She also suggested that the channel should have voiced their complaints about the fifth episode during editing, and not once the broadcast of the series was underway. Ruth Hunt discussed her sexuality on camera in the untransmitted episode and wrote to Channel 4 expressing her "hurt and disappointment" over the handling of the episode. Sally Mapstone felt that the episode that was skipped was key to the story, commenting "the irony is that, by censoring the one film where the girls talk most frankly about themselves, Channel 4 has skewed the whole emphasis of the series".
She also proposed that the channel should have spoken up about the fifth episode during editing, rather than after the series had been aired. Ruth Hunt addressed her sexuality on camera in the non-broadcast episode and wrote to Channel 4 expressing her "pain and dismay" regarding how the episode was handled. Sally Mapstone believed that the omitted episode was crucial to the story, noting "the irony is that by censoring the one film where the girls speak most openly about themselves, Channel 4 has altered the entire focus of the series."