New

    Hashtag Homicide

    Description: Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.

  • Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal

    Description: Factual series following investigations of elite UK police units cracking tough cases.; Category: Emergency Services; 13 episodes available.

  • They Took Our Child: We Got Her Back

    Description: Documentary revealing the stories of abducted children who escaped from their kidnappers.; Category: True Crime; 7 episodes available.

  • The World at War

    Description: Acclaimed British documentary series from the 1970s telling the story of World War II; Category: Military & War; 26 episodes available.

  • Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop

    Description: The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea and his family swap bustling Kent for wild West Cornwall.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Resto My Ride

    Description: Dec McKearney and his team bring older classic and custom cars back to their former glory.; Category: Motoring; 6 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Red Flag

    Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 7 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash

    Description: Behind the scenes of a Yorkshire-based, family-run historic car auction business.; Category: Motoring; 155 episodes available.

True Crime Documentaries

  • Brand New

    Hashtag Homicide

    Description: Documentary series exploring the intersection of social media and true crime.; Category: True Crime; 8 episodes available.

  • The Disapperance of Shannon Matthews

    Description: In February 2008, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews vanished on her way home from school.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Gaia: A Death on Dancing Ledge

    Description: Documentary about the case of 19-year-old Gaia Pope-Sutherland.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Butchers of the Bayou

    Description: Two serial killers operating separately from each other terrorise Baton Rouge.; Category: True Crime; 4 episodes available.

  • Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie?

    Description: Journalist Hazel Martin investigates the death of Annie Borjesson.; Category: True Crime; 2 episodes available.

  • They Took Our Child: We Got Her Back

    Description: Documentary revealing the stories of abducted children who escaped from their kidnappers.; Category: True Crime; 7 episodes available.

  • Red Flag

    Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 7 episodes available.

  • Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats

    Description: A cat-breeding wrestler and a filmmaker make a reality show, but things take a dark turn.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Billionaire Murders

    Description: Kevin Donovan analyses the shocking murder of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman.; Category: True Crime; 4 episodes available.

  • Back From the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me?

    Description: We look at the kidnapping of Delimar Vera, a true story that shocked America.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • The Idaho Murders: Trial By Tik Tok

    Description: We look at the social media frenzy that followed the murder of four Idaho students.; Category: True Crime; 1 episode available.

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U&Original Docuseries

  • Dom Chinea's Cornish Workshop

    Description: The Repair Shop's Dom Chinea and his family swap bustling Kent for wild West Cornwall.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 5 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

  • Secrets of the London Underground

    Description: Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the disused parts of London's tube network.; Category: Engineering; 36 episodes available.

  • Red Flag

    Description: Compelling true crime series about the perilous landscape of modern dating.; Category: True Crime; 7 episodes available.

  • Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake

    Description: The TOWIE star enters the world of dog care at Basildon's Dogs Trust rehoming centre.; Category: Real Stories; 14 episodes available.

  • Special Ops: To Catch A Criminal

    Description: Factual series following investigations of elite UK police units cracking tough cases.; Category: Emergency Services; 13 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin: Proper Jobs

    Description: Guy Martin attempts a variety of roles that involve hard graft and no end of skill.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 8 episodes available.

  • Back From the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me?

    Description: We look at the kidnapping of Delimar Vera, a true story that shocked America.; Category: True Crime; 3 episodes available.

  • Dream Car Fixers

    Description: Sheldon Nichols and Peter Harriott use their years of experience to repair classic cars.; Category: Motoring; 14 episodes available.

  • Canal Boat Diaries

    Description: Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England.; Category: Travel; 34 episodes available.

  • Bangers & Cash

    Description: Behind the scenes of a Yorkshire-based, family-run historic car auction business.; Category: Motoring; 155 episodes available.

  • Classic Car Kings

    Description: The team at Irv's Resto Shop rescue classic cars that seem beyond repair.; Category: Motoring; 6 episodes available.

Must Watch Documentaries

  • Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

    Description: An inside look at one of the most successful sides in club football history.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.

  • Trawlermen

    Description: Documentary series about the often dangerous lives of trawler fishermen in Scotland.; Category: Real Stories; 20 episodes available.

  • 89

    Description: Documentary about the incredible story of one of football's most dramatic triumphs.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.

  • Border Force America's Gatekeepers

    Description: Follow America's Customs and Border Protection agency as they protect the US borders.; Category: Emergency Services; 76 episodes available.

  • I Am Ali

    Description: Documentary exploring the life of Muhammad Ali.; Category: Real Stories; 1 episode available.

  • Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader

    Description: Jamali spends time with growing communities on the fringes of the mainstream.; Category: Real Stories; 4 episodes available.

  • Stuff the British Stole

    Description: Marc Fennell unravels the mysteries behind iconic objects taken by the British Empire.; Category: History; 6 episodes available.

  • Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

    Description: Documentary series exploring the inner workings of the Church of Scientology.; Category: Real Stories; 9 episodes available.

  • Hunting Outback Gold

    Description: Two friends lead an expedition deep into the Australian Outback to find gold.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 6 episodes available.

The History Battlefield

  • D-Day: Last Words

    Description: The recollections of those involved in D-Day on June 6, 1944.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • The World at War

    Description: Acclaimed British documentary series from the 1970s telling the story of World War II; Category: Military & War; 26 episodes available.

  • Last Heroes of D-Day

    Description: Dan Snow reveals how the D-Day landings were conducted.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • The Battle of Britain

    Description: An in-depth look at one of the most pivotal battles of the war.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Hitler: Countdown to War

    Description: An intriguing look at the countdown to World War II through the eyes of Adolf Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler

    Description: Documentary about the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment during WWII.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • Churchill's Toy Shop

    Description: Documentary about Churchill's group of scientists working on secret weapons during WWII.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • D-Day To Berlin

    Description: Docu-drama charting the campaign waged by Allied forces towards the end of WWII.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • Secret Nazi Bases

    Description: Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.; Category: Military & War; 18 episodes available.

  • Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics Of Appeasment

    Description: Two-part documentary considering how Hitler could have been stopped.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • World War 2 From Above

    Description: Experts utilise cutting edge drone technology to re-examine WWII's most iconic sites.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.