The Salisbury Poisonings

The Salisbury Poisonings

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BBC iPlayer Ended Drama • Crime

1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered June 14, 2020 · Ended June 14, 2020

The Salisbury Poisonings focuses on the impact the 2018 Novichok poisonings had on the local community. The drama tells the remarkable story of how ordinary people and public services reacted to a crisis on their doorstep, displaying extraordinary heroism as their city became the focus of an unprecedented national emergency. Salisbury captures the bravery, resilience and, in some cases, personal tragedy of the unsuspecting locals, who faced a situation of unimaginable horror so close to home.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Jun 14 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000 56 min
On March 4, 2018, emergency services descend on Salisbury city centre where they find former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia unconscious on a park bench. They are taken to hospital where doctors struggle to diagnose the source of their illness, while DS Nick Bailey decides to investigate the Skripals' home for further casualties, but soon after returning to work he too begins to feel ill.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Jun 14 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Tracy Daszkiewicz and Supt Dave Minty watch the bodycam footage of DS Bailey walking round the Skripal house and finally make a breakthrough, when they realise he and the Skripals were contaminated by Novichok placed on the front door of the house. As Nick fights for his life, his wife Sarah is beside herself with worry, but tries to remain calm for their daughters. 
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Jun 14 2020 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Charlie gives Dawn a bottle of perfume, unaware it contains more of the toxin. She collapses and is rushed to hospital within minutes of spraying herself with it. Nick is keen to get back to work but is still struggling with the trauma he went through, while Tracy's faith that the worst had passed is shattered as the team races to discover what else has been missed.As the city struggles to cope with the renewed panic, Tracy learns that the contamination radius might be even bigger than last time. The second poisoning outbreak is much worse than the first, the random discovery means the poison could be anywhere.
Anne-Marie Duff
Anne-Marie Duff as Tracy Daszkiewicz
Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall as DS Nick Bailey
Annabel Scholey
Annabel Scholey as Sarah Bailey
Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris as Charlie Rowley
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring as Dawn Sturgess
Darren Boyd
Darren Boyd as Superintendent Dave Minty
Nigel Lindsay
Nigel Lindsay as DCC Paul Mills
Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet as Caroline Sturgess
Andrew Brooke
Andrew Brooke as Alistair Cunningham
William Houston
William Houston as Ted Daszkiewicz
Jonathan Slinger
Jonathan Slinger as Tim Atkins
Mark Addy
Mark Addy as Ross Cassidy

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