Stacey Dooley: Down the K Hole had its first broadcast on BBC Three on Tuesday, October 20 at 9pm BST, followed by a later airing on BBC One Northern Ireland the same day at 10:40pm BST. Both broadcasts have already happened, and the 59-minute documentary is now sitting on BBC iPlayer for anyone in the UK to stream.
The film follows Stacey Dooley through five months spent inside a rehabilitation centre in Stockport, where she meets young people at different stages of ketamine addiction. It looks at the physical toll of long-term use, including bladder damage, and tries to explain why the drug has taken hold among younger users.
Where to watch
| Country | Channel or service | Free or paid |
|---|
| UK | BBC iPlayer, BBC Three, BBC One Northern Ireland | Free |
| US | Not available on any channel or streaming service | N/A |
| Canada | Not available on any channel or streaming service | N/A |
That table covers everywhere the documentary has been confirmed to air. Outside the UK, there's no broadcaster or streaming platform carrying it right now.
Free options
BBC iPlayer is the only way to watch Down the K Hole without paying, and it only works for viewers signed in with a UK postcode and a valid TV licence. There's no indication yet that the documentary will land on another free or ad-supported service, in the UK or anywhere else.
What to expect
Down the K Hole sticks close to Dooley's usual format: she embeds herself with people living through the problem she's reporting on rather than narrating from a distance. Here that means time with ketamine users inside the Stockport facility, hearing how the drug affects their bodies and why it's become so popular with a younger crowd despite the damage it causes.
It's a single 59-minute film rather than a series, so there's no second episode to wait for. What there is, according to the reporting so far, is a gap for viewers outside the UK: no US or Canadian broadcast has been announced, and nothing suggests one is imminent. Anyone outside the UK hoping to watch will need to wait for the BBC or a distributor to confirm a wider release, if one comes at all.
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