The komodo dragon is deliberately disturbing but it allows us to draw the viewers’ attention to the horrors of sexual abuse. Barnardo’s do amazing work and we are very proud to help tell the stories of these incredible young people.” The stories are depicted by actors but are based on real-life experiences of some of the children supported by the UK’s largest children’s charity. Staff working in children’s services for Barnardo’s have been consulted to ensure emotions are represented authentically and a child sexual abuse services representative was present during filming.