Three Girls

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2017-05-16

Last Air Date: 2017-05-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Philippa Lowthorpe

Networks: BBC One

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Maxine Peake as Sara Rowbotham
Lesley Sharp as DC Margaret Oliver
Lisa Riley as Lorna Bowen
Ace Bhatti as Nazir Afzal
Paul Kaye as Jim Winshaw
Jill Halfpenny as Julie Winshaw
Ria Zmitrowicz as Amber Bowen
Molly Windsor as Holly Winshaw
Liv Hill as Ruby Bowen
Peter Singh as Mr. Nadin

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (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?
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (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?
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (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?