Three Girls (TV series)

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Not to be confused with Take Three Girls.
Three Girls
Genre True crime
Written by Nicole Taylor
Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
Starring Maxine Peake
Lesley Sharp
Molly Windsor
Ria Zmitrowicz
Liv Hill
Ace Bhatti
Paul Kaye
Jill Halfpenny
Bo Bragason
Lisa Riley
Composer(s) Natalie Holt
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Lucy Richer
Hilary Salmon
Susan Hogg
Producer(s) Simon Lewis
Cinematography Matt Gray BSC
Editor(s) Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) BBC Studios and Studio Lambert
Release
Original network BBC One
Picture format 16:9 (1080i)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 16 May (2017-05-16) –
18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Three Girls is a three-part British television drama series, written by screenwriter Nicole Taylor, and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, 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 authorities failed to investigate allegations of rape because the victims were perceived as unreliable witnesses.[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

The story is told from the viewpoint of three of the victims: fourteen-year-old Holly Winshaw (Molly Windsor), sixteen-year-old Amber Bowen (Ria Zmitrowicz) and her younger sister Ruby (Liv Hill); although the focus later shifts to sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham (Maxine Peake), the main whistleblower who drew attention to the case after repeated pleas for help from social services and the police fell on deaf ears.

DC Margaret Oliver (Lesley Sharp), the lead investigator on the case, manages to gain the support of her superior officer, Sandy Guthrie (Jason Hughes) to instigate a full-blown investigation. However, despite significant evidence, the CPS decided to drop the case because of an “unrealistic prospect of conviction”. After Margaret convinces Amber Bowen to testify against her former boyfriend, Tariq (Wasim Zakir), the case is re-opened by recently appointed public prosecutor Nazir Afzal (Ace Bhatti), 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

Episodes

Episode Title Written by Directed by Viewers
(millions)[8]		 Original airdate
1 "Episode 1" Nicole Taylor Philippa Lowthorpe 8.24 16 May 2017 (2017-05-16)
2 "Episode 2" Nicole Taylor Philippa Lowthorpe 7.88 17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)
3 "Episode 3" Nicole Taylor Philippa Lowthorpe 8.19 18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)

Link to Finsbury Park attack

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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

Accolades

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

References

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