James Graham, Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis team up for dystopian drama ‘The Way’ for BBC

Three of the UK’s most sought-after creatives – James Graham, Michael Sheen and Adam Curtis – are coming together in a BBC drama that imagines a civil uprising that begins in a small industrial town.

road being written by Sherwood Producer Graham, directed by good sign Sheen stars in her TV helming debut, and is co-produced by the duo with documentary writer Curtis whose past credits include Power of Nightmare And Hyper normalization.

According to the BBC, the trio’s three-parter will “tap into the social and political turmoil of today’s world” through a civil uprising. It follows the Driscolls, an ordinary family caught up in a chain of events and power struggles that force them to flee the country they’ve always called home and the certainty of their old lives.

road Brings together three juggernauts of the UK TV world. This is the first greenlight for Sheen’s production arm Red Seam, which he runs with Bethan Jones, who is developing and directing. Street. contract Co-producer Little Door Productions.

Sheen said the project had been “thrilling”, while Graham described working with Curtis and Sheen as a “‘pinch-me’ moment.”

Curtis added: “It’s a really timely way to examine one of the great puzzles of the moment – why is it so hard to imagine a better, or even different, future for this country? What’s holding us back? I’m two more amazing than James and Michael. Can’t imagine doing that to people.”

Derek Riccio is producing and Rebecca Ferguson is directing road For the BBC. Additional funding has been provided by the Welsh Government through ITV Studios international distributor and Creative Wales.