The BEST episodes of Louis Theroux season 2015

Every episode of Louis Theroux season 2015, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Louis Theroux season 2015!

The documentary work of British-American journalist Louis Theroux.

Last Updated: 6/11/2025Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing
By Reason of Insanity (1)
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#1 - By Reason of Insanity (1)

Season 2015 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2015

Louis immerses himself in the world of Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness. They have been found not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered by the courts to secure psychiatric facilities to receive the treatment that it is hoped will, one day, lead to their reintegration back into society.

Directors: Jamie Pickup
Writer: Jamie Pickup
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By Reason of Insanity (2)
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#2 - By Reason of Insanity (2)

Season 2015 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2015

In the second episode Louis spends time with patients whose personalities are so intertwined with their illness that it makes them more difficult to treat. In doing so, he examines the grey area between criminal actions and medical symptoms, and investigates how we define insanity.

Directors: Jamie Pickup
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Transgender Kids
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#3 - Transgender Kids

Season 2015 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2015

Louis travels to San Francisco to learn about the children, as young as three, who say they were born in the wrong body. He also visits the Child and Adolescent Gender Center at UCSF Hospital to meet the pioneers in the medical profession assisting them with their transition.

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