Emily Atack has been praised for doing a "very brave job" and asking important questions in her "provocative" new BBC documentary.
The former Inbetweeners actress was described as a "warm and engaging" presenter despite the serious content of the programme, Emily Atack: Asking For It?
In the show, which aired on BBC Two on Tuesday, Atack discusses her own experiences of sexual harassment and explores how "something so grotesque, aggressive, malicious and violent" has evolved and can be tackled.
"Emily Atack, normally seen as a cheerful TV personality and comedian, did a very brave job here in overcoming deep embarrassment about her daily reality," wrote James Jackson for The Times.
"The programme's title was provocative… Asking for it? You wanted to shout at the TV: 'No!’"
Emine Saner for the Guardian, gave the programme three stars out of five, describing it as "a truly sickening look at the torrent of sexual images online".
"You will be enraged," she wrote.
"Atack is a warm and engaging presenter who can laugh at the hideous photos and messages when she is with friends, such as the writers on her ITV2 comedy show, but she admits to using humour as a coping mechanism."
Writing for The Telegraph, Helen Brown said it was "lovely" to see Atack come to terms with the fact the she was not responsible for the harassment she had received.
"Atack bravely tackles this issue head on," Brown wrote, giving the programme four out of five stars.
"It was lovely to see (her) realise she’s not responsible for her own abuse and turn the focus back on the flashers.
"She calmly messaged them, asking them to explain their behaviour. But, of course, the cowards either vanished or intensified the abuse."
But she added: "I wish the documentary makers had tried harder to find a former flasher to speak out instead of leaving it to Atack to analyse them."
Source: Press Association
