Michaela Coel again explores different types of sexual assaults and consent.
Arabella has joined a rape survivor support group. Terry disapproves of it. It is run by Theo, someone who was at school with Arabella and Terry.
The episode is a flashback when all three were at school. Theo is a rebellious schoolgirl. It emerges that as a young girl her mother made Theo lie that her father was an abuser. All so that her mother could have sole custody.
Theo is having a fling at school with a young black schoolboy called Ryan but Theo gets angry as he takes photos of her while he is having sex and sending them on.
Theo is unhappy about being photographed. Theo was hoping for love not being used cheaply. The sex was consensual but later Theo claimed that she was raped at knifepoint.
As Ryan is black, the school head believes Theo's story. Arabella and Terry come to Ryan's aid when they discover the photos showed a different context.
The episode deals with how race can have an adverse effect if you are accused of rape. How toxic false allegations can be. Arabella wants to learn how to prevent rape.
It also sees the adult Arabella looking at the events surrounding Theo at school differently.
Arabella has joined a rape survivor support group. Terry disapproves of it. It is run by Theo, someone who was at school with Arabella and Terry.
The episode is a flashback when all three were at school. Theo is a rebellious schoolgirl. It emerges that as a young girl her mother made Theo lie that her father was an abuser. All so that her mother could have sole custody.
Theo is having a fling at school with a young black schoolboy called Ryan but Theo gets angry as he takes photos of her while he is having sex and sending them on.
Theo is unhappy about being photographed. Theo was hoping for love not being used cheaply. The sex was consensual but later Theo claimed that she was raped at knifepoint.
As Ryan is black, the school head believes Theo's story. Arabella and Terry come to Ryan's aid when they discover the photos showed a different context.
The episode deals with how race can have an adverse effect if you are accused of rape. How toxic false allegations can be. Arabella wants to learn how to prevent rape.
It also sees the adult Arabella looking at the events surrounding Theo at school differently.
