YouTube-style confessionals expose anorexia’s devastating hold in BBC drama

BBC3 series Overshadowed follows a teenager’s battle with her eating disorderAnorexia has long been a controversial subject for film and TV with dramas such as Netflix’s To The Bone attracting a wave of negative attention. Now BBC3 aims to counterbalance those negative headlines with Overshadowed, which mimics the feel of confessional YouTube video diaries to paint a devastating, realistic picture of the way in which the illness can take hold.The drama series was produced by Rollem,