Set in a fictional British town hit by devastating flooding, a timely new ITV1/ITVX mystery thriller generated some very specific challenges for the production crew, writes David Davies.
The significant rise in rainfall and major flooding events in the UK is both a story that has been in progress for decades, and one that has also seemingly become much more impactful in relatively recent times. Even a cursory glance at the data leaves one in no doubt about the severity of the problem: according to Met Office data, the UK is more than 7% wetter when comparing the periods 1961-1990 and 1991-2020, whilst the Environment Agency states that over 5.2 million homes and properties in England are at risk from flooding and coastal erosion – although only a third of people living in flood-prone areas actually think their properties are at risk.
With the situation only set to worsen as climate change intensifies...
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