Athlete A - Official Trailer - Netflix

An August 2016 article in the Indianapolis Star about USA Gymnastics protecting coaches accused of abuse leads to the explosive revelation that the USAG women’s team doctor, Larry Nassar, had been abusing athletes for over two decades.

This film follows the IndyStar reporters as they reveal the extensive cover-up that allowed abuse to thrive within elite-level gymnastics for more than two decades, the attorney who is fighting the institutions that failed these athletes, and most importantly, the brave whistle-blowers who refuse to be silenced.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/athlete-official-trailer-netflix.html

Volta-X - Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Coming from GungHo Online Entertainment, Volta-X is an upcoming strategy RPG for the Nintendo Switch that pits giant robots against massive monsters in epic battles across the globe. Taking cues from other tactical strategy games like XCOM and FTL: Faster Than Light, Volta-X puts you in command of a heroic squad of pilots and engineers who embark on different missions in their massive, highly-customizable mechs.

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In comparison to the high-stakes and steep losses of XCOM, Volta-X is much lighter in tone, focusing more on the excitement of commanding a squad of dynamic characters that feels inspired by Power Rangers and classic mecha anime shows.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/06/volta-x-reveal-trailer-nintendo-switch.html

Irresistible (2020) - Poster and Trailer - Starring Steve Carell

A Democratic political strategist works the campaign for a retired veteran's bid for mayor of a small right-wing Wisconsin town. After the Democratic National Committee's top strategist Gary (Steve Carell) sees a video of a retired Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) standing up for the rights of his town's undocumented workers, Gary believes he has found the key to winning back the Heartland. However, the Republican National Committee counters him by sending in his brilliant nemesis Faith (Rose Byrne) and a local race quickly becomes a fight for the soul of America.

It is scheduled to be released through video on demand on June 26, 2020.
It was scheduled to be released theatrically on May 29, 2020. However, it was pulled from the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch Trailer
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/irresistible-2020-poster-and-trailer.html

Desperados III - Launch Trailer | PS4

Desperados III is out now for PS4. - https://amzn.to/3e8ic5w

Desperados III is a story driven hardcore tactical stealth game set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. In this long awaited prequel to the beloved classic Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, you experience the origin story of the infamous John Cooper and his gang.

Combine your specialists to overcome tough challenges in many different ways. Plan your moves wisely and execute them perfectly in real time to sneak past your enemies while remaining undetected.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/06/desperados-iii-launch-trailer-ps4.html

Archive - Official Trailer (2020) Theo James, Rhona Mitra

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI. His latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest. Especially as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs: being reunited with his dead wife.

Initial release: 27 August 2020

Cast:
Rhona Mitra 
Theo James
Toby Jones
Stacy Martin
Peter Ferdinando
Jeremy Wheeler
Hans Peterson

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/archive-official-trailer-2020-theo.html

REVIEW - Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition

Review By Jon Donnis
I was kindly sent a copy of Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition by Daedalic Entertainment for review.

You play as Edna, a young girl who wakes up in a padded cell of an insane asylum with no memory of her past or how she ended up there. Her only help is her talking toy bunny Harvey. Will she be able to escape, regain her memory and find her way home?

Originally released over 10 years ago on Windows PC, you can play the game in its original graphic mode, or an updated HD mode. The basic games mechanics find you trying to solve puzzles, and get to the next part of the story.

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/06/review-edna-harvey-breakout-anniversary.html

REVIEW: 7500 - Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Review By Jon Donnis
I was asked to review 7500 by Amazon Studios, and here are my thoughts.

7500 is one of those rare films whereby you go in with low expectation, but come out pleasantly surprised.

When you consider that the entire film is pretty much set inside the cockpit of a plane, with the exception of the opening credits, you would think that the film would struggle, since you are relying 100% on the acting ability of the cast. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt you have an experienced actor, and he does not let you down.

