First Cut (2025)

First Cut was initially a strand of thirty half-hour primetime documentaries commissioned by Channel 4 Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, Sarah Mulvey. It was added to the schedule to replace the old Alt-TV show, which launched many documentary makers' careers including Marc Isaacs, Olly Lambert, Emily James, Tina Gharavi, Paul Berczeller and Morgan Matthew. First Cut aimed to access the brightest and best new talent, allowing young directors to showcase their talent before being given further opportunities on Channel 4's flagship documentaries Cutting Edge and Dispatches. After the completion of the initial two series, First Cut was commissioned for a third series which began on Friday, 9 January 2009, with a documentary entitled "The Hunt For Britain's Tightest Person".

First Cut

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Seasons

Season 2009

Season 2009

Season 2010

Season 2010

Season 2011

Season 2011

Season 2012

Season 2012

Season 2013

Season 2013

Episodes season 2009

  • 2009x1

    The great piano scam

Episodes season 2010

  • 2010x1

    One under

  • 2010x2

    Who do you think you were?

Episodes season 2011

  • 2011x1

    Episode 1

  • 2011x2

    419 - the internet romance scam

  • 2011x3

    Superheroes of suburbia

  • 2011x4

    Sex, lies and parkinson's

  • 2011x5

    The perfect murder

  • 2011x6

    Love rat

  • 2011x7

    Double lesson

Episodes season 2012

  • 2012x1

    Dear mr brady

  • 2012x2

    Stalked

Episodes season 2013

  • 2013x1

    Why am i still single?

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