Real Presents: Grave Concerns
True crime podcast review — 2026
"A 2026 release with a genuine Hull local hook — the UK funeral industry scandal most listeners have never heard of."
Who is this podcast for?
- ✓Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish
- ✓Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news
- ✓Fans of financial crime and corporate misconduct stories
- ✓Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system
Pros
- +Serialized format builds a compelling, sustained narrative arc across episodes
About this podcast
Grave Concerns, from award-winning TV producer Naomi Channell's REAL podcast, examines two decades of criminal scandal in the UK's unregulated funeral industry — bodies neglected, lost or abused, and the families left traumatised. Episode one, 'What's Happened in Hull?', covers the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors case, where Humberside Police recovered 35 bodies and unidentified ashes from one parlour.
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Episode 1 — What's Happened in Hull?
Serialized format — listen from the beginning for the full experience
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What is Real Presents: Grave Concerns about?
Grave Concerns, from award-winning TV producer Naomi Channell's REAL podcast, examines two decades of criminal scandal in the UK's unregulated funeral industry — bodies neglected, lost or abused, and the families left traumatised. Episode one, 'What's Happened in Hull?', covers the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors case, where Humberside Police recovered 35 bodies and unidentified ashes from one parlour.
Is Real Presents: Grave Concerns worth listening to?
Our editorial verdict is "Good if institutional failure and consumer-fraud cases interest you". Naomi Channell's 2026 series on UK funeral industry scandals — episode one is about Hull's Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, where police recovered 35 bodies from a single funeral parlour.
Who is Real Presents: Grave Concerns for?
Real Presents: Grave Concerns is ideal for: Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish; Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news; Fans of financial crime and corporate misconduct stories; Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system.
What is the best episode of Real Presents: Grave Concerns to start with?
We recommend starting with Episode 1 — What's Happened in Hull?. As a serialized show, it's best to listen from the beginning of a season.
What podcasts are similar to Real Presents: Grave Concerns?
If you enjoy Real Presents: Grave Concerns, you might also like: A Moment In Crime, Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead, Anatomy of a Scam, Fur and Loathing. See our full "Podcasts Like Real Presents: Grave Concerns" page for more recommendations.
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- Format
- Serialized
- Host style
- Solo narrator
- Style
- Investigative, outraged, measured
- Episode length
- 30-40 min
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Country
- United Kingdom
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