The show is penned by John Donnelly, with Robert McKillop directing. It's produced by Glasgow based indie Freedom Scripted, which is part of Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund.

Despite it being summer in a remote Scottish holiday spot, the rain shows no sign of stopping. Over the course of a single day, multiple families are left to deal with everything they’ve previously left unsaid.

Old tensions simmer across generations, including children, pensioners and young couples. Each episode focuses on one or two characters to create a portrait of modern Britain, touching on everything from family to class to sex, to the pointlessness of escapism.

“Sarah Moss writes with perception, compassion and wit about sex, love, and the dark impulses of the human heart,” said Donnelly. “She is one of our most brilliant chroniclers of modern life.

“In Summerwater, Sarah has found the perfect environment to explore our secrets and desires – a rain-drenched holiday park in Scotland. Summerwater is at once an atmospheric mystery, a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of identity and an existential thriller.”

Details about casting and transmission are to be released in due course.