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This heartrending series based on the Heather Morris ’ s bestselling novel , tells the powerful true-life story of Lali Sokolov , a Jewish prisoner who is given the job of tattooing identification numbers on fellow prisoners ’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War Two .
One day , he meets Gita when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm . They experience love at first sight , and so begins a courageous , unforgettable and human story , told through one man ’ s memory and experience of Auschwitz-Birkenau ; a tale of the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances .
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Old Lali : Harvey Keitel ( Reservoir Dogs , The Irishman , Youth ) Lali : Jonah Hauer-King ( World on Fire , Little Women ) Heather : Melanie Lynskey ( The Last of Us , Yellowjackets ) Gita : Anna Próchniak ( Baptiste , Warsaw 44 ) Writer : Jacqueline Perske ( The Cry , Love My Way ) Director : Tali Shalom-Ezer ( Princess , My Days of Mercy , Surrogate ) Producer : Brian Donovan ( His Dark Materials , Dracula ) Exec Producers : Jacquelin Perske , Claire Mundell , Serena Thompson
Duration 6 x 1 hr
Synchronicity for Sky , Peacock , US and Stan , Australia , in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International
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Clive and Margaret live a quiet life in the rural Welsh town of Penwyllt . It ’ s a gentle , chocolate-box-like place , but Clive is aware things are changing and cracks in the idyllic town are starting to show . The police are investigating mysterious fires in the countryside , and Clive can ’ t help but feel something darker could be going on . When Margaret ’ s sister and her husband Glyn go on holiday , Clive says he ’ ll cat sit . One night , Clive and Margaret sneak over to the house and drink like naughty teenagers . But when Glyn surprises them by coming home early , in shock and unaware it is him , Margaret makes a split decision and smashes a bottle over his head , accidentally killing him . This one act turns their lives upside down and sets off a catalogue of disasters and curious happenings . |
Glyn : Richard Harrington ( Hinterland , Gwen ) Clive : Rhodri Meilir ( Hidden , Hinterland ) Margaret : Nia Roberts ( Pila Pala , Hidden ) Writer and Director : Ed Thomas ( Hinterland , Gwaith / Cartref ) Producer : Meinir Stoutt ( The Pembrokeshire Murders , Gangs of London ) Exec Producers : Ed Thomas , Ynyr Williams , Gwenllian Gravelle
Duration 6 x 1 hr
Fiction Factory , part of the Tinopolis Group for S4C and BBC Cymru Wales , in association with All3Media International and with investment from Creative Wales
FORMAT AVAILABLE
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