Overview
- Unforgivable premiered on BBC iPlayer at 6 am and aired on BBC Two at 9 pm on July 24, marking its first public screening.
- Critics and audiences lauded the film’s stark depiction of child sexual abuse and the challenges of offender rehabilitation.
- Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern based the drama on a letter from a psychologist and real-life accounts, highlighting systemic issues like long NHS therapy wait times.
- The 90-minute film explores the ripple effects of abuse through intersecting perspectives of the offender, victim, relatives and a former-nun counsellor.
- Performances by Bobby Schofield, Anna Friel, Anna Maxwell Martin and David Threlfall have been singled out for their authenticity and emotional depth.