Read full review at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/review-7500-starring-joseph-gordon.html

Interview with Mary Hewey - Co-Director of JACK & YAYA

“I hope people walk away from this film with more empathy and understanding of what it means to be trans”, says Mary Hewey, co-director of Jack & Yaya, the highly-anticipated doc available On Demand June 19th from Freedom Cinema LLC.

Jack & Yaya captures a year in the life of childhood best friends who go from swapping gendered Christmas gifts as kids to transitioning in their twenties. The titular next-door neighbors grew up together in a rural area but were able to support each other when they learned they were both transgender.


How long of a journey has this been for you, Mary – from script to screen?

It’s a little hard to know where to start because Jack and I have been good friends since 2010, but it wasn’t until a number of years later that the idea of a documentary came around. The first little seed of an idea for the film started in December 2016, right after Christmas. I think I had just been talking to Jack, who was home in New Jersey with Yaya and his family for the holidays, and I was really struck by their friendship and so I just wrote down “Jack and Yaya documentary?” I revisited the idea with Jen, my partner, who had been working in film for since college, and after many long conversations, we decided to give the project a shot. Our original idea had been to do a short film, but we quickly found out that there was just no way we could cram thirty years of friendship into less than an hour.

Full interview at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/interview-with-mary-hewey-co-director.html

WrestleMassacre - Poster and Trailer

The wrestling world bodyslams the horror genre in this June’s funnest fright-flick!

Wrestlemassacre, starring Richie Acevedo aka The Cuban Assassin, The WWE’s Tony Atlas, Julio Bana Fernandez (“House of Cards”), Jason John Beebe  (Crossbreed) and Canadian pro wrestler  Rene Dupree, will be available On Demand + DVD June 16, 2020 from Wild Eye Releasing.

Randy is an awkward groundskeeper who is obsessed with professional wrestling. Longing for a sense of belonging with grandiose dreams of becoming a wrestling superstar, he is only met with abject humiliation. A brutal shaming at a local wrestling school pushes Randy over the edge and sets out on a blood soaked rampage to punish those who wronged him.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/wrestlemassacre-poster-and-trailer.html

Homewrecker - Red Band Trailer - Starring Alex Essoe and Precious Chong

The critically acclaimed festival hit Homewrecker hits select theaters, digital and DVD this summer.

From Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures, Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep) and Precious Chong (L.A Confidential) star in director Zach Gayne’s “hilarious, dark view of modern loneliness” that has “the energy of a Jane Fonda workout tape” (Rotten Tomatoes).

Michelle is an interior designer and newlywed to Robert. Linda lives alone and fills her days with painting and exercise classes. Seeking a new friend, Linda coerces the reserved, deferential Michelle into visiting her home for a spontaneous interior design consultation. Once inside, it quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows.

Scripted by Precious Chong, Alex Essoe and Zach Gayne, Homewrecker is “a delightfully twisted tale of obsession that is full of surprises” (Cinema Axis) with “a pair of great lead performances at its center” (TheCriterionCast).

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/homewrecker-red-band-trailer-starring.html

Ghosts of War - Official Trailer (2020) Brenton Thwaites

During the darkest days of World War II, five American soldiers are ordered to hold a French castle formerly occupied by the Nazi high command. Their assignment spirals into madness when the group begins experiencing inexplicable events as their reality transforms into a twisted nightmare more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.

Brenton Thwaites as Chris
Theo Rossi as Kirk
Skylar Astin as Eugene
Kyle Gallner as Tappert
Alan Ritchson as Butchie
Shaun Toub as Mr. Helwig
Kaloyan Hristov as Helwig Boy

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/ghosts-of-war-official-trailer-2020.html

Interview with Davina McCall for Big Brother: Best Shows Ever

Ahead of Big Brother: Best Shows Ever, we sat down (virtually) with Davina McCall to discuss this new show celebrating Big Brother's 20th anniversary.

1) It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Big Brother first landed on UK screens, what do you miss most about presenting it?

