It was the teen soap opera that invented the youth ensemble drama genre, and rose to the top of the class: Beverly Hills 90210. For much of its 10-year run, the series reigned supreme among young people the world over. Its unforgettable characters spoke to a generation: from the brooding bad boy with a heart of gold, Dylan McKay, to the always dependable Brandon Walsh and his down-to-earth sister, Brenda, millions of viewers tuned in weekly to see their trials and tribulations of these Minnesota teens transplanted to Beverly Hill’s glitz and glam. In this Behind Closed Doors, viewers will go inside the world of TV’s most famous zip code to discover how the actors scored what would become the role of a lifetime, the series’ early struggles to find an audience, and then dealing with the juggernaut that it became. The cast would form lifelong bonds, both with each other and their viewers. Hard-hitting topics from AIDS to teen pregnancy to drugs elevated the show from mere soap opera to a show in which the audience could relate. Along the way there were shocking cast departures, and after 10 seasons, all the stars move on. And then almost 30 years after its debut, there’s an unexpected TV reunion. Through first-hand stories, rare footage and photographs–some never seen before–Beverly Hills 90210 Behind Closed Doors offers a glimpse into this ground-breaking series’ early days through to its enduring impact on the culture.

Luke Perry: In His Own Words explores the career of the ultimate teen idol through his own reflections on a life of influence, legacy, tabloid romances and personal tragedy. Plus, inspirational reflections from his closest friends and co-stars go beyond the legend of “Dylan McKay” to reveal a generous soul with charisma to burn.

Cory Monteith was a global superstar. The clean cut all American quarterback on Glee idolized by millions of teens around the world. The TV phenomenon thrust him to instant stardom in 2009 and his public persona mirrored his on screen character. But on 13 July 2013 he was found dead on his hotel room floor, aged only 31. Forensic Pathologist, Michael Hunter, discovers that Cory was not what he appeared and beneath his clean cut exterior lay a dark and troubled past that would come back to haunt him.

River Phoenix was one of the most popular and exciting stars of the 1990s. Supposedly clean-living and anti-drugs, his films included the cult classics Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, and at 18 he received an Oscar nomination for his role in Running on Empty. But on October 31st 1993 after an hour at friend Johnny Depp’s exclusive nightclub in Los Angeles, The Viper Room, River started convulsing. After 5 seizures over a period of just 30 minutes and repeated attempts at resuscitation by paramedics, River Phoenix was officially pronounced dead at 01:51am. Armed with the autopsy report, Dr Michael Hunter will take the viewer back over the last few weeks of River’s life and try to unravel what went on that fateful night. Returning from a six week film shoot in the mountains of Utah, the autopsy reveals that River’s return to Los Angeles was fraught with mystery illnesses, prescription pill and illegal drug-taking. However it’s the one hour he spends at the club that holds the key to understanding why Phoenix, a perfectly fit and healthy young man, lost his life so tragically. Alongside careful and detailed reconstructed drama scenes we talk to close friends, a psychologist and people who knew him, to painstakingly piece back together the last days of one of the most exciting actors of the 1990s

On March 4th, 2019, the much-loved actor Luke Perry died after suffering a massive, and totally unexpected, stroke. He was just 52 years old. Born in an Ohio backwater, Luke learned to appreciate the simple things in life, but his desire to escape small-town living took him to California. There, after years scraping a living, Luke hit the big time when he landed the role of bad-boy Dylan McKay in the hit teen TV series ‘Beverly Hills 90210’. Idolised by millions around the world, Luke never succumbed to his celebrity status. A humble, generous & talented actor, who loved a quiet family life, Luke was far from a ‘live hard, die young’ cliché. Dr. Michael Hunter uses Luke’s Death certificate and first-hand accounts of Luke’s life to uncover the mystery behind what may have caused the catastrophic stroke that killed this healthy, active 52-year-old actor.

A young man has a 2 inch pipe through his head, which must be removed quickly: a young bride is bleeding uncontrollably, mystifying her physician; a doctor treating prison inmates learns that one of his patients has escaped into the ceiling.

A six-year old boy suffers a life-threatening stroke; a man has a camp stove stuck on his penis; a young ER doctor is under the gun when he is asked to assess the health of another doctor’s wife.

While a shooting victim is brought to the hospital, a Rottweiler gets loose in the ER; a young mother’s asthma attack turns quickly into a deadly heart failure; a young man comes into the ER comatose, covered with a mysterious rash.

A dialysis patient is bleeding and doctors can’t get it to stop: a naked man falls into a cactus and is covered head to toe in cactus needles; a patient brings radioactive rocks to the hospital causing chaos in the ER

A stabbing victim’s heart has a hole in it, and must be pumped by hand to keep him alive; a woman believes that she is possessed by demons; and a man with a vibrator in his rectum offers to pay cash to keep his condition off of his medical record.

A paralyzed stroke patient watches speechless and horrified as his wife and his 2 girlfriends fight over him; Army doctors in Iraq try to save the lives of 3 soldiers who lost limbs in an IED explosion; a child’s bite turns deadly for a patient who recently had a liver transplant.

A mysterious white dog wanders the hospital halls on Halloween; a neurologist encounters an unconscious motorcyclist on the side of the road; treatment of a young boy’s broken leg turns into an investigation that might reveal child abuse.

A doctor struggles with the decision to revive an older patient after prolonged CPR; two nurses encounter a stabbing victim on the street, and try to save him by carrying him back to their hospital; a doctor on a cruise ship finds that her dream trip has become a nightmare.

A bridesmaid drinks herself into a dangerous coma; a man’s eyeball pops out of his head; a premature infant is left in a hospital toilet and must be quickly revived in the ER.

A psychotic patient threatens Abby; Dr. Weaver suspects a woman poisoned her own baby; Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments.

A doctor opens a nurse’s chest, and takes her heart in his hand, in a desperate effort to save her life. Swords, severed limbs and suspicious stories lead to confusion in the ER and things go totally nuts at the hospital during a Greek Festival.

A pregnant woman’s leg pain turns out to be flesh-eating virus, threatening life and limb. A Desert Storm war veteran swallows razor blades on a dare, and a bride-to-be spends her wedding day in the ER after collapsing at the altar.

A psychotic patient threatens Abby; Dr. Weaver suspects a woman poisoned her own baby; Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments.

A doctor opens a nurse’s chest, and takes her heart in his hand, in a desperate effort to save her life. Swords, severed limbs and suspicious stories lead to confusion in the ER and things go totally nuts at the hospital during a Greek Festival.

A pregnant woman’s leg pain turns out to be flesh-eating virus, threatening life and limb. A Desert Storm war veteran swallows razor blades on a dare, and a bride-to-be spends her wedding day in the ER after collapsing at the altar.