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Joanne McNally Investigates

BBC & CBC

14 episodes · in order

Joanne McNally is back on the investigative trail…. and with the Avril / Melissa theory no longer giving her sleepless nights, she’s keen to find a new story to get her teeth into.

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Top of her list, after some deliberation is a story from the late 90’s… about a soft toy, the Furby, which took over the world and became the no.1 gift for Christmas. But Joanne has found headlines that claim the toy was banned, suspected of being a spy, linked to international espionage… there couldn’t be any truth to it… could there?

Episodes

  1. Introducing... Who Replaced Avril Lavigne?

    · 2:17 · Trailer

    There’s a story going around, that punk-pop sensation Avril Lavigne ISN’T who you think she is. That she was replaced at the start of her career by a look a-like. It’s an internet conspiracy theory which has been…

  2. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 1. What the Hell

    · 32 min · S1 E2 · Explicit

    Joanne LOVES conspiracy theories… and there’s one she can’t get out of her head. Is it true that Avril Lavigne died, and was replaced by a body double? Joanne digs deep into the rumour mill, and the more she reads, the…

  3. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 2. Here’s to Never Growing Up

    · 41 min · S1 E3 · Explicit

    Joanne arrives in Napanee, Ontario – Avril’s hometown. She plunges into Avril’s early career. The young superstar-Avril was under a lot of scrutiny and pressure. Was she itching to step out of the spotlight? Plus,…

  4. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 3. Complicated

    · 32 min · S1 E4 · Explicit

    Avril’s career hit something of a bump in the road. At one point she appeared to fall off the radar completely, all while the rumours about her being replaced were swirling. Can a fake death story literally kill your…

  5. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 4. Don't Tell Me

    · 36 min · S1 E5 · Explicit

    Joanne and her producer Sophie set up a war room with all of the evidence about Avril being replaced layed out. Her clothing, height, make up, song lyrics, voice.. it’s all there – being held up to the light. Joanne…

  6. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 5. Wish You Were Here

    · 33 min · S1 E6 · Explicit

    Joanne was beginning to come to terms with the fact that this might all be nonsense. She turns her sights on who started this conspiracy. Where did it come from? Joanne speaks to experts in online rumour spreading.…

  7. Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 6. My Happy Ending

    · 34 min · S1 E7 · Explicit

    Joanne is back Canada… she has something she really needs to tell Avril. After months of digging – Joanne has finally tracked down the source of this rumour. SO Avril DEFINITELY didn’t get replaced. That just wasn’t…

  8. Introducing... Did Furbys Spy on Us?

    · 3:58 · S2 E1

    Joanne McNally is back on the investigative trail…. and with the Avril / Melissa theory no longer giving her sleepless nights, she’s keen to find a new story to get her teeth into. Top of her list, after some…

  9. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 1. Furby Phobia

    · 34 min · S2 E2 · Explicit

    Joanne McNally is back on the investigative trail…. and with the Avril / Melissa theory no longer giving her sleepless nights, she’s keen to find a new story to get her teeth into. Helped by her loyal gaggle of fans,…

  10. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 2. The Autopsy

    · 35 min · S2 E3 · Explicit

    After falling in love with a Furby in episode 1, Joanne begins looking for evidence on its spying capabilities. So – with the help of Gearoid, she decides to open up a Furby for a closer look. The operation is complex,…

  11. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 3. Eye-Spy

    · 33 min · S2 E4 · Explicit

    Rocked by Gearoid’s suggestion that the Furby could have been adapted by secret organisations to be a real actual spy, Joanne travels to the north of England, and visits a shop which specialises in selling covert…

  12. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 4. You Looking at Me?

    · 34 min · S2 E5 · Explicit

    Determined to get to the bottom of the rumours once and for all, Joanne lines up a meeting with one of the marketing brains behind the toy. She learns that the scandals which rocked Furby in 1998 did wonders for it's…

  13. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 5. Welcome to the Dark Side

    · 32 min · S2 E6 · Explicit

    So far in the series, Joanne has been getting more and more concerned about the amount of listening and surveillance which is all around her. And to make matters WORSE, her producers then take her to visit the worlds…

  14. Did Furbys Spy on Us? 6. Unboxed

    · 27 min · S2 E7 · Explicit

    It's been a long journey, but finally Joanne is ready to close the book on Furby. She's learned about their rise to fame, and the rumours of espionage. And she's done her best to de-bunk them, by intrusively opening…

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