Overview

• Unforgivable premieres on BBC iPlayer at 6 am and on BBC Two at 9 pm on July 24.
• McGovern commended the BBC’s willingness to air a challenging story grounded in a child psychologist’s real case.
• The one-off feature stars Bobby Schofield as Joe Mitchell alongside Anna Maxwell Martin, Anna Friel and David Threlfall.
• On-location shoots in Liverpool’s Hanford Avenue and Otterspool Promenade lend authenticity to the setting.
• The film explores offender rehabilitation at St Maura’s and the long-term impact of abuse on the Mitchell family.