Jack Thorne

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The Accident starts with a party, But things quickly sour

Jack Thorne is probably one of the UK's most in-demand authors.

The Bafta-winning CV includes TV series-This is England, Skins, The Fades and the upcoming BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials.

On The West End stage he had a big hit with " Harry Potter and The Cursed child. And on the big screen, his credits are the Julia-Roberts-movie-Wonder plus The aeronauts are, in cinemas in November.

But his latest Channel 4 , his darkest work, The Accident may still.

The four-part drama stars Sarah Lancashire , also had the main role in Thorne 's 2018 adoption drama Kiri.

The Accident -centers around a small Welsh community is torn apart when an explosion on a construction site, a factory block is caused to collapse, with a group of teenagers trapped inside.

The long-held ties between families and friends are wide open, as an inevitable blame game begins.

While the plot is invented, The Real -life tragedy for the, which killed 72 people, looming large in the Background .

The community is tight, But it is also explained to a feeling of isolation

Thorne that The Plan for The Accident "was to always look, class and restorative justice", But Grenfell and his focus shifted.

"I had happened to an idea in my head And Then Grenfell and the idea changed.

"And the concept of viewing the corporate manslaughter and the way a corporate manslaughter trial version might work, came to be. "

Thorne he is not felt in the situation, the Grenfell story itself.

"I was actually offered Grenfell Three Times by three different production companies... But I have a feeling it was the facts that in place, to look at it to hurt properly, without a lot of people, to trample on the lives of the people.

"It is not to say that it is not a nice drama. I found it easy to be able to it yourself. "

But he didn't want to leave it there.

An act of Rebellion - a group of teenagers break into the construction site

"It felt like the TV could tell a story that was not looking at Grenfell directly, But through the views of another story we could do maybe a little bit of light seems. "

The First Person he saw, to his Central figure was the Happy Valley -star-Lancashire; was written, in fact, the part of Polly, with her in mind.

"Sarah is an exceptional actress. She is just phenomenal, it makes the [trash] lines well," says Thorne .

Polly is married to a local politician for the construction of the project, located in the centre of The Tragedy .

It remains to hold it together to try the community and begin The Search for The Truth .

Lancashire says: "I think, in most things, Jack writes, it is something fearless, he deliberately casts light on a really difficult case, where The Public , political and private collide.

"And Then he does this Extraordinary thing, he takes a great story and makes it small. He does exactly The Opposite of what Most People do. And Then he distilled it and examined it forensically through The Eyes of those who are most affected. It is exceptionally. "

Genevieve Barr is still best known for playing Amelia in the BBC's award-winning series nailed The Silence

Polly's husband Ivan is played by Welsh actor Mark Lewis Jones , who, incidentally, says Sarah, "" the Welsh accent.

We will not reveal too much, But it is a really shocking scene in The First episode between Polly and Ivan; you could hear a sharp intake of collective breath reverberate to the screening room, how to play it.

Jones says: "Ivan looks like A Man who hides some secrets. The scene was shocking and comes out of nowhere.

"He's A Gift to play the. He is a very complex and damaged. There are a lot of levels there are. But The Relationship between the two was amazing to explore.

"It's a very distorted, Strange Love story between them.

"And they know each other for a long time. We felt that this began a relationship that, when they were children. And you have yet to grow up together. And eventually, this relationship went pear-shaped. "

Lancashire says: "These scenes are a challenge, But this is The Best place to be. In addition, a phenomenal actor so I feel very privileged to have had this experience with Him . "

Thorne says he wants to much is better representation of people with disabilities on the screen

a More crucial role in the drama, played by deaf actor Genevieve Barr . She plays the role of Debbie, a good friend of Polly, whose husband is in charge of security at the fateful construction site.

Thorne says better representation for actors with disabilities on the screen, "my obsession".

"Genevieve was the Bafta-nominated about 10 years ago for The Silence , and she is hardly on TV here. And she is an incredible actress," he says. "I've worked with her Three Times and she is brilliant.

"The fact that they are not valued, and are pushed upward at the stars, a frustration is. "

He believes that the entertainment-industrial to "incredibly bad" when It Comes to disability and inclusion.

"It is change, it is only a disappointment when we talk about diversity, disability gets left out of these conversations. "

"the people need justice'

It is clear, by the end of The First episode that there are dozens of unanswered questions, the gaps of knowledge that can never be filled.

Thorpe says: "I am a writer that asks questions, not the answers. I don't feel able to do that. I hope that in the end, there is a sense of the work.

"But it is not a simple thing. And the idea that one individual, to blame someone is very, very difficult. But at the same time, it is also quite clear that the judiciary has not yet found a way to find answers.

"people need justice. And justice leads to better things. is really, really important because it means that the company not provide the panel scared enough to remove it.

"And that means that the justice system failed. "

The First result of The Accident , airs on Channel 4 on 24. October, 21:00 CEST.

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Source of news: bbc.com