BBC One Teams Up With Russell T Davies For Drama ‘Years And Years’

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After the success of ‘A Very English Scandal’, BBC One have announced they will be teaming up again with former ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner Russell T Davies on an epic new drama, ‘Years And Years’, which follows the lives of a single family over 15 years.

The drama follows the Lyons, a busy Manchester family. Daniel’s getting married to Ralph, Stephen and Celeste worry about their kids, Rosie’s chasing a new fella and Edith hasn’t been home for years. Presiding over them all is Gran, the imperial Muriel. But when their lives all converge on one crucial night in 2019, the story accelerates into the future, following the lives and loves of the Lyons over the next 15 years.

And what a world! Everything we fear, and everything we hope for, is happening around this tight-knit family. Society is hotter, faster, madder, with the turmoil of politics, technology and distant wars affecting the Lyons in their day-to-day lives. Britain withdraws from Europe, America becomes a lone wolf, China asserts itself, and a new world begins to form.

But someone’s taking advantage: MP Vivienne Rook begins her rise to power, one of that new breed of politician – an entertainer, a rebel, a trickster and a terror, leading them into an unknown future. Set against this, the Lyons have to navigate their everyday hopes and fears, knowing that one ordinary family could never change the world… or could they?

‘Years And Years’ will be produced by Red Production Company (a StudioCanal company) and executive produced by Nicola Shindler (‘Happy Valley’, ‘Trust Me’, ‘Safe’).

“I’ve wanted to write this for 20 years or so. And as the world accelerates like crazy around us, I realised I’d better get on with it!” commented Davies. “It’s a joy to be back home with RED, and an honour to be on BBC One.”

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Russell again, and Years And Years is an incredibly exciting story to bring to the screen,” adds EP Shindler. “The script is fantastic, and taps into the anxieties of the climate we are currently living in, speculating how the dynamics of cultural and political change affects our lives – and the lives of our families.”

‘Years And Years’ will be 6 x 60-minute episodes, with casting to be announced in due course. The series is expected to go into production later this year.