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Julie Hesmondhalgh gave a powerful performance as rape survivor Trish Winterman in

\'s final series, which earned her a Best Actress nomination at last night\'s BAFTA TV Awards.

star said that the series was making an important point about sexual violence by casting her as the victim, as it\'s so often portrayed gratuitously or as an act of desire – and through the eyes of the perpetrator, rather than the survivor.

"You don\'t realise that\'s what you\'ve been shown all the time [when it comes to sexual violence on TV] – that that\'s the norm that you see a young girl being chased in the woods," the actress told Digital Spy on the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards.

"This was through her eyes and casting someone like me – an ordinary, middle-aged woman – it made a really clear point about it being an act of violence and not desire, and I thought that was really important too."

Julie said that fans reached out to her during the final series of the crime drama, and reflected on

\'s male suicide storyline, which saw Aidan Connor tragically take his own life.

"That always happens when you do a storyline of this nature," she continued. "It\'s the same in

"For me, that\'s what culture and art\'s about, and television especially because it\'s so democratic and it\'s in everybody\'s homes and people experience things happening to characters that they care about and it opens up things for them."

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"The Aidan storyline this week, I really hope that it encourages people to talk, and people to ask more questions, and the same with

"I hope that anybody who\'s been through something, having seen this example of best practices, that they might feel encouraged to go forward and know that they\'ll be treated with sensitivity and care."

We would encourage anyone who identifies with Aidan\'s story to reach out. Organisations Readers who are affected by the issues raised in this story are encouraged to contact Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org), or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk). CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) also has helplines available from 5pm to midnight, 365 days a year, on 0800 58 58 58 (nationwide) and 0808 802 58 58 (London) (www.thecalmzone.net/.

Rape Crisis England and Wales works towards the elimination of sexual violence. If you\'ve been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information on their website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland\'s helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.

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