<p>In England, anyone can become a funeral director. No licence, no qualifications required. This is the story of how that gap was exploited. On December 10th, 2023, bailiffs entered a repossessed funeral home in Gosport, Hampshire, and discovered something that would prompt a year-long police investigation, a landmark criminal trial, and renewed calls for long-overdue industry regulation…</p><br><p>*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>This&nbsp;episode&nbsp;was&nbsp;researched&nbsp;and written by Eileen Macfarlane.</p><br><p>Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.</p><br><p>Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.</p><br><p>Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, writing and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.</p><br><p>To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for <strong>They Walk Among PLUS,</strong> available from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://apple.co/44TSNr0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>.</p><br><p>More information and episode references can be found on our website <a href="https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com</a></p><br><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs</a></p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus">http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>