At the heart of each episode is the story of someone who has been forced to confront unimaginable horror and yet has lived to tell the tale.

In May 2019, 24-year-old Bethany Marchant, mother of one, was subjected to a violent attack by her then-partner, Stefan Carr. In September 2019, Stefan was sentenced to 11 years and three months. Bethany is now an activist supporting Clare's Law.

Sammy was 14 when she met Arshid Hussain in 1999. Hussain was the leader of a sex ring and was jailed for 35 years in 2016 for 23 offences involving nine women. Sammy finally got away from Hussain when he was imprisoned in 2001 for a violent offence.

Tony married Tracy in June 2013, six months after meeting her on a dating site. Tracy started to physically and verbally abuse Tony less than a year into the marriage. She was jailed for two years at Canterbury Crown Court in October 2019.

Adele Bellis was left with permanent scarring, partially bald, and without her right ear when Jason Harrison threw sulphuric acid at her. This was at the request of her violent and emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend, Anthony Riley.

At the age of three, Christopher was placed in the care of Eunice Spry, a pillar of the Jehovah's Witness community in Gloucestershire. For over 13 years Eunice systematically tortured Christopher and some of her other foster children.