Russell T Davies
The writer came across several roadblocks when he first started pitching the drama to TV execs in 2015.
“That’s the one thing I drew a line at because I don’t want it to look in any way glamorised."
“I’m not one to jump on to labelling,” the former How I Met Your Mother star said.
“A younger man might have said don’t put the Daleks in this, this is a serious subject."
Russell T. Davies' drama has aired without much fanfare, but it totally deserves it.
And she claimed it was her "finest moment".
Emma Thompson leads an all-star cast in this dystopian drama that's actually full of hope.
Emma Thompson Stars As A Celebrity-Turned-Politician In First Trailer For New Drama, Years And Years
The six-parter sees Britain rocked by political, social and technological changes. Sound familiar?
It 'remembers the boys we lost, and celebrates those lives that burned so brightly'.
'They lost trust in me, and I lost faith and trust and belief in them.'