The Grenfell Tower fire in west London, which killed 72 people, will be adapted into a drama by writer and director Peter Kosminksy.
The upcoming drama, Grenfell, will “shine a light on the human stories of those caught up in the tragedy” and draw on over five years of research.
Bafta award-winning director Peter, who directed the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, said: “Occasionally, events occur in our national story which touch us all. The fire at Grenfell Tower is such an event. We remember what we were doing when we heard about it, remember the pictures, the saturation coverage."
"And yet, despite this, despite the many newspaper pages and TV hours devoted to the story, we may be left with a less than clear sense of exactly what happened, what went wrong," he continued.
“In our drama, we attempt to pick our way through hours of public testimony, as well as original interviews conducted by our team, to reach the heart of this catastrophe: how such a thing can have happened, how we can avoid it ever happening again.”
Grenfell, will rely on information from public sources, extensive interviews conducted by Peter and information available from the inquiry hearings that took place following the fire.
The three-part drama will be told from multiple perspectives while aiming to offer a comprehensive account of the events leading up to, during, and following the fire, according to the BBC. It has not yet been given a release date.
Grenfell will likely shine a light on those who survived the blaze as well as those who lost loved ones.
It is also expected to focus on the emergency services who responded to reports of a fire in the north Kensington residential tower block and the community in which the tower still stands.
Director of BBC drama Lindsay Salt added: “Grenfell was a tragedy that touched the entire nation, and is one of the most significant and devastating events in our recent history.
“In the trusted hands of Peter, Ahmed and their dedicated team, Grenfell will utilise drama’s unique ability to sensitively and respectfully show the human side of what happened, and to offer a response to some of the many unanswered questions that remain."
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