ABC News Doco Unit co-produces a profile charting the rise and fall of swimmer Scott Miller.
In one of the more unusual partnerships, the ABC News Documentary unit has partnered with Eddie McGuire’s JAM TV, for two part doco Deep End: The Scott Miller Story.
The series charts the dramatic rise and fall of Olympic swimmer Scott Miller, and his ongoing fight to rebuild his life. Once a golden boy of Australian sport, Scott Miller had it all: medals, fame, and a nation’s admiration. Then came personal tragedy and a fall into addiction, crime and eventually prison.
Now for the first time, Miller tells the unfiltered story and confronts the choices that derailed his life, the people he hurt, and the long road back from the brink.
Episode one charts his meteoric rise from a promising childhood to Olympic success and media stardom before the cracks begin to show. As the pressure mounts, his personal life implodes, his career ends abruptly and his life spirals into addiction.
Episode two follows his descent into the criminal underworld, his arrest and time behind bars, and the difficult path to redemption. Now clean and reunited with his family, Miller faces his toughest challenge yet: rebuilding trust, reclaiming purpose, and returning to the pool.
This screens in the Australian Story timeslot, from 8pm Monday June 22 on ABC.