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It is the late 1980's and David Letterman is at the height of his powers...everyone wants to know him. But one person wants to get closer to Letterman than anyone else. But when fan worship becomes obsessive, things very often get out of hand.

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Everyone has heard their names: Lennon, Madonna, Versace, Speilberg. But people have heard less of their nemeses: Cunanan, Chapman, Hoskins. This series explores the obsessive phenomenon of stalking celebrities. The programmes focus on the medical and sociological causes and tells the story of the over zealous predators who have made victims of their idols.

This film was first broadcast: 2018

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