BBC sets launch for Unforgivable
TRAILER: Anna Friel and Bobby Schofield star in Unforgivable, the new BBC drama from Jimmy McGovern (Time) that is set to debut this Thursday, July 24.
Exploring the impact of grooming and sexual abuse on one family, the fictional drama centres around the Mitchell family who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse perpetrated by a member of their own family.
Having served his prison sentence, Joe (Schofield) arrives at St Maura’s, an institution which offers him a home and rehabilitation after his release. With the support of Katherine (Anna Maxwell Martin), an ex-nun, Joe undertakes therapy sessions in the hope of understanding what led him to commit the abuse and to face up to the consequences. Simultaneously, his sister, Anna (Friel), is dealing with the enormous impact that Joe’s crime has had on her family – her sons, Tom (Austin Haynes) and Peter (Fin McParland), and her father, Brian (David Threlfall).
Set and filmed in Liverpool, the drama examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and how those involved can try to move forwards in the midst of the devastation.
The cast also includes Mark Womack, Paddy Rowan, Phina Oruche and Fin McParland making his television debut.
The drama is produced by LA Productions (Broken, Anthony, Care), written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Julia Ford (Showtrial, The Bay) and produced by Donna Molloy. The executive producers are Jimmy McGovern and Colin McKeown for LA Productions, and Nawfal Faizullah and Katherine Bond for the BBC.
Unforgivable launches on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Thursday, July 24, and airs on BBC Two from 9pm that evening.
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