TV Preview: Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (2025)

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TV Preview: Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (1)

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  • Closed to new bookings
  • Fri 20 Sep, 7:00pm
  • BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, Princess Anne Theatre

A documentary about one of the world’s most elaborate and sophisticated catfish scams. Based on the popular podcast series of the same name from Tortoise Media, the film will tell the story of how broadcaster Kirat Assi became embroiled in an impossibly complex web of deception that lasted for over a decade and involved over 60 fabricated characters.

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When Kirat meets ‘Bobby’ on Facebook and embarks on a long-distance relationship with him, she believes she has found the love of her life. As it evolves from a friendship into an increasingly controlling romantic relationship, what unfolds is a modern-day fable about some of the dangers of finding love in the digital age.

Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmareis a Raw production for Netflix. The film is directed by Lyttanya Shannon, produced by Kiran Sira and executive produced by Rebecca North andFiona Stourton.

Followed by a Q&A with:

Lyttanya Shannon, Director
Rebecca North, Executive Producer
Kirat Assi, Contributor

Please note, questions during the audience Q&A for this event will only be accepted via Slido. A Slido QR code will be available at the event, audience members will be able to submit a question to the panel using this via their smartphones.

Concessions:All events with concession tickets available will have them clearly listed when purchasing and can be bought the same way as normal tickets. A limited number of concession tickets will be allocated on selected events.

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Accompanying assistants, carers and companions can attend free of charge alongside any ticket purchase. Please email events@bafta.org ahead of booking to book this complimentary ticket.

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Pricing

  • Standard - Public Concessions

    £8.00
  • Standard - Public Full

    £10.00
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Accessibility

BAFTA is an arts charity that is open and welcoming to everyone. This means we want every visit to BAFTA 195 Piccadilly to be as enjoyable and comfortable as possible and our events accessible to all.

Our venue is wheelchair accessible and both live captioning and BSL are available on request for all events. Visit our venue accessibility page for more detailed access information here.

Accompanying assistants, carers and companions can attend free of charge alongside any ticket purchase. Please email events@bafta.org ahead of booking to book this complimentary ticket.

How to Request Access Adjustments

If you would like to book a wheelchair space, or request live-captioning, BSL translation or any other access adjustment, please email events@bafta.org or call our dedicated reception team on 020 7734 0022 at the point of booking your ticket(s). We will endeavour to support all access requests made to us.

Getting to the Venue

By tube

Green Park is the nearest accessible step-free station and is served by the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. 0.3 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. The accessible entrance is from the park at the rear of the station.

Piccadilly Circus Station is served by the Piccadilly and Bakerloo Line Services. Leicester Square Station is served by the Piccadilly and Northern Line Services. Both stations are accessed by steps only.

By train

London Charing Cross has step-free access to all platforms. 0.7 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. Staff are available to assist with ramps between the platform and the train.

By bus

There are bus stops located on Regent Street/St James's Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Haymarket. All London buses have ramp access and dedicated spaces for wheelchair users.

Nearest car park

The Cavendish London Public Car Park – 0.1 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance.

JustPark Car Park – 0.5 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance.

Nearest Blue Badge Parking

  • Jermyn Street: near Crockett & Jones, 1 space (0.05miles)
  • Sackville Street: near corner of Piccadilly, 2 spaces (0.06miles)
  • Saint James's Square: on street, 2 spaces (0.08miles)
  • Jermyn Street: near Tesco, 1 space (0.09miles)

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TV Preview: Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare (2025)

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