Meet The Psychopaths

Episode 2

Power Psychopaths

Professor Tony Maden looks into the personalities of `super-functional' psychopaths and explains how individuals with power can ruin the lives of millions. Extraordinary footage from Jimmy Savile's past reveals that he knew he could get away with his sexual abuse crimes, while observations from those who knew media tycoon Robert Maxwell point to a man out of control and a dangerous psychopath who ruined people's lives without a second thought. Plus, rare footage of Adolf Hitler's behaviour in private offers an insight into his rise to power.

Episode 3

Meet Mick Philpott

Forensic psychiatrist Professor Tony Maden focuses on what makes psychopaths different from the rest of the population and examines the case of Mick Philpott, whose arson attack on his family home in Derby in May 2012 resulted in the death of six of his children. He also explores how psychopathic personality traits can be socially valuable, with surgeon Gabriel Weston admitting to being able to turn off emotions during work.