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What time does The Accident start on Channel 4 tonight and what is it about?
SARAH Lancashire is back on TV with new gripping drama The Accident that already has the nation hooked.
We take you through everything you need to know about this Channel 4 series that tells a VERY tragic tale as episode 2 airs TONIGHT (October 31, 2019)...
When is The Accident on TV?
The show kicked off on October 24, 2019.
The second episode is on TONIGHT at 9pm on Channel 4.
It is a four-part series and will continue every Thursday at the same time.
If you miss any you can watch them on .
Each episode runs for an hour.
What happens on The Accident?
In a Welsh community that has been left behind, a large construction project offers hope for a better future.
But an explosion, followed by a catastrophic collapse, leaves many dead, children included, and the community devastated.
Polly is the wife of the local politician who championed the project.
Their rebellious daughter Leona broke on to the site on the day of the explosion, but now is left with a lifelong disability after the disaster.
As grief gives way to a torrent of anger and blame, the community finds itself torn apart.
It falls to Polly to hold the town together and face the challenging truths that emerge.
Who is in the cast of The Accident?
Here's who is leading the cast in this new Channel 4 drama:
- Sarah Lancashire as Polly Bevan - A hairdresser and mother-of-one. She is the wife of a local politician in Glyngolau, who has championed a construction project in their small Welsh town. Sarah is well known for her lead role in drama's like Happy Valley and Kiri.
- Joanna Scanlan as Angela Griffiths - One of Polly’s best friends. Her daughter Mia is also best friends with Polly’s daughter, Leona. Joanna is also known for Hold the Sunset and The Thick of It.
- Eiry Thomas as Greta - One of Polly’s closest friends. Welsh actress Eiry is also known for Keeping Faith.
- Mark Lewis Jones as Iwan Bevan - A local councillor, and Polly’s husband. He was the one who drove this construction project forward. Mark is also known for Chernobyl and was also in Keeping Faith.
- Jade Croot as Leona Bevan - Polly and Iwan’s teenage daughter. She is the ringleader of the teenagers who break on to the construction site. Rising star Jade will also appear in TV series The Witcher.
- Kimberley Nixon as Detective Anne Hendricks - The police detective who must investigate what happened on the day of the accident. Kimberley is also known for starring in Fresh Meat.
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Who wrote The Accident and is it a true story?
The story is written by Jack Thorne.
The Bafta winner has impressive credentials including TV series This is England, Skins, The Fades and the forthcoming BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials.
On the West End stage he had a huge hit with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
But his writing work doesn't stop there, as on the big screen, his credits include the Julia Roberts film Wonder plus The Aeronauts, in cinemas in November.
Jack has revealed that The Accident is fictional, however the real life tragedy of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people, inspired the story.
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