ITV: Exposure (2018)
Focusing on child sexual abuse, this programme follows journalist Alex Renton, who was himself abused as an eight-year-old by his teacher, as he investigates how much schools knew about what was going on behind their closed doors.
“It was impossible not to feel outrage and anger on the victims’ behalf. Most of these grotesque acts and systematic failures were “historic” but there was no room for complacency, as Renton wondered if boarders are safe today. The answer wasn’t entirely reassuring. Safeguarding standards vary wildly between schools and reporting of abuse allegations is still not legally mandatory. But the documentary was a thoroughly researched and righteously angry film about a deeply worrying issue.” The Telegraph