The series imagines a civil uprising that grips the UK. <\/p>
Celebrated actor Michael Sheen is one of three minds behind a \u201cbold\u201d new drama coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer, which imagines a civil uprising that grips the nation, starting in a small industrial town.<\/p>\n
The Way draws inspiration from the \u201csocial and political chaos\u201d of the modern world, telling its thrilling story from the perspective of one particular family.<\/p>\n
The Driscolls consider themselves ordinary people, but they are soon swept up in truly extraordinary events, as dangerous civil unrest forces them to flee the country they have always called home.<\/p>\n
The synopsis asks: \u201cWill they be overwhelmed by their memories of the past, or will the Driscolls lay their ghosts to rest and take the risk of an unknown future?\u201d<\/p>
The series, which is co-created by Sheen with writers James Graham (Sherwood<\/a>) and Adam Curtis (HyperNormalisation), is described as an \u201cemotional and darkly humorous\u201d story in which one family will be faced with impossible choices.<\/p>\n Sheen, who will direct the three-part drama, said: \u201cI\u2019m such an admirer of Adam and James\u2019s work, so to create this project with them in these extraordinary times has been thrilling.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be telling this global story through the prism of my hometown and its community as we dig into the rollercoaster ride of our recent past and the mysterious depths that lay beneath.\u201d<\/p>\n Graham commented: \u201cWorking with Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis on building this story has been one of those \u2018pinch-me\u2019 moments in the life of a writer.<\/p>\n \u201cTo tell a story set in Michael\u2019s home community, and tapping into all the political and social themes of the moment \u2013\u00a0strikes, division, chaos and a loss of control \u2013 all while infusing it, we hope, with humour, magic and imagination has been the most creatively satisfying experience.\u201d<\/p>