The Great Piano Scam

Series 1 | Episode 1 | The Great Piano Scam

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In 2003, Joyce Hatto became one of the most famous pianists in the world, thanks to a fraud hatched by her husband, William Barrington-Coupe.

It took years before the fraud was exposed, revealing how the music world had been hoodwinked with breath-taking audacity.

Featuring revealing interviews with some of the leading lights of the classical music world taken in by the scam, The Great Piano Scam unpicks Barrington-Coupe's astonishing masterplan, detailing how the industry and music lovers alike were conned into believing that a woman in her 70s had managed to record over 100 phenomenal CDs.

Filmmaker Susannah Price's film also includes a poignant and surprising interview with the man at the centre of the fraud.

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First Shown

Date Time Channel
Friday 31 July 2009 Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Friday 31 July 2009 7.35PM Channel 4

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