Conman: The Life and Crimes of Mark Acklom features the first TV interview with Diana Acklom, his mother. In it she has an extraordinary theory for her son’s prolific crimes.

Acklom has lodged an appeal against his jail sentence for duping victim Carolyn Woods in a romance scam.

The documentary was made by Sky’s crime correspondent Martin Brunt.

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