The Death Of Stuart Lubbock In Michael Barrymore's Pool - Part 1

At 5:46 am, on the morning of Saturday, March 31, 2001, a call was made to the emergency services. The operator was told that a male, who would later be identified as 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock, was found lifeless and hyperthermic in a swimming pool. The pool belonged to celebrity entertainer Michael Barrymore, who lived at 4 Beaumont Park Drive in Roydon — a village in Essex in the southeast of England (Part 1 of 4).

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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.

Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.

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