Taken Down

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A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

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A violent death leads to the twilight world of the exploitation of vulnerable immigrants.

Drama. The violent death of a young Nigerian migrant leads the Dublin police to investigate the twilight world of the exploitation of vulnerable immigrants.

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Inspector Jen Rooney investigates the death of a young Nigerian girl.

Inspector Jen Rooney investigates when a young Nigerian girl is found dead at a bus stop in Dublin's docklands.

Nigerian girl Esme Lukasa is found dead at a bus stop outside a direct provision centre for asylum seekers. A team of detectives, led by Inspector Jen Rooney, begin an investigation into the refugee centre where the victim lived.

Tension and mistreatment arise between the police and the refugees. Caught up in the investigation are centre manager Wayne, who reveals a second girl is missing, and Abeni, the victim’s neighbour whose teenage son Isaiah was a close friend of Esme’s.

Taken Down: Series 1

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


The violent death of a young Nigerian migrant leads the Dublin police to investigate the twilight world of the exploitation of vulnerable immigrants.

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