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Investigative Journalism

Being a journalist is very much like hunting down an iceberg. What you see on the surface is seldom all that exists. Investigative journalism is about looking for the things that are not easily seen or visible and more often than not you have to go deep to unearth the whole truth.

That has certainly been the case in almost all of the work I have done over the years. The more interesting stories are not what you see at first glance, but instead what lies behind.

The journey to most of these stories was never easy. Searching for the truth in a world of lies and deceit is challenging and can sometimes be dangerous, not so much for myself, but for the people who put themselves on the line to guide me on my journey.

The news stories I have both reported on and broken were never mine to own, they belonged to the witnesses to events, the victims of crime and those who have been disadvantaged by society in general. I was simply the conduit through which, on many occasions, we could confront those in authority with honest, often uncomfortable truths 

Current Projects

The Hack (ITV Drama)

A dramatised account of how systemic phone hacking was exposed, and how it links into the Daniel Morgan murder. The Hack features portrayals of key players, journalists, and investigators who forced the truth into the public domain. Glen Campbell’s investigative work with The Guardian journalist Nick Davies, was a key inspiration for the storyline.

It is the seven part dramatisation of both Nick and Glen’s journey in exposing the illegal activities of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World and how it ventured into the political world with the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Labour MP Lord Tom Watson.

It links into the Daniel Morgan murder investigation through the Senior Investigating Officer David Cook being put under surveillance by The News of the World at the behest of the murder suspects and his journey to help expose the truth.

The seven part drama is accompanied by a one-hour ITV documentary which in the true spirit of investigative journalism propels this story further forward, uncovering new uncomfortable truths and bearing witness testimony from the real people who exposed the dark heart that existed at The News Of The World. If you think you know the Phone Hacking story, think again.

Phone Hacking – The Untold Story (Documentary)

Coming soon on ITV this revelatory documentary exposes the deep failures of the police, prosecutors, and media executives during Britain’s darkest period of press criminality. Glen Campbell appears in and co-produces this factual documentary.

The film gives an insight into the real people of The Hack, The Investigative Guardian journalist Nick Davies as well as the Daniel Morgan SIO David Cook and a raft of previously unheard voices who were at the epic-centre of the 2011 phone hacking scandal but until now, have stayed silent.

London Capital & Finance: Exposing a £236 Million Scandal

Glen Campbell was among the earliest journalists to investigate the murky operations behind London Capital & Finance (LCF), the now-notorious mini-bond scandal that left over 11,000 investors facing losses of more than £236 million. With persistence and forensic attention to detail, Glen helped unpick the web of front companies, misleading marketing, and regulatory failures that allowed the fraud to flourish unchecked. His work brought early public attention to the misrepresentation at the heart of LCF’s investment offerings, including the role of high-profile endorsers and the inertia of oversight bodies like the FCA. At a time when mainstream coverage was sparse, Glen’s reporting raised critical questions about how vulnerable investors were targeted—and how systemic complacency enabled one of the UK’s most damaging financial scandals in recent memory.

Past Projects

Lord Lucan – The Disappearance Revisited

Having been given privileged access to the Scotland Yard investigation, Glen started his own and teaming up with the son of Sandra Rivet, Neil Berriman, uncovered clear evidence that he successfully escaped from England after the murder and lived a long life in hiding under a different persona.

Glen obtained access to Lucan’s brother Hugh Bingham, who lived in South Africa and who in an exclusive BBC interview corroborated the fact that his brother Richard John Bingham, The 7th Earl of Lucan had indeed managed to escape justice.

Produced by 5 Mile Films, this acclaimed documentary series reevaluates the mystery of Lord Lucan’s disappearance with new leads and expert analysis. Glen Campbell’s research drove many of the new revelations.

Further information can be found through the following links;

https://convex.podbean.com/e/new-revelations-in-the-search-for-lord-lucan/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bombshell-new-lord-lucan-book-34433017

https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/BBCiPlayer/view/424440/?isworld=y

Panorama: “Fake Sheikh Exposed”

Glen was integral to the team behind Panorama’s Fake Sheikh Exposed, credited with delivering some of the most compelling new lines in the programme. He also served as a trusted consultant on other major projects—like BBC2’s The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty.

Cops, Criminals and Corruption – BBC Panorama

Glen Campbell played a central role in BBC Panorama’s landmark investigation Cops, Criminals and Corruption, which exposed the blurred lines between organised crime and policing in Britain. Working closely with whistleblowers and former officers, Glen helped uncover how corrupt elements within the Metropolitan Police were obstructing justice, protecting criminal associates, and sabotaging investigations from within. The programme pulled back the curtain on decades of compromised policing — including cases involving drug trafficking, informant misuse, and evidence manipulation — and raised urgent questions about the institutional culture of secrecy and denial. Glen’s contribution brought forensic scrutiny and journalistic integrity to one of Panorama’s most damning exposés of police corruption in the modern era.

The Murder of Roy Tutill – The Brian Field Re-Investigation

Glen Campbell was one of the first journalists to shine a light on the cold case re-investigation into the 1968 abduction and murder of schoolboy Roy Tutill — a crime that had haunted Surrey Police for decades. His reporting tracked the reopening of the case and the forensic breakthrough that led to the arrest and eventual conviction of Brian Field, a former farm labourer with a disturbing history of sexual offences. Glen’s coverage brought national attention to the dogged determination of detectives and forensic scientists who refused to let the case fade into obscurity. His work helped contextualise the scale of Field’s offending and highlighted the systemic gaps that had allowed him to evade justice for over 30 years. The re-investigation ultimately became a landmark in historical casework — and Glen’s journalism ensured that the public understood both its significance and the long-overdue justice it delivered.

The Kevin Cobb Investigation – London Tonight

While working as a senior reporter for London Tonight, Glen Campbell was among the first journalists to investigate the shocking case of Kevin Cobb, a male nurse at St Peter’s Hospital in Surrey who used the sedative Midazolam to drug and sexually assault vulnerable patients under his care. Glen’s early coverage of the investigation brought critical public attention to a deeply disturbing pattern of abuse within the healthcare system — and to the failures in oversight that allowed Cobb’s behaviour to go unchecked for years. His reporting highlighted both the bravery of the victims and the determined efforts of Surrey Police to secure a conviction. Glen’s work not only exposed the full extent of Cobb’s predatory crimes but also contributed to the wider national conversation around patient safety, institutional accountability, and the misuse of trust in professional settings.

The Future of Football – Investigating the Soul of the Game

Glen Campbell produced the acclaimed programme The Future of Football, an investigative deep-dive into the shifting landscape of the sport amidst rising commercialisation, foreign ownership, and fan disillusionment. Broadcast during a period of growing unrest over the direction of the game, the programme tackled hard questions around who truly controls football, how decisions are made behind closed doors, and whether the soul of the sport was being sold off. Glen’s interviews with fans, former professionals, financial analysts, and club insiders uncovered a widening gulf between supporters and the boardroom — and explored whether reform was possible in an era dominated by billionaires and broadcasters. It was a prescient and timely piece of journalism, now seen as a warning shot ahead of the European Super League crisis and wider governance reform.
Early Current-Affairs Impact 

During his tenure with ITV’s London Tonight and BBC current affairs strands Inside Out and The One Show, Glen produced investigations that captured national attention: cross-channel people smuggling rings, mortgage fraud and abestos risks in schools, along with his expose of an international shipping scam his work has earned him honours such as Royal Television Society Young Journalist of the Year, Europe’s Grand Prix Circom Best Film trophy and RTS Journalist of the Year (South).