The Investigator is the true and shocking story of Meagher’s time as a member of the Army’s Royal Military Police in the 1980s, charged with the responsibility of rooting out and interrogating suspected lesbians within the force.
Homosexuality in the British Army was not decriminalised until 1994 and, as this factual drama shows, methods of investigation could be both crude and brutal. The twist comes when Meagher discovers that she herself is a lesbian and eventually falls victim to the same cruel persecution she once took part in.
Helen Baxendale stars as Staff Sergeant Caroline Meagher, in what she calls “the hardest, but the most challenging role I’ve ever played.” The Investigator is the true and shocking story of Meagher’s time as a member of the Army’s Royal Military Police in the 1980s, charged with the responsibility of rooting out and interrogating suspected lesbians within the force.
Homosexuality in the British Army was not decriminalised until 1994 and, as this factual drama shows, methods of investigation could be both crude and brutal. The twist comes when Meagher discovers that she herself is a lesbian and eventually falls victim to the same cruel persecution she once took part in.