The Salisbury Poisonings
Production: BBC One, Dancing Ledge Productions
Directed by: Saul Dibb
Written by: Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn
Three part factual drama for BBC One telling the story of the poisoning and attempted assassination of former Russian military officer and his daughter using a Novichok nerve agent, one of the most lethal synthetic substances on earth. What follows becomes an unprecedented national emergency. The series focuses on the extraordinary heroism by the local community and how ordinary people pulled together to tackle an unfolding nightmare on their doorsteps.