Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni di Stefano
TV Show · Documentary · Crime

The true stranger-than-fiction story of criminal defence lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano, with clients included Harold Shipman and Saddam Hussein, who conned his way into notoriety when it emerged he had no licence or qualifications to practise law.

2022 · 45m
Starring Tino Orsini, Neal Craig, Brandon Thorne
Director Sam Hobkinson

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Di Stefano helps to overturn a landmark confiscation order allowing Britain's richest criminal, John "Goldfinger" Palmer, to keep £33 million in ill-gotten gains.
    1 min
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    City of London detective DC Jerry Walters investigates a single fraud complaint that quickly snowballs into an epic cat-and-mouse chase.
    1 min
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    A sprawling, five-year-long international investigation results in Di Stefano's arrest; just as DC Jerry Walters catches his man, Di Stefano tries to turn the tables with bold new claims about his past.
    41 min

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Cast & Crew

  • T‌O
    Tino Orsini
    Giovanni Di Stefano
  • N‌C
    Neal Craig
    Giovanni Di Stefano
  • B‌T
    Brandon Thorne
    Giovanni Di Stefano
  • Keir Charles
    Giovanni Di Stefano
  • S‌H
    Sam Hobkinson
    Director
  • S‌A
    Samantha Anstiss
    Producer
  • K‌P
    Katharine Patrick
    Producer
  • A‌I
    Alvaro Iglesias
    Producer
  • Amanda Spain
    Producer
  • Rashida Jones
    Producer
  • Poppy Dixon
    Producer

About

Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni di Stefano

Documentary

The true stranger-than-fiction story of criminal defence lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano, with clients included Harold Shipman and Saddam Hussein, who conned his way into notoriety when it emerged he had no licence or qualifications to practise law.

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Studio
SKYDOC
Released
2022
Rated
15

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English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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