The Push

From the BAFTA-winning team at Candour Productions, The Push is the inside story of a murder trial in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a man stands accused of pushing his wife from a hillside to her death. Part intimate portrait of a grieving family, part real-life courtroom drama, this two-part feature documentary series allows viewers to watch all the evidence as if on the jury benches themselves.  

In September 2021, newlyweds Fawziyah Javed and Kashif Anwar from West Yorkshire, England, travelled to Edinburgh for a mini break. The couple walked at sunset to the top of ‘Arthur’s Seat’ - an extinct volcano and popular landmark with views over the city. Only one of them made it down alive. Fawziyah Javed, a 31-year-old lawyer who was pregnant with the couple’s first child, fell 50ft to her death from the top of the rocky precipice. A strange series of events on the cliffside in the dimming light seem to suggest the fall may have been no accident. But with no witnesses to the incident and a panicked husband claiming she slipped, the question is, did a murder occur that evening? A jury of 15 men and women decide - did she fall, or was she pushed?

The Push has won the award for Best Documentary Series at the Grierson Awards 2024 & Best Programme at the Asian Media Awards 2024!