The Salt Path Scandal

1x76min film for Candour TV, Sky Documentaries

A gripping new Sky Original documentary follows Observer journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou as she revisits the runaway success of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path. What started as an uplifting story of a 630-mile journey across England, seeking hope amid illness and homelessness, soon faces serious questions. Using whistleblower interviews, paper trails, and exclusive footage, this exposé digs deep into startling discrepancies and unanswered questions. Was the journey ever what it seemed?

Dir: Josie Besbrode
Lead Editor: Sam Thornton-James
Edit Director: Antonia Hinds
Prod: Kiran Sira
Exec Prod: Anna Hall & Sarah Hey