Show Notes
Mohamed Al-Fayed’s abuses were not isolated incidents. They were a deliberate pattern of exploitation and control.
And they started on the shop floor, a toxic working environment where young women were on show as much as the items on sale. Women like series host Nicola Thorp.
As more and more survivors come forward, their stories reveal just how far and wide this pattern spread – and how many others were involved.
This was bigger than just one man. Even Harrods staff who never met Al-Fayed could feel something was wrong in the store
Now, survivors and staff speak out about what was really going on behind the glamorous facade of Harrods.
Host: Nicola Thorp. Producer: Nicola Thorp and Matt Nielson. Writer: Matt Nielson. Sound design and mixing: Basil Oxtoby. Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini. Executive Producers: Jamie East, Bella Soames, Emma Shaw. Associate Producer (Ep 1): Lisa Brinkworth.
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More from Al-Fayed: Who Looked Away?
In this bonus episode of Al Fayed: Who Looked Away?, we’re hearing from journalist Meirion Jones.
Many survivors of Al-Fayed’s abuse stayed silent about their experiences for years.
As details emerged about the scale and systematic nature of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s crimes, he was compared to another notorious predator – Jeffrey Epstein.
On a winter’s day in 1990, Joanna Brittan’s boss beckons her off the street, and into a waiting limousine.
Mohamed Al-Fayed was the billionaire businessman who owned the iconic department store – Harrods. Together they projected an image of wealth, luxury and glamour.