They say villains are the juiciest parts, so how could Kenneth Branagh resist playing a moptopped Boris Johnson? Perhaps Branagh’s Sator in Tenet wasn’t such a bad guy after all…
This five-part drama will take us on a labyrinthine journey along the corridors of power as the first wave of the Covid virus hits (“The single best thing any of us can do is wash our hands,” advises BJ), with our mumbling, bumbling PM grappling to navigate the pandemic, Brexit and a turbulent personal life. Spliced with shenanigans at the highest levels of government will be action from around the country, as scientists race to understand the virus and create an antidote, and doctors, nurses and care-home workers do battle on the frontlines.