The Way: Steffan Rhodri, Mali Harries, Sophie Melville & Callum Scott Howells lead the cast, with Luke Evans & Tom Cullen
The BBC has announced the cast for bold new upcoming drama ‘The Way‘, which is written by James Graham (‘Sherwood’, ‘Quiz’), directed by and starring Michael Sheen (‘Good Omens’, ‘Staged’), and co-created by Sheen, Graham and Adam Curtis (‘The Power Of Nightmares’, ‘HyperNormalisation’).
The ambitious, powerful and surprising three-episode drama taps into the social and political chaos of today’s world by imagining a civil uprising which begins in a small industrial town.
Meet the Driscolls – an ordinary family, in an extraordinary story of life, death and survival. Caught in a chain of events and power struggles that ripple out unleashing civil unrest, they are forced to escape the country they’ve always called home and the certainties of their old lives.
Will they be overwhelmed by their memories of the past, or will the Driscolls lay their ghosts to rest and take the risk of an unknown future? ‘The Way’ is an emotional and darkly humorous story about what it means to be faced with impossible choices.
Steffan Rhodri (‘Steeltown Murders’, ‘Gavin and Stacey’), Mali Harries (‘Keeping Faith’, ‘Hinterland’), Sophie Melville (‘The Pact’, ‘Iphigenia In Splott’), Callum Scott Howells (‘It’s A Sin’, ‘Cabaret’) and Michael Sheen (‘Staged’, ‘Good Omens’) lead the cast as the Driscoll family with, Maja Laskowska (‘Trigonometry’, ‘Baptise’) as a young woman caught up in the family’s escape.
They are joined by Luke Evans (‘Nine Perfect Strangers’, ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’) as Hogwood, a mercenary in pursuit of the Driscolls, with Tom Cullen (‘The Gold’, ‘Weekend’), Danny Sapani (‘Killing Eve’, ‘The Diplomat’), Mark Lewis Jones (‘Outlander’, ‘The Crown’), Paul Rhys (‘Discovery of Witches’, ‘Chaplin’), Erin Richards (‘The Crown’, ‘Gotham’), Aneurin Barnard (‘The Catch’, ‘1899’), Catherine Ayers (‘The Light in the Hall’, ‘Keeping Faith’), Jonathan Nefydd (‘Pobol y Cwm’, ‘Grav’), Matthew Aubrey (‘Keeping Faith’, ‘World on Fire’), and Andria Doherty (‘It’s a Sin’) all playing key roles across the series. Child actor Teilo James Le Masurier will make his screen debut as Rhys, the Driscoll’s 4-year-old grandson.
“I feel very lucky to get to work every day with these phenomenal actors,” says Director, co-creator and executive producer Michael Sheen. “We’ve always had so much acting talent here in Wales and I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to tell this extraordinary story with the very best at work today.”
‘The Way’ is a three-part series made by Red Seam for the BBC in association with Little Door Productions. It is written by James Graham, directed by Michael Sheen in his directorial debut for television, and is produced by Derek Ritchie. Adam Curtis, James Graham and Michael Sheen join Bethan Jones as executive producers for Red Seam, with Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC. International distribution is by ITV Studios and additional funding support has been provided by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.
“The team behind ‘The Way’ are a class act,” adds Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning for BBC Cymru Wales. “They personify just how hot drama production is in Wales right now. This is our biggest year ever of drama for BBC Cymru Wales and the talent pipeline is astonishing. It is terrific to be working with this team and I know our audiences are going to love the story they’re telling. It’s one hell of a caper.”
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