Five Daughters
| Five Daughters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Stephen Butchard |
| Starring |
Jaime Winstone Juliet Aubrey Eva Birthistle Ian Hart Sarah Lancashire Aisling Loftus Holliday Grainger Matt Berry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 25 – 27 April 2010 |
Five Daughters is a British television drama mini-series starring Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire,Jaime Winstone and Juliet Aubrey. Set in 2006, it is about the five victims of the Ipswich serial murders and how the crime affected their families. It was written by Stephen Butchard and shown on BBC One in three one-hour episodes from 25 to 27 April 2010.
The BBC Press Office announced on 29 August 2009 that it had commissioned a three-part drama which would portray the events surrounding the 2006 Ipswich murders, and that it would be written by Stephen Butchard, whose credits included the 2008 mini-series House of Saddam. Speaking about the drama, Butchard said; "Our hope is that this drama provides a glimpse of the real girls their families knew, and also leads to further debate on the impact of drugs and sex industries upon every town, every city in this country... and what action is, or isn't, being taken."
With the advice of police liaison officers, BBC drama producers approached the families of the five victims of Steve Wright with a view to producing a drama about the case, and eventually secured the support of three of the families for the film. Stephen Butchard travelled to Ipswich as part of his research, speaking to police, members of a local drug rehabilitation charity and the families of the victims in an attempt to piece together the final days of the five women who were Wright's victims.
Filming began in November 2009, and the series was broadcast on BBC One from 25 to 27 April 2010. Only a few days after the BBC's announcement of the drama, Brian Clennell, the father of one of the victims, Paula Clennell, expressed fears that it would portray the victims in "a bad light". Wright's brother David complained that it would jeopardise any future retrial.
It was directed by Philippa Lowthorpe whose previous credits include The Other Boleyn Girl.
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