The Accident

The Accident

2019 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 6.2 · Drama

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Tragedy strikes the welsh town of Glyngolau when an accident on a construction site kills a group of trespassing children. Grief quickly turns to anger and the families cry for justice. But as the gears of justice slowly turn, challenging truths begin to emerge. It falls to the Council Leader’s wife, Polly, to hold the community together, all the while also caring for a daughter – the only survivor of the collapse. And as those in charge fail to deliver closure for the town, it’s up to her to lead them on the march for justice, no matter what the cost.

Created by Jack Thorne

Networks: Channel 4, Hulu

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Sarah Lancashire Polly Bevan
Sidse Babett Knudsen Harriet Paulsen
Mark Lewis Jones Iwan Bevan
Joanna Scanlan Angela Griffiths
Genevieve Barr Debbie Kethin
Jade Croot Leona Bevan
Shaun Parkes Martin Harris
Nabhaan Rizwan Tim Das
Adrian Scarborough Philip Walters
Eiry Thomas Greta
Ruth Madeley Laura
Kimberley Nixon Detective Anne Hendricks

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