What ‘Sherwood’ Missed
BBC drama ‘Sherwood’ was an opportunity to spotlight the sheer cruelty exhibited by the state in the spycops scandal – but it shied away from the most difficult parts of the truth and opted for romance instead.
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Donna McLean is a writer, activist, and campaigner against police abuse. She is the author of Small Town Girl, now out from Hodder and Stoughton.
BBC drama ‘Sherwood’ was an opportunity to spotlight the sheer cruelty exhibited by the state in the spycops scandal – but it shied away from the most difficult parts of the truth and opted for romance instead.
An unknown number of women were deceived into relationships with undercover police as part of the Spycops Scandal. One, Donna McLean, speaks to Tribune about the discovery, the anger, and the ongoing struggle for justice.