8 episodes

The world is full of bad burgers, from soggy lettuce to raw patties... and rock-hard buns. It’s terrifying, and it’s a crime. Yet, we've been both willing and unwitting victims of these Burger Crimes for too long.

No more. It's time we fully open the Burger Files and embark on a relentless pursuit of truth, conducting a full-scale investigation into this gastronomic horror.

'The Burger Files by Wendy's UK' is more than a podcast; it's a revelation. Unearthing chilling, real-life bad burger stories from real people, it unveils the grim reality of burger horrors, akin to the darkest true crime tales. Make no mistake, burger crimes are genuine offenses... and we need some answers, justice must be served.

But no justice can be served on an empty stomach. For a limited time, Wendy’s Baconator, 100% fresh, zero crime, is available with a buy one, get the second half off deal.

Conditions apply:

Buy 1 Baconator®, get a 2nd Baconator 50% off redeemable only at kiosk with voucher code FRESHBURGERS, all one word.  Offer valid 25 September to 29 October 2023 at participating Wendy’s® UK locations for customers 18 years old and over.  Excludes Breakfast Baconator.  Limit one use per customer during the offer period.  Not valid for mobile or delivery orders, in a combo or with any other coupon, discount or offer.  

Credits:

Writer - Joel Morris

Cast

Sara Barron - Nina Noonan

Natasha Hodgson - Jane

Ewan Bailey - Male Characters

Laura Shavin - Female Characters

Jason Forbes - Male Characters

Produced by Fresh Air and Mighty Bunny for VMLY&R and Wendy’s UK

The Burger Files Wendy’s UK

    • True Crime
    • 3.0 • 2 Ratings

The world is full of bad burgers, from soggy lettuce to raw patties... and rock-hard buns. It’s terrifying, and it’s a crime. Yet, we've been both willing and unwitting victims of these Burger Crimes for too long.

No more. It's time we fully open the Burger Files and embark on a relentless pursuit of truth, conducting a full-scale investigation into this gastronomic horror.

'The Burger Files by Wendy's UK' is more than a podcast; it's a revelation. Unearthing chilling, real-life bad burger stories from real people, it unveils the grim reality of burger horrors, akin to the darkest true crime tales. Make no mistake, burger crimes are genuine offenses... and we need some answers, justice must be served.

But no justice can be served on an empty stomach. For a limited time, Wendy’s Baconator, 100% fresh, zero crime, is available with a buy one, get the second half off deal.

Conditions apply:

Buy 1 Baconator®, get a 2nd Baconator 50% off redeemable only at kiosk with voucher code FRESHBURGERS, all one word.  Offer valid 25 September to 29 October 2023 at participating Wendy’s® UK locations for customers 18 years old and over.  Excludes Breakfast Baconator.  Limit one use per customer during the offer period.  Not valid for mobile or delivery orders, in a combo or with any other coupon, discount or offer.  

Credits:

Writer - Joel Morris

Cast

Sara Barron - Nina Noonan

Natasha Hodgson - Jane

Ewan Bailey - Male Characters

Laura Shavin - Female Characters

Jason Forbes - Male Characters

Produced by Fresh Air and Mighty Bunny for VMLY&R and Wendy’s UK

    EP:07 - Halloween Special

    EP:07 - Halloween Special

    Just in time for the spookiest time of the year, the most baffling and mysterious case of the burger crimes resurfaces with newfound evidence. Brace yourselves for a revelation from the abyss.

    Nina and Jane confront a diabolical confession and now they must re-examine The Frozen Patty case, plumbing its depths for an unsettling truth that could shake the very core of this burger crime.
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    • 17 min
    EP:06 - The One with All the Cheese

    EP:06 - The One with All the Cheese

    In this chilling account, a burger meets its untimely fate. This is a tale of a burger tossed into a cardboard grave so fast that the cheese didn’t even have a chance to go soft. Nina interviews cheese experts to get to the bottom of this classic case of sheer cheese horror while tensions rise between her and Jane. Soon, Nina uncovers an unlikely victim in this dark tale of Burger crime.
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    • 18 min
    EP:05 - Green Hell

    EP:05 - Green Hell

    An unsettling discovery unfolds when a victim opens a burger box to find a dry burger nestled in a shallow grave of lettuce, devoid of sauce.

    Nina and Jane delve into this puzzling case where the victim's battered burger box hints at a strange game, as if the staff (somewhere other than Wendy’s) indulged in a peculiar match of keepy-uppy with the box.
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    • 16 min
    EP:04 - The Drive By

    EP:04 - The Drive By

    A high-speed drive-through burger crime so brutal that what was served up was barely recognisable as a burger at all.

    In this gripping episode, Nina follows the digital trail to a crucial witness, only to confront the unsettling truth: unraveling the mysteries of burger crime is far from a straightforward task.
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    • 17 min
    EP:03 - The Frozen Patty

    EP:03 - The Frozen Patty

    A cold case. A solid case. The story unfolds when the victim takes a bite, only to find the meat frozen in the middle—solid as ice.

    We embark on an investigation, venturing to the seaside town that remains in denial of its own chilling history. We interview neighbors, still too traumatized by the frozen patty, choosing to bury it as a distant memory. Brace yourself, for this case will make your blood run... cold, icy, frozen patty cold.
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    • 16 min
    EP:02 - The Bad Buns

    EP:02 - The Bad Buns

    These buns are bad. Real bad.

    In this chilling episode, we descend into the harrowing abyss of burgers plagued by malevolent buns. Burgers with rock hard buns emit a resounding thud upon impact with the table. Burgers with wet buns so saturated they leak questionable water.
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    • 15 min

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