CRITIC'S CHOICE; on the Trail of Britain's Stalkers

Stalked Ch4, 10.00pm

IN a series of revealing video diaries by five brave women, this poignant documentary exposes what life is really like for those who are stalked.

While the press often focuses on the subject of celebrity stalking, the British Crime Survey reveals that, astonishingly, one in five women will be the victim of a stalker. Only four per cent of these will be strangers.

Claire, who is studying for her A-Levels, has been stalked by her ex-boyfriend Paul for three years.

In her video diary she reveals the places outside her family home where she believes Paul has watched her and shows a bundle of his letters, one of which repeats the phrase "I love you Claire - I always will".

Feeling tormented, trapped and petrified that Paul may hurl something through her bedroom window, she has, at times, been driven to sleeping outside her bedroom door in the upstairs hallway where she feels less vulnerable. …

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