There's nothing better than a good book adaptation and now Channel 4 has confirmed they will be bringing one best-selling novel to life. The broadcaster has commissioned the new drama Summerwater, which is based on the novel from Sarah Moss. Summerwater, which is a devastating story told over twenty-four hours in the Scottish highlands, became a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller following its release.
From the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall, Summerwater was also longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Channel 4 has described the new series, that will examine the strength of community in divided times, as a "thrilling and compulsive" drama about nature, family, sex, class, tolerance and the fruitless pursuit of holiday escapism. A synopsis reads: "Set against the backdrop of a remote loch-side Scottish holiday cabin park and set over the course of one single rainy summer’s day, Summerwater looks at the simmering tensions between holidaymakers that eventually erupt into a devastating climax.
"Weaving together the lives of several families as they navigate unspoken conflicts, private dilemmas, and fleeting moments of beauty from their disparate cabins, the series will take an unflinching but empathetic look at human nature across generations. "Each episode will spotlight one or two of the ensemble of characters, spanning from young children to young lovers to reminiscing pensioners, to build a subversive, often witty, and always riveting portrait of the nation on .