A Quote by Douglas Henshall

Ninety percent of the time when you see rape on the television it is gratuitous and there to either bolster viewing figures or as a lazy way of treating female cast.

Douglas Henshall

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Douglas Henshall
Scottish - Actor
Born: November 19, 1965

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