The Accident

A slow, heavy trudge through grief and small-town politics, gripping but relentlessly grim and emotionally draining.

Created by

Jack Thorne

Genres

Drama

Starring

Sarah Lancashire, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mark Lewis Jones

Overview

Tragedy strikes the welsh town of Glyngolau when an accident on a construction site kills a group of trespassing children. Grief quickly turns to anger and the families cry for justice. But as the gears of justice slowly turn, challenging truths begin to emerge. It falls to the Council Leader’s wife, Polly, to hold the community together, all the while also caring for a daughter – the only survivor of the collapse. And as those in charge fail to deliver closure for the town, it’s up to her to lead them on the march for justice, no matter what the cost.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, justice, corruption, family

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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