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Dear Viv Premieres on BBC Three With Family Testimony on The Vivienne’s Death and Legacy

The film adds a public push led by sister Chanel to raise awareness of ketamine’s risks.

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Overview

  • Dear Viv is scheduled to debut Thursday on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, with streaming on WOW Presents Plus from 28 August.
  • Mother Caroline says she is “plodding on one day at a time,” sharing her grief seven months after the loss.
  • Sister Chanel recounts arriving at James’s home after missed calls on a day they planned to meet and finding him unresponsive.
  • The documentary restates that James Lee Williams died in January from a cardiac arrest caused by a ketamine overdose.
  • Manager Simon Jones describes efforts to arrange therapy and counselling as Chanel campaigns to reclassify ketamine and expand awareness.