Insider - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Smuglerbande
It is easier than you might think to bring large consignments of illegal goods into Norway. Insider has joined a smuggling gang on the move, and can for the first time reveal how they work - from the inside.

Doping
The doping market has exploded in Norway and become a billion-dollar industry. Illegal trading of anabolic steroids leads to increased violence, and the consequences of the abuse are formidable. We get to meet one of the victims of doping, a mastermind and a group of men who are fighting a lonely battle against the ever-growing doping industry in Norway.

Bastøy
Bastøy Norway's most dangerous prisoners live in detached houses with sea views and the beach a stone's throw away. Environments most of us can only dream of. As the first documentary team in this country, Insider was allowed inside Bastøy, among drug convicts, murderers and rapists.

Metkel Betew
The police define NOKAS robber Metkel Betew as one of the most powerful masterminds in the Norwegian underworld. Now he is serving time at Ila and holds what is probably the Norwegian record for sitting in solitary confinement. In tonight's programme, Betew talks for the first time about his wild criminal life and reveals what he will become when he gets out.

Lillevold
In his time, Ingemar Lillevold was convicted in a serious rape case against three Russian women, in tonight's program he is released for the first time in ten years. The court believes he is dangerous to those around him, but lets him go anyway, without anyone there to look after him. We also follow the doormen in Oslo at work in a city where violence is constantly escalating and new precautions must be taken.

Reidar Nilsen
Think CSI, for real. Forensic technician Reidar Nilsen is one of the foremost in Scandinavia, and now he tells his story from working with the biggest disasters and most extensive murder cases Norway has seen. In addition, we publish the police's own recordings from the Scandinavian Star accident. Footage that has never been shown before.

Stalking
Thousands of Norwegian women are stalked by unknown men. Stalking is very widespread, but a problem rarely prioritized by the police. Insider has followed a security company that specializes in shielding the persecuted and tracking down the stalker. See how they work - from the inside.

Strippingindustrien
Today, there are an unknown number of strip clubs in this country, which together have a turnover of several tens of millions. After the new sex purchase law was introduced, the market for naked ladies has increased. In just a few years, stripping has grown to become a major industry in Norway. For the first time, we reveal how the clubs operate - from the inside.

Misjonæren i midten
The story of Moland and French has been widely discussed in the media. But for the first time, the missionary Rune Edvardsen tells his story as the mastermind behind the game to get the two back to Norway.

Episode 10
Mixed Martial Arts is a martial art that has been heavily criticized for its violence.
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