DM: I know, god I can’t believe its 20 years. Over the 11 years that I did, it developed a lot and changed a lot. The beginning few years, I loved the anarchy and the fact we didn’t know what was going to happen or how it worked. The first couple of series, we didn’t know how anything would pan out or how people would react. Then in the next few series, people used to say ‘oh it’s a set up’ or ‘the producers are fixing it’ but actually, we never knew what was going to happen. We might have put two people in that we thought ‘they definitely will fancy each other’ and then they don’t fancy each other at all. Free will is such an amazing thing. I remember there was a task where my producer said that we were going to put them all in cardboard boxes. I asked ‘are you sure, that is going to be the most boring bit of telly ever’ and he went, ‘yes, we’re going to do it’. It turned out to be the best thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve never laughed to hard! You just never knew what was going to work or be brilliant!

2) You hosted Big Brother for a total of 11 years, so it must have been a job you loved to do?

DM: Oh my god, I loved it so much, so so much. It is one of those programmes if you invest in it, it gives back. It is like a soap opera, if you invest in a soap opera and you watch it for a week, it will give back to you in so many ways because you get totally engrossed in the plot and the cast – you know everything about it. There was the cult of Big Brother where a certain group of people were as obsessed as me and we could talk about it for ever. The nuances and the little things you would notice. Would the housemates notice that Big Brother had put something in the garden? Had the people at home? It became sort of a clique that we were all a member of. So that’s so nice to be back with the obsessives! Also live television, I LOVE live television.  There is no point in filming something live, if there is no danger of something going wrong, which it often did in Big Brother – it was so very exciting – that’s what people were watching for.


Full Interview at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/interview-with-davina-mccall-for-big.html

Dating Around Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix

The new season follows six singles on their dating journey as they go on five different blind dates in New Orleans.

Dating can be awkward... but it's time to believe in love again. In this oh-so-real dating show, Dating Around: Season 2 follows 6 singles on their dating journey as they go on 5 different blind dates in New Orleans. Who will get a second date?

Watch Dating Around: Season 2, only on Netflix

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/dating-around-season-2-official-trailer.html

Bill & Ted Face the Music – Teaser Trailer

Whoa. The wait is finally over, dudes! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter star in the first official trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music! Watch now! And remember: be excellent to each other.

Directed by Dean Parisot with returning franchise writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, the film will continue to track the time-traveling exploits of William "Bill" S. Preston Esq. and Theodore "Ted" Logan.  Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle aged best friends set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they will be helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures, and a few music legends — to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe.

Bill & Ted Face the Music is directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest), written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) - and produced by Scott Kroopf, Alex Lebovici, and Steve Ponce.

Watch Trailer
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/bill-ted-face-music-teaser-trailer.html

Battlefield 2025 - Trailer

From the makers of The Covenant and Eminence Hill, Battlefield 2025 available this summer On Demand.

Written by Joseph Mbah and Robert Conway. Jose Rosete, Anna Harr, Dustin Leighton, Caleb Thomas, Alaina Laethem, Adam Michael Gold, and Titus Covington star in a Joseph Mbah film, releasing July 7 on digital from Uncork’d Entertainment

Official Synopsis : Weekend campers, an escaped convict, young lovers and a police officer experience a night of terror when a hostile visitor from another world descends on a small Arizona town.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/battlefield-2025-trailer.html

Money Plane - Poster and Trailer - Starring Adam Copeland, Thomas Jane, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammer

A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family's life on the line must commit one final heist - rob a futuristic airborne casino filled with the world's most dangerous criminals.

Cast: Adam Copeland, Thomas Jane, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammer

Available in THEATERS, on DIGITAL and ON DEMAND, July 10th.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/money-plane-poster-and-trailer-starring.html

Hollyoaks will be resuming production this week in Liverpool

Channel 4 spokesperson:

"Hollyoaks will be resuming production this week in Liverpool ahead of a return to recording on set in July.  The Channel 4 drama, which is shot differently to other soaps with single-camera, will increase in episodes from its current two nights a week to four nights a week from September, the current plan being to return to five episodes in 2021.

