Murdered by My Boyfriend

Murdered by My Boyfriend
GenreCrime drama
Written byRegina Moriarty
Directed byPaul Andrew Williams
Starring
ComposerNavid Asghari
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)
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Murdered by My Boyfriend is a fact-based drama first aired on BBC Three in 2014.[1] It stars Georgina Campbell as Ashley Jones, a young victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her controlling boyfriend, Reece, portrayed by Royce Pierreson.

It was based on an actual case of murder, with the victim's family asking the producers to give the characters different names. According to the producers, the purpose of the film is to educate juvenile viewers about relationship abuse.[2]

  1. ^ Sweeting, Adam (20 July 2014). "Murdered by My Boyfriend, BBC One, review: 'convincing'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ Goddard, Sophie (19 June 2014). "Why "Murdered By My Boyfriend" is such an important piece of TV". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 20 April 2020.