Playwright and Sanditon writer Janice Okoh has adapted her Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Three Birds, for the BBC.
We Go Again (working title) features three siblings striving for optimism while concealing a dark secret.
When their mother disappears, the siblings will do anything to outmanoeuvre the authorities to stay away from social services and stay together as a family.
Described as “an irreverent portrait of black working-class teenage life”, the six-part drama explores growing up through council estates, big dreams, and with “thumping great heart.”
Creator and writer Janice Okoh says: “It’s been an exciting and joyous process working with The Forge and BBC Three to bring these vibrant characters to television. I hope the audience loves them as much as I do.”
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, adds: “Janice Okoh’s We Go Again is the perfect mix of beautifully-drawn, captivating characters and a compelling plot that will have you desperate to know what comes next. Poignant, funny and full of life, We Go Again offers a distinctive new spin on the family drama and we can’t wait to begin filming in Birmingham and Coventry.”
Filming for We Go Again will start later in 2024.
