In Popular Culture
Hardy was the subject of an episode of an episode of Evil Up Close on the Crime and Investigation Network in September 2012 broadcast in the U.K., Western Europe and Australasia and focussing on the 2010 decision to keep Hardy in prison for the rest of his life. The film was directed by Robert Murray and written and produced by Will Hanrahan Will Hanrahan". After Hardy was imprisoned British rap artist Plan B released a song about Hardy, dubbing him the 'Camden Ripper'. The song describes how Hardy had psychiatric problems and was able to carry out the murders because of "neighbours who were always out raving". The song talks about a fictional victim, Suzanne Smith. Hardy is also mentioned, and his flat pointed out, in the music video "Guided tour of Camden" by Charlie Sloth. Hardy was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, "The Hunt for the Camden Ripper", broadcast in 2004. It was narrated by Juliet Stevenson and directed by Olly Lambert.
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