Editing English drama (section)

== 21st century ==
'''''[[Three Girls (miniseries)|Three Girls]]''''' is a three-part [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] television's real life drama series, written by screenwriter [[Nicole Taylor (screenwriter)|Nicole Taylor]], and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, that broadcast on three consecutive nights between 16 and 18 May 2017 on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Lara Martin|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/three-girls-where-victims-now-13055006?service=responsive|title=BBC drama Three Girls: What happened to the sex abuse victims|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=27 May 2017|agency=Birmingham Mail|author2=James Rodger|language=en}}</ref> the series is a dramatised version of the events surrounding the [[Rochdale child sex abuse ring]], the mini series Three Girls attempts to create awareness about how complex criminal process of [[child grooming]] takes place while sexually abusing children <ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39972887|title=Three Girls hailed as 'landmark' drama|date=2017-05-19|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-04-12|language=en-GB}}</ref> and describes how the authorities failed to investigate allegations of [[rape]] because  the victims were perceived as unreliable witnesses.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/three-girls-sara-rowbotham-sexual-health-worker-hero-behind/|title=Three Girls: who is Sara Rowbotham? The sexual health worker behind the uncovering of the Rochdale child-abuse scandal|date=23 May 2017|access-date=27 May 2017|publisher=The Telegraph|language=en}}</ref> The story is told from the viewpoint of three of the victims: fourteen-year-old Holly Winshaw ([[Molly Windsor]]), sixteen-year-old Amber Bowen ([[Ria Zmitrowicz]]) and her younger sister Ruby ([[Liv Hill]])<ref>{{cite news|author1=Homa Khaleeli|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/16/molly-windsor-three-girls-bbc-rochdale-abuse-scandal|title=Molly Windsor, star of Rochdale abuse drama ''Three Girls'': 'It made me really angry'|date=16 May 2017|access-date=27 May 2017|agency=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6835252/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Three Girls (TV Mini-Series 2017)|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> According to lawyers Richard Scorer & Nazir Afzal, the drama Three girls helps in building awareness around child protection issues of 21st century.<ref name=":0" /> While few critics including whistleblower [[Sara Rowbotham]] and few victims appreciated accuracy of depiction;   Ben Lawrence in The Telegraph found it to be too timid and not going deep down to investigate & expose root causes surrounding inappropriate behavior of perpetrators of Pakistani descent fully enough.<ref name=":0" />