Based on a true story. Some names and certain other details have been changed.
In some countries, such as France and Germany, was broadcast as a single television film instead of two separate episodes, with no change in content.
As well as providing additional material from the source book "Honour," Caroline Goode served as a consultant for the television miniseries.
In 2012, a documentary was released about the "honour" murder of Banaz Mahmod called Banaz: A Love Story (2012).
Gwyneth Hughes created the screenplay using the first-hand experiences of key figures from the real case including Bekhal Mahmod, Nawzad Gelly and Caroline Goode, who acted as consultant. Nazir Afzal, CPS assistant Chief Crown Prosecutor when Banaz's case was brought to trial, was the production's legal consultant.