Airdate: Murdered By My Boyfriend / Raped.

This week ABC2 marks White Ribbon Day (Friday Nov. 25) with several documentaries.

In addition to Big Bad Love at 9:30pm Wednesday, it will screen 2 UK docos, Murdered By My Boyfriend on Wednesday and Raped on Friday.

Murdered By My Boyfriend
Wednesday 23 November 8.30pm ABC2
U.K. doco-drama telling the true story of what happens to a teenage girl when she falls in love with the wrong man. The everyday story of young love turns dark and sinister when the handsome and charming stranger seeks to dominate every aspect of the young woman’s life. A tale of contemporary Britain that every young person should watch.

In the U.K. it is estimated that one in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, and the risk of domestic violence is highest for those between 16 to 24 years of age.

Murdered By My Boyfriend, the critically-acclaimed and hugely impactful film that premiered on BBC Three, was written by Regina Moriarty, directed by Paul Andrew Williams, and produced by Pier Wilkie.

It tells the true story of one young woman who sadly became an example of these statistics – a bright, bubbly 17-year-old girl who fell in love with the wrong man, and found herself in a relationship that had tragic consequences. The hour-long film features outstanding performances from Georgina Campbell as the young victim Ashley and Royce Pierreson, who plays Ashley’s abusive boyfriend, Reece.

Raped
Friday 25 November 9.20pm ABC2
This UK film explores rape in a new and bold way: from forensic medical to police investigation, court and beyond.

Juliet was attacked by a stranger on New Year’s Eve, while Kellie had known and trusted her attacker for over a decade. In 2012, St Mary’s, the UK’s leading Sexual Assault Referral Centre, allowed exclusive access: opening its doors to cameras as they supported Juliet and Kellie as well as over 1,000 other victims of rape seeking justice or attempting to move forward with their lives.

St Mary’s Centre in Manchester was the first of the UK’s 46 Sexual Assault Referral Centres. It is here, to the small all-female team of doctors, crisis workers and counsellors, that the police bring people who say they’ve been raped to conduct a forensic examination.

Rape is unlike any other crime. Often there are only two people present and if one person says it was rape and the other says it was consensual, the truth can be difficult to work out and almost impossible to prove. For the experts at St Mary’s, it’s not all about the conviction rate: rather they aim to give victims back their choice and control, whether or not a case goes to court.

Through the experiences of victims, as well as the specialists at St Mary’s, Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Sexual Offences Unit and the Crown Prosecution Service, this film offers a unique and hugely revealing perspective on rape in Britain today.