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Three Girls

Three Girls

20177.21 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Susan Hogg
Produced by Simon Lewis, Lucy Richer
NetworksBBC One

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

rapecourt casebased on true storysex traffickingtrue crimepolice investigationchild trafficking

About Three Girls

Three Girls is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of rape, court case, based on true story, sex trafficking, true crime, police investigation. Created by Susan Hogg, it stars Maxine Peake, Lesley Sharp, Lisa Riley. 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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