The Blame is the 'brutal' new ITV Michelle Keegan crime drama using shocking real texts exposing misogyny in the police — but the original opening was 'so explicit' that it was cut
It's a heavy-handed approach, which includes text messages from real officers discovered through whistleblowing operations. They're hideous, and it's tough to watch.I quickly wondered whether the series needed to be so blatant with the issue to get its point across (in my view, yes it does). But Keegan and Douglas Booth don't just think that this creative decision leads to an "even deeper" storyline, but the original opening to episode 1 was so explicit that it had to be re-filmed.
- ▪It's a heavy-handed approach, which includes text messages from real officers discovered through whistleblowing operations.
- ▪They're hideous, and it's tough to watch.I quickly wondered whether the series needed to be so blatant with the issue to get its point across (in my view, yes it does).
- ▪But Keegan and Douglas Booth don't just think that this creative decision leads to an "even deeper" storyline, but the original opening to episode 1 was so explicit that it had to be re-filmed.
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Streaming Entertainment The Blame is the 'brutal' new ITV Michelle Keegan crime drama using shocking real texts exposing misogyny in the police — but the original opening was 'so explicit' that it was cut Features By Jasmine Valentine Published 20 September 2026 It's a tough watch, to put it mildly When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth lead the series. (Image credit: ITV) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I'm sure that you'll be looking for some soothing escapism to stream this weekend, but ITV has other ideas.
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