Three Girls (TV series)

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Three Girls
GenreTrue crime
Written byNicole Taylor
Directed byPhilippa Lowthorpe
StarringMaxine Peake
Lesley Sharp
Molly Windsor
Ria Zmitrowicz
Liv Hill
Ace Bhatti
Paul Kaye
Jill Halfpenny
Bo Bragason
Lisa Riley
ComposerNatalie Holt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersLucy Richer
Hilary Salmon
Susan Hogg
ProducerSimon Lewis
CinematographyMatt Gray BSC
EditorÚna Ní Dhonghaíle
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBBC Studios
Studio Lambert
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release16 May (2017-05-16) –
18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)

Three Girls is a three-part British television drama series written by Nicole Taylor and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. It was broadcast on three consecutive nights between 16 and 18 May 2017 on BBC One.[1] A co-production between BBC Studios and Studio Lambert, the series is a dramatised version of the events surrounding the Rochdale child sex abuse ring, and describes how the police and the local authorities failed to investigate allegations of child abuse and rape because the victims were perceived as unreliable witnesses and through fear of being accused of racism because of the ethnicity of the perpetrators.[2]

Three Girls drew a strong viewing audience upon its first broadcast, with 8.24 million viewers for episode one, 7.88 million for episode two and 8.19 million for episode three.[3] The series was released on DVD in Region 2 on 8 January 2018.[4]

A BBC documentary on the case, The Betrayed Girls, was broadcast on 3 July 2017 as a follow-up to the drama.[5]

Plot

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The story is told from the viewpoint of three of the victims: fourteen-year-old Holly Winshaw, sixteen-year-old Amber Bowen and her younger sister Ruby. The focus later shifts to sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham, the main whistleblower who drew attention to the case after repeated pleas for action from social services and the police fell on deaf ears.

DC Margaret Oliver, the lead investigator on the case, manages to gain the support of her superior officer, Sandy Guthrie to instigate a full-blown investigation. However, despite significant evidence, the CPS decides to drop the case because of an “unrealistic prospect of conviction”. After Margaret convinces Amber Bowen to testify against her former boyfriend, Tariq, the case is re-opened by recently appointed public prosecutor Nazir Afzal, who with the assistance of the police and the victims involved, manages to secure convictions against ten men involved in the ring.[6]

Rowbotham, Oliver and Afzal all acted as consultants on the series.[7]

Cast

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Episodes

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Episode Title Written by Directed by Viewers
(millions)[8] 		Original airdate
1"Episode 1"Nicole TaylorPhilippa Lowthorpe8.2416 May 2017 (2017-05-16)
2"Episode 2"Nicole TaylorPhilippa Lowthorpe7.8817 May 2017 (2017-05-17)
3"Episode 3"Nicole TaylorPhilippa Lowthorpe8.1918 May 2017 (2017-05-18)


Filming

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The three part drama was filmed from June to August 2016 in Bristol and released from 16th to 18th May 2017. As for filming locations, the council offices on Temple Street doubled as Liverpool Crown Court, whilst Bristol Register Office was used for interior community meeting scenes. Filming also took place in Victoria Park, Eastville Park and streets in Hartcliffe, Knowle, Easton, Bedminster and Redcliffe.

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Main article: 2017 Finsbury Park attack

In June 2017, a terrorist attack was launched against mosque-goers in Finsbury Park. The attacker, Darren Osborne, used a van to run over Muslim pedestrians, killing one man and injuring several others. In the course of the trial, it was remarked that Osborne developed an obsession with Muslims after watching Three Girls.[9]

Reception

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2017 WFTV Awards The Deluxe Director Award Philippa Lowthorpe Won [10]
Festival de la Fiction TV Awards (fr) Jury Special Prize for European Fiction (fr) Three Girls Won
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards Director - Drama Philippa Lowthorpe Nominated [11]
Editing - Drama Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Won
Music - Original Score Natalie Holt Nominated
Photography - Drama & Comedy Matt Gray Won
2018 British Academy Television Awards Best Mini-Series Three Girls Won [12]
Best Actress Molly Windsor Won
Best Supporting Actress Liv Hill Nominated
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Director: Fiction Philippa Lowthorpe Won [13]
Best Writer: Drama Nicole Tyler Won
Best Editing: Fiction Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Won
Irish Film & Television Awards Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Won [14]
RTS Programme Awards - West of England Best Television Drama Three Girls Won [15]
Best Director Drama Philippa Lowthorpe Won
Royal Television Society Programme Awards Mini-Series Three Girls Won [16]
Writer Award - Drama Nicole Taylor Won
Breakthrough Award - On Screen Molly Windsor Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Best Single Drama/Mini-series Three Girls Won [17]
UK Broadcast Awards Best Drama Series or Serial Three Girls Won [18]

See also

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References

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