BBC’s newest drama is set to take a page out of the newspaper.
The broadcaster is developing a series inspired by the attempted assassination of two Russians which occurred in the English town of Salisbury last year.
Former double agent, Serge Skripal, and his daughter Yulia were both poisoned by a nerve agent named Novichok and admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
The pair survived, but the incident caused a diplomatic fall-out between Britain and Russia, with the former accusing the latter.
Saul Dibb will helm the three-part series that is scheduled to star Anne-Marie Duff, Rafe Spall, Mark Addy, Annabel Scholey, Johnny Harris, and MyAnna Buring.
“It’s a privilege to be able to tell the story of people who were deeply affected by the events in Salisbury,” said series writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. “During our months of research, we have been humbled to hear their stories and to be able to tell them in this drama.”
The drama is expected to focus on the impact which the incident had on the local community and the reaction of ordinary people.
