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From Fact to Fiction: Series 13: Episode 5: The Day the Music Died

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Episode 5: The Day the Music Died

Series 13

The Day the Music Died

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Peter Jukes' drama responds to the hundreds of crimes reported to the Savile investigation

Samantha Bond stars as a mother forced to confront the horrors of child sex abuse. Peter Jukes's drama responds to the hundreds of crimes reported to the Savile Investigation.

Peter Jukes's fast-turnaround fictional drama is sparked by the publication of 'Giving Victims a Voice', the report into allegations of sexual abuse made against Jimmy Savile. A mother and daughter find their relationship tested by a long-buried incident from the past.
Sarah ..... Samantha Bond
Molly ..... Lizzy Watts
Gran ..... Christine Lohr
Directed by Peter Kavanagh.

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