Nicola Coughlan has said therapy was vital while filming Channel 4’s improvised drama I Am..
Helen
She co-created the project with Dominic Savage, playing Helen as her long-term relationship with Steve, portrayed by Joe Cole, begins to unravel amid online misogyny and pornography addiction
Despite an intimacy coordinator and agreed boundaries, the emotionally intense scenes, including disturbing domestic violence, left Coughlan drained
She hopes the drama prompts discussion about consent in established relationships, although she admits feeling apprehensive about its reception
I Am..
Helen airs on 16 November.