*SPOILERS*Broken viewers left SPEECHLESS as Father Michael Kerrigan makes THIS shock confessionTHOSE who have been tuning into BBC drama Broken over the past couple of weeks have watched as troubled Father Michael Kerrigan struggles with flashbacks of his childhood and tonight, they learned the extent of the abuse he suffered.
In a number of flashbacks scenes the priest could be seen as young boy at school where his teacher Father Matthew (played by Thomas Arnold) put his hands on his thigh while teaching and watched him in the shower after a PE class.
Finally enough was enough for Father Michael (Sean Bean) and he decided to confront the man who had left him feeling suicidal as a child.
He tracked down Father Matthew and was left fuming when he realised he didn't think he had done anything wrong and refused to apologise for his abuse.
Father Michael raged: "You used to put your hand on my thigh and move it up to my genitals."
"You call that abuse? You liked it. Not one single boy didn't like it," his former English teacher hit back.
Viewers at home were left heartbroken as they finally learned the truth about Father Michael's troubled childhood and took to Twitter to praise Jimmy McGovern's script.
"Wow, what an unbelievably powerful episode. Made me cry. Jimmy McGovern is a genius. #Broken," one fan tweeted.
While another added: "Sean Bean's finest performance to date in #Broken. This week's episode incredible tense emotional stuff in the closing scene."