Red Rose

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Drama: Relationships & Romance

When one of a group of friends downloads the Red Rose app, their lives take a dark turn.

It's not just your battery that could die... In a long, hot, post-exam summer, friends are seduced by the dark power of the sinister Red Rose app. From the makers of 'Sex Education'.

School is about to finish for the last time. For many teenagers, this signals the beginning of the next stage of their lives. For a group of working-class friends in Bolton, there is no next stage. The summer stretches out in front of them with an infinite sense of possibilities, but when one of the gang downloads the mysterious Red Rose app, plans change. What starts innocently as a game of admiration rapidly descends into something much darker.

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Red Rose: Series 1: Manchester Innit

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BBC Three - Red Rose, Series 1, Manchester Innit

Away from Bolton, the friends are surprised by what they find.

Away from Bolton, the friends are surprised by what they find. But the more they understand, the wider Red Rose casts its net.

The gang get out of Bolton, and are surprised by what they find. They learn about another potential victim, and a deceitful mission unearths truths that flip the gang’s understanding of Red Rose on its head. But even out of town, they can never really escape. The more they discover, the more they realise Red Rose is one step ahead.

Red Rose: Series 1

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Summer stretches out in front of a group of teenage mates from Bolton. But when one of them downloads a mysterious app called Red Rose, their plans change.

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