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FT’s very own couch potato, STU NEVILLE, casts an eye over the small screen’s current fortean offerings

I tend to steer clear of conspiracy-themed TV programmes. Even fictional ones (looking at you, X-Files) can easily end up digging colossal holes that can only be repaired by digging even bigger holes; so series purporting to be factual often entangle themselves in ever-tightening knots. The ones that buy into the idea wholesale invariably become so excited that they abandon all pretence of a balanced view, while those that attempt to take a dispassionate view frequently come up wanting. Also of note is the sheer number of times cephalopods are associated with high-level secret and malign organisations – think Hydra or the Spectre logo – and American Conspiracy – The Octopus Murders (Netflix) is another entry in the already burgeoning pile. Film-maker ZacharyTreitz follows his friend, photo-journalist Christian Hansen, as…

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