GOT MAD: 12 British TV Stars Who Descended Into Delusion

On screen, they were the people Britain trusted to be the same every week. Away from it, each of them got lost in something. The first Doctor Who telling a policeman who he was. A famous medium on the stage of the London Palladium, passing on what she said were messages from the dead. A beloved actress, aged 39, begging to play Juliet. And an Upstairs, Downstairs star who wrote hundreds of letters to a man she had only seen on television, and sent him a cheque for six billion pounds. From Dale Winton, Marianne Faithfull and Doris Stokes to Barbara Cartland, Screaming Lord Sutch, James Robertson Justice, Jacqueline Pearce, Margaret Rutherford, Tony Slattery, William Hartnell, Peter Cushing and Nicola Pagett, these are twelve much-loved stars and the stories they came to believe. Everything here comes from inquests, obituaries and the words of the people who were there. This is not about laughing at anyone: behind every story is a reason. Which story stayed with you? Tell us in the comments. Like and subscribe for more true stories of the stars we grew up with. Note: A respectful documentary retrospective made for historical and educational purposes. Nobody is diagnosed by us; any diagnosis mentioned is attributed to its source. If you are struggling, Samaritans are free on 116 123 in the UK.