Channel 4 to air film on Jay Slater disappearance and death

Channel 4 will air a feature documentary on September 28 at 9pm about the disappearance and death of 19-year-old Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife in June 2024. The film, produced by Candour Productions, follows Slater’s family as they seek answers and documents the online speculation and abuse that surrounded the case. It runs for approximately 80 minutes and will be available on the broadcaster’s on-demand service after the broadcast.

Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared while on holiday for a music festival. His body was found on July 15. A postmortem and subsequent inquest concluded his death was an accident caused by a heavy fall from height while he was trying to return to his accommodation on difficult terrain, with no third-party involvement. Toxicology results included traces of MDMA and cocaine, findings that were later leaked and widely shared online.

Candour Productions filmed with the family over the past year, obtaining access to private moments that other media were not granted, including footage from the postmortem and inside the church at Slater’s funeral. The documentary features extended interviews with his mother, Debbie Duncan, his...