The BBC has released a trailer and set a February premiere date for the limited series drama ‘The Way‘, 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’).
Ambitious, powerful and surprising, The Way imagines a family caught up in a civil uprising which begins in their small industrial town. Fleeing unrest, the Driscolls 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 they lay their ghosts to rest and take the risk of an unknown future? With wit and powerful emotion, The Way taps into the chaos of today’s world through the fictional story of an ordinary family caught up in an extraordinary chain of events.
The three-part drama stars 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’) 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.
The drama is 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 and Nick Andrews for BBC Cymru Wales. International distribution is by ITV Studios and additional funding support has been provided by the Welsh Government via Creative Wales. The Way is a co-commission with BBC Cymru Wales.
‘The Way‘ premieres Monday, 19th February 2024 at 9pm on BBC One, airing weekly, with all episodes on iPlayer from that date.
