Three Girls

This is perhaps the most harrowing show I have ever watched. I'm fact, I could only manage it in twenty minute segments. However, it is absolutely incredible. The story it tells, the acting is unbelievable, the questions it raises, it really is a fabulous piece of television. Well done to everyone involved in the making of this.

Very good documentary style based in real life people and situations. Harrowing to watch and scarily, still under reported and even in Rochdale still going on. One my daughter gets a bit older its something i want her to watch as a warning.

This was an extremely difficult and scary mini-series to watch. It was so unflinchingly true. We get so caught up in television series like "Law & Order: SVU" where the positive outcome of the many aspects of sexual crimes are dealt with. But in reality, the justice system is much more unforgiving and I'm certain that child sexual grooming is not just going on in the United Kingdom but of course, the British have tackled the problem first. I had to give this series a "10" the pace, the writing, acting, directing was superb. I hope many eyes will be opened.

I'm not usually one for true crime documentaries, I tend to find they take liberties for entertainment and are cliched and exploitative. However, this is such a jaw-dropping story and I am a social worker so have particular interest in this case that I thought it was worth trying. And it was exceptionally good. Mostly because it clearly has an attention to detail and respect for representing the facts that you don't normally trust as much in other works of this kind. For instance, the lines that were spoken during the court case were taken from transcripts from the real court cases. So, factually it is very impressive. But it is also very well made with excellent production and believable performances from the young actors. Naturally, I would have liked to have seen it go into more detail about the minutiae of the procedural failings, particularly in regards to Children's Service. As well as explore the deeper questions a little more. But I accept that this was made for the Joe public and not for professional social workers. It should be noted that doesn't say much about social services at all, it is mostly a look at the Police procedure and the judicial system.

This appears to be a meticulously researched docudrama about the trafficking of young girls in the Yorkshire region. It did make the headlines but seemed to have dragged on for ages. It's still difficult to understand how the girls could have fallen into the trap but with the chaotic home lives, I guess it was understandable. Inaction, often taking the path of least resistance by the authorities, police and social services, was not helpful and one can only hope that this event lead to better monitoring to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future.