{"id":36230,"date":"2023-08-28T12:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1878804"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:56:58","slug":"magdalene-laundries-scandal-the-woman-in-the-wall-true-story-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/magdalene-laundries-scandal-the-woman-in-the-wall-true-story-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Magdalene Laundries scandal: The Woman in the Wall true story explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

The writer said educating people on the “harrowing” scale of the issue was a “driving factor” behind the series. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 28 August 2023 at 10:35 AM<\/p>

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Warning: This article contains brief discussions of abuse that some may find distressing.<\/em><\/p>\n

New thriller The Woman in the Wall<\/a> aired its debut episode on BBC One last night (Sunday 27th August 2023) and viewers are already captivated by the series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruth Wilson\u2019s central performance has come in for particular praise, with the His Dark Materials star taking on the role of Lorna Brady, an individual suffering from severe trauma and bouts of sleepwalking.<\/p>\n

Although Lorna is a fictional character not based on any specific person, her story has its roots in real history \u2013 with her trauma dating back to the abuse she suffered within the walls of a Magdalene Laundr<\/span><\/a>y.<\/p>\n

These were institutions in Ireland where so-called \u201cfallen women\u201d were sent when they fell short of the repressive moral codes of their times, with creator Joe Murtagh saying he was<\/a> <\/span>compelled to write about them out of\u00a0 \u201cpeak frustration of people still not knowing about [the history]\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

And so while there is no specific truth to the murder mystery explored in the series, it does shed light on the unimaginable pain that tens of thousands of very real survivors endured.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Woman in the Wall review: Ireland\u2019s great shame laid bare in genre-hopping thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
Ruth Wilson says The Woman in the Wall role is \u201cvery different\u201d to Alice Morgan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Read on for everything you need to know about the true story behind The Woman in the Wall.<\/p>\n
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