Unforgivable: harrowing drama about abuse and rehabilitation

Unforgivable: harrowing drama about abuse and rehabilitation

Are British audiences ready for a sympathetic portrayal of a convicted paedophile?That is one question posed by Jimmy McGovern's "Unforgivable", said Barbara Ellen in The Observer. This one-off BBC2 drama introduces us to the Mitchells, a working-class family in Liverpool that is "buckling under the strain of an uncle who sexually abused his young nephew". The culprit, Joe (an excellent Bobby Schofield), is on early release from prison. He is fo…