Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestA grandad resolves to bring his broken family together by visiting his son-in-law on the way to collect his essential grocery shopping. But his son-in-law isn't pleased to see him.
A series of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown. Each episode will be 15 minutes in duration and will reflect what families are going through after weeks of isolation. The series will be filmed observing the strict rules of lockdown with actors and their families filming the scenes themselves watched remotely by the directors. Each of the directors — Paul Whittington, Paul Andrew Williams, Louise Hooper and David Blair — will be watching footage via their mobile phones and giving advice to the actors and their family members about camera positioning, scene composition and lighting as they record the scenes.
Direction
Four directors screaming into phones across Britain.
Acting
Real families, real living rooms, real tears.
Production
The ultimate zero-budget filmmaking flex.
Creator
Jeff Pope
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sheridan Smith's episode was filmed in her actual home with her real partner—method acting or just convenience?
This may be the first major TV series created entirely under lockdown rules, making it a primary source for historians studying 2020.
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