The Man With 1000 Kids uncovers the gripping tale of a charming Dutch scammer, Jonathan Meijer, who is accused of travelling the world deceiving mothers into having his babies on a mass scale. The three-part series investigates the murky world of the fertility industry and uncovers how due to a lack of global regulations, some international fertility clinics continue to allow anonymous donations. With exclusive access to a group of passionate and aggrieved parents, this series unravels the twisting and turning story of this Dutch YouTuber who defrauded parents from all around the world, and how those mothers are now on a mission to push for a change in the law to prevent him deceiving more.
Series Director JOSH ALLOTT
Series Producer KATHRYN TAYLOR
Line Producer KAT BEE
Directors Of Photography HAMISH ANDERSON, STEFANO FERRARI & PATRICK SMITH
Music By JOEL CADBURY
SERIES EDITOR SIMON MCMAHON
Producers CHARLENE CHIKA OSUAGWU, THOMAS WILLEM RENCKENS
Production Manager KATHRYN WELLINGTON
Senior Production Coordinator YASMIN HEIDARY-MILLIC
Production Secretary ABI MAKIN
Editor AGATA KRASICKA
Additional Editors ANDREA CUADRADO, JAKE THOMSON
Edit Director RUTH NICKLIN
Assistant Editors ACELYA KANCELIK, ELLIOT GEE
Graphic Design CHAPTER 3 & ED EMMERSON
Assistant Producers MARIKA HOOGENBOOM, ALICE STRAFFORD
Researcher PHINEAS SAJOUS
Archive Producers AIDA ALDOUS, KATHARINE WALDRUM
Production Assistants IZZY TOWNSEND, ROSALIE VAN VELSEN, KAYA FREEDMAN
Documentary Camera Assistants JOSH SPEAR, JENNA AGUIRRE
Documentary Sound Recordists MARTIJN SCHOLTE, ADAM THOMAS, WILLEN DE WIJS, KAMILA WOKCIK
Development Producer DANIEL OMNES
Make Up And Hair KIRA KROEGMAN, KAILEY WALKER, SHERRIE WARWICK, SAYRONA WEBB
Drama Producer TIBO TRAVERS
UK Visuals Unit
Focus Pullers STEPHANIE KENNEDY, KILORAN MCLAREN
2nd Camera Assistants JAMES MALAMATINAS, PHINEAS SAJOUS
Grip DARREN QUINN
Gaffers BREAD & SHUTTER, IDRIS RHYS
Spark VIOLETTA D'AGATA
Grip Assistant JAMES QUINN
Gaffer Assistant PERRY READ
Production Coordinator PHOEBE THOMAS
Production Designer PHOEBE ANNE HARRIS
Art Assistant / Stand by Art Director ROSIE KIDD
Costume Designer LORRAINE COUGHLAN
Set Dresser / Buyers MILLIE HARMAN, JAMES WILLIAMS
Art Assistant Driver ARCHIE KIDD
Dressser - Swing team JOE YOUENS
Graphics DARIA VASKO
Data Wrangler MARTIN LASKEY
Netherlands Visuals Unit
Fixers JOHN TRAPMAN, ARJEN OOSTERBAAN
2nd Camera Assistant AHMAD ALAMOUDI
Grips MELLE VARZON MOREL, RICHARD VAN DER OORD
Gaffer ARJEN BERKENBOSCH, GERARD STAM
Gaffer Assistant HANS PETERSEN
Spark AYKE GOVAART
Runner MARK THOMASSEN
Best Boys ABEL BERGHUIZEN, DAAN DILLO
Data Wrangler IVO GROENENDIJK
Location Assistant SJOERD DRONKERS
Drone Operator DUTCH DRONE GODS
Australia Visuals Unit
Field Producer MELISSA MCDONALD
Director of Photography KEVIN SCOTT
1st Camera Assistant JOEL EAMES
Drone Operator BILL BLAIR
Grip CRAIG BARTLETT
Gaffer RUSSELL FEWTRELL
Grip/Gaffer Assistant LUKE HILDERBRAAT
Safety officer PAUL CHIVERS
Runner KRISTIAN REEVES
Court Visuals Unit
1st AD TOBY HOSKING
Focus Puller JOSH SPEAR
Camera Trainee COLE SCOREY
Grip GARTH SEWELL
Gaffer ROBBIE SMITH
Sparks SAM CHEAL
Grip Assistant ALFIE WELLAND
Gaffer Assistant JAMIE ELEAZER EXPOSITO
Runners GABRIEL ALBOROUGH, BEN FREEDMAN
Kenya Journalist LILIAN MUENDO
Lead Cast PETER JONES, ZOLTAN RENCSAR, CECILE SINCLAIR
UK Visuals cast
RONNIE ACTIL
GRAEME BAKER
JAMES CARTY
JAMES COOPER
JAMES DAVIES
MAURICE HUNT
ADEBAYO IBITOYE
DAVID INGLETT
OVIDIU JUDEA
ENRICA PANGRAZI
BINALBEN PATEL
KAI JUSTINE ROBERTS
LARISA ROMANOVA
CHELSEY SINNOTT
GARETH SNOW
NICOLA ALEXANDER
SARA ASTON
AGNESA BANYTE
ZANDE BERZINA
VALERIE BONHONNE
SARAH CARTER
ALICIA CLARKE
MARCUS HAMLYN
KATHERINE KLEINMAN
MAXIM KRESTINSKIY
MARIA MADAROVA
ILENIA PUZZO
VIVIANE SALVADOR
RAQUEL SILVEIRA
ELENA ZILIO
Child Cast
AMELIA ASPINALL
ALEXANDER DAHLMANN
JUDE GARAWAY
CLEMENTINE GRABHAM-BROWN
JENSON HORSEMAN
PIERS HORSEMAN
EADIE LIA
LUNA LIA
EVERLY MACIEJOWSKI
MAX RICHARDSON
LEO SCOTT
ZARA SCOTT
AUBURN VICKERS
ISLA WHITCOMBE
Chaperones BONNIE LIA, MICHELLE TURNER, BEVERLY THURBIN
Post Production Executive LYDIA THATCHER
Post Production Coordinator STEFANA APOPEI
Workflow Operator VLAD STOILKOV
Post Production Services by SPLICE
Director of Post Production RICHARD FOLLEY
Online Editor SOL COKER
Colorist CONNOR O'NEILL
Sound Editor MICHAL MALETZ
Re-recording Mixer LUKE HODSON
Visual Effects by CHAPTER 3 GRAPHICS
Design and Animation by JACOB RUDMAN
Production Legal Services - UK ABBAS MEDIA LAW
Production Legal Services - Netherlands KENNEDY VAN DER LAAN
H&S Support REMOTE TRAUMA
Consultant Clinical Psychologist DR. JOACHIM RYAN
Insurance Provided by MEDIA INSURANCE BROKERS
Music Supervision CONNIE EDWARDS
Special Thanks TIES VAN DER MEER
Executive Producer for Curious Films CHARLIE RUSSELL
Executive Producer for Rogo Productions ALEX HOLDER
Executive Producers DOV FREEMAN, NATALIE HILL & JESSIE VERSLUYS