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Three Girls

Three Girls

NR2017•1h 0m•7.2/10
DramaCrime

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7.2/10(47)

The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities directly responsible for protecting them, and how they eventually made themselves heard.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 16, 2017

Last Aired

May 18, 2017

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Philippa Lowthorpe

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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2017-05-16
New to the area, Holly is keen to make friends but finds herself drawn into a frightening world she is unable to escape - a world all too familiar to sexual health worker Sara. As her relationship with her family fractures, Holly finds the courage to speak out, but will her nightmare finally end?
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2017-05-17
With her pleas previously ignored, Sara is both relieved and unsurprised when the true extent of the abuse and betrayal is finally uncovered. Can Maggie and the police team persuade the girls to revisit the horror they suffered? And what does that do to the fragile lives they have struggled to rebuild?
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2017-05-18
With the ordeal drawing to a close and betrayals still raw, what does the future hold for the victims of the abuse and those who fought so hard to support them? Can justice be served, and can their experiences stop the mistakes happening again?

Cast

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Sara Rowbotham

Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp

DC Margaret Oliver

Lisa Riley

Lisa Riley

Lorna Bowen

Ace Bhatti

Ace Bhatti

Nazir Afzal

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

Jim Winshaw

Jill Halfpenny

Jill Halfpenny

Julie Winshaw

Ria Zmitrowicz

Ria Zmitrowicz

Amber Bowen

Molly Windsor

Molly Windsor

Holly Winshaw

Liv Hill

Liv Hill

Ruby Bowen

Peter Singh

Peter Singh

Mr. Nadin

Rupert Procter

Rupert Procter

DC Jack Harrop

Jason Hughes

Jason Hughes

DC Sandy Cuthrie

Antonio Aakeel

Antonio Aakeel

Immy

Naomi Radcliffe

Naomi Radcliffe

Yvonne

Ross Anderson

Ross Anderson

PC Richard Bryan

Wasim Zakir

Tariq

Simon Nagra

Simon Nagra

Daddy

Zee Sulleyman

Billy

Satnam Bhogal

Car Zero

Tony Billington

Street Dweller

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