Bad Nanny: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bad Nanny tells the story of Samantha Cookes who, for over a decade across Ireland and the UK, used a revolving door of aliases including Carrie Jade Williams and Sadie Harris to weave an intricate web of lies, deceiving everyone from vulnerable families to online communities. Her story was the subject of RTÉ podcast series The Real Carrie Jade.  

With gripping first-hand accounts, chilling insight into psychological manipulation, shocking revelations, and raw emotion, the TV documentary series is a must-watch exposé on one woman's decade-long con and the strength of those who brought her down. It features exclusive interviews with victims of Samantha's scams who have never spoken publicly and includes unseen archive footage of Samantha.

Series details

• Title: Bad Nanny
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2025-05-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 84470
• IMDb ID: tt41364020
• TVDB ID: 463589

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-05-12; final listed air date 2025-05-19; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bad Nanny on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.