Series synopsis
Three Girls is a British drama crime television series that premiered on BBC One on May 16, 2017. It ended on May 18, 2017. It was created by Philippa Lowthorpe. It stars Maxine Peake, Lesley Sharp, Lisa Riley and Ace Bhatti.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading 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
Supporting cast
- Liv Hill as Ruby Bowen
- Peter Singh as Mr. Nadin
- Rupert Procter as DC Jack Harrop
- Jason Hughes as DC Sandy Cuthrie
- Antonio Aakeel as Immy
- Naomi Radcliffe as Yvonne
- Ross Anderson as PC Richard Bryan
- Wasim Zakir as Tariq
- Simon Nagra as Daddy
- Zee Sulleyman as Billy
- Satnam Bhogal as Car Zero
- Tony Billington as Street Dweller
Guest cast
- Qas Hamid as Chef
- Brian Fletcher as Elliot Young
- Mark Beswick as Luke Young
- Adam Karim as Pino
- Oliver Rushton as Boy at Sexual Health Clinic
- Bo Bragason as Rachel Winshaw
- Haider Mohammed Javed as Saj
- Tebraiz Shahzad as Tiger
- Megan Harris as Sexual Health Worker
- Adrian Harris as DC Milne
- Jackie Clune as Jillian Menzies
- Maggie Service as Caroline Wallace
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | May 16, 2017 | May 18, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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? |
May 16, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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? |
May 17, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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? |
May 18, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 16, 2017 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2017 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 21:00:00 |