Home Truths

Home Truths is a British crime anthology series that aired for 5 series on BBC Two between 2012 and 2017.

Background
BBC Two commissioned Home Truths in late 2010. Scripts for the first series were complete in April 2011 and production started shortly after. Filming on the first series concluded in Autumn 2011 and the series began broadcasting in January 2012.

After the conclusion of series 1, the BBC ordered a 90-minute Christmas special and an additional 8-episode series. It was after these series were commissioned that it was revealed that the series would be an anthology, and the Christmas special would be unrelated to series 1, and series 2 would also be unrelated to both.

The Christmas special and series 2 filmed simultaneously from August 2012 to November 2012, with the Christmas special only shooting in August. The special aired on Christmas Eve and was BBC Two's most-watched festive programming that year.

Series 2 began airing in January 2013 and ran for 8 weeks. At the conclusion of the series, BBC Two announced a second Christmas special and a third series would enter production. The Christmas special aired once again on Christmas Eve and retained its title of BBC Two's most-watched festive programming.

Series 3 aired in the usual January slot and also ran for 8 episodes. The BBC did not immediately commission a fourth series, but did order a third Christmas special. It was later confirmed that the show would return for a Christmas special, but a fourth series would not immediately follow in January 2015. A Christmas special did not air in 2015 either. Production on a fourth series began in February 2016 and it aired in October 2016. A Christmas special followed. A fifth series began production in October 2016 and concluded in January 2017. It aired in March 2017 for eight episodes, concluding in April. The BBC then confirmed that Home Truths would not return for a sixth series.