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Channel 4 commissions adaptation of Sarah Moss’s state-of-the-nation novel Summerwater

A green version of the Channel 4 logo against a black backdrop

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.