FilminghasbegunthisweekonSalisbury,anengrossingthree-partfactualdramaforBBCTwowrittenbyAdamPattersonandDeclanLawnandproducedbyDancingLedgeProductions.LeadingtheesteemedcastisAnne-MarieDuff(Shameless,HisDarkMaterials),whoisjoinedbyRafeSpall(TheWarOfTheWorlds,Denmark),MarkAddy(GameOfThrones,DowntonAbbey)AnnabelScholey(TheSplit,Britannia),JohnnyHarris(ThisIsEngland‘86,Jawbone)andMyAnnaBuring(TheWitcher,RipperStreet).Salisburyfocusesontheimpactthe2018Novichokpoisoningshadonthelocalcommunity.Thedramatellstheremarkablestoryofhowordinarypeopleandpublicservicesreactedtoacrisisontheirdoorstep,displayingextraordinaryheroismastheircitybecamethefocusofanunprecedentednationalemergency.Salisburycapturesthebravery,resilienceand,insomecases,personaltragedyoftheunsuspectinglocals,whofacedasituationofunimaginablehorrorsoclosetohome.AdditionalcastincludeRonCook,StellaGonet,FayeMcKeever,KimberleyNixonandDuncanPow.WritersAdamPattersonandDeclanLawnsay:It’saprivilegetobeabletotellthestoryofpeoplewhoweredeeplyaffectedbytheeventsinSalisbury.Duringourmonthsofresearchwehavebeenhumbledtoheartheirstories,andtobeabletotelltheminthisdrama.LaurenceBowen,ExecutiveProducerforDancingLedgeProductions,says:Thisisastoryweallthinkweknow,butthetruthofwhatpeopleexperiencedandofthelocalresponsetothechemicalattack,isshockingandhumblinginequalmeasure.LucyRicher,ExecutiveProducerfortheBBC,says:TohavesuchadistinguishedcasttakingpartinthedramaistestamenttothestrengthandqualityofAdamandDeclan’sscripts.Wearehonouredtobetellingthisastonishing,powerfulandmovingstoryontheBBC.ExecutiveProducersareLaurenceBowenandChrisCareyforDancingLedgeProductions,LucyRicherfortheBBCandAdamPattersonandDeclanLawn.ItisdirectedbySaulDibb(DublinMurders,TheDuchess,BulletBoy)andproducedbyKarenLewis(YearsAndYears,HappyValley,LastTangoInHalifax).FremantleMediaarehandlinginternationaldistribution.