To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all involved in the production of Hollyoaks, new work protocols will be in place. All cast and crew will attend a safety induction to familiarise themselves with the revised way of working prior to production re-starting."

Make Me Famous - Reggie Yates's new drama explores the consequences of fast fame on reality TV contestants

Tom Brittney, Amanda Abbington, Aiysha Hart, Nina Sosanya, Emma Rigby, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge and Tilly Keeper star in Make Me Famous, a new 60- minute drama written by Reggie Yates, which explores the impact and consequences of fast fame on reality TV contestants.

When Billy (Tom Brittney) succeeds in impressing the producers of a fictional constructed-reality show, he believes his life is set to change forever.

A year after the show has aired, while some of Billy’s co-stars’ careers are thriving, Billy struggles to balance the afterglow of fame, social media and tabloid kiss & tells, and the resulting assumptions people have made about his character - forcing deep vulnerabilities to the surface.

Can Billy escape the reputation that now precedes him?

Interview with Reggie Yates at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/make-me-famous-reggie-yatess-new-drama.html

Jack Whitehall's Father's Day

Jack Whitehall’s Father’s Day is a celebration of a special day when so many people are not going to be able to spend time with their loved ones this year.

In the show Jack will visit Michael by setting up on the pavement outside his parents’ front door to spend some quality time together. They’ll reminisce over old family photos, awkward home video footage and tell some classic Whitehall tales. They’ll also be catching up with some famous faces, taking part in a special Father's Day edition of MasterChef and surprising key workers who can’t be with their loved ones this year.

We caught up with Jack and Michael (with a few comments from Hilary) to hear about their relationship and how they plan on making this year’s Father’s Day a truly memorable one.

Check out an interview with Jack at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/jack-whitehalls-fathers-day.html

You Should Have Left - Official Trailer (HD)

In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Panic Room), Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried star as a couple seeking a restful vacation on an isolated edge of the world only to discover that secrets demand a reckoning … and travel with you.

In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave.

Theo Conroy (Bacon) is a successful middle-aged man whose marriage to his much younger actress wife, Susanna (Seyfried) is shredding at the seams, frayed by her secretiveness, his jealousy, and the shadow of his past.

In an effort to repair their relationship, Theo and Susanna book a vacation at a stunning, remote modern home in the Welsh countryside for themselves and their six-year-old daughter, Ella (Avery Essex). What at first seems like a perfect retreat distorts into a perfect nightmare when Theo’s grasp on reality begins to unravel and he suspects that a sinister force within the house knows more than he or Susanna have revealed, even to each other.

Based on the novel by best-selling German literary sensation Daniel Kehlmann (Measuring the World), You Should Have Left is written and directed by David Koepp (Stir of Echoes). The film is produced by grandmaster of terror Jason Blum (The Purge and Halloween franchises), Kevin Bacon and Dean O’Toole (Walk Like a Panther), and is executive produced by Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Derek Ambrosi.

Watch Trailer
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/you-should-have-left-official-trailer-hd.html

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot - UK Trailer

A tale of power, betrayal, lust and revenge, ARTHUR & MERLIN: KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT tells of a man battling to fulfil his destiny to become the King his nation needs. Starring Game of Thrones’ legend, Richard Brake.

The year 463 AD. England is a land divided. A land in need of a legend. King Arthur has been absent for five long years, fighting a war abroad that has stricken his knights, left his throne defenceless and his queen at the mercy of Modred, his illegitimate son. He must return home fast, facing dark and dangerous threats from all sides. But as he fights to preserve Camelot and all that he holds dear, the toughest conflict will be with himself. Guided by the legendary wizard Merlin, Arthur must strive to become the king that his nation needs. It is the story of a legend, before the legend was told.

A hero will rise. July 13.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/arthur-merlin-knights-of-camelot-uk.html

‘Evil Dead 2’ Star Danny Hicks Announces Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis

To all of the people that I never got to meet, and the 6,018 die hard fans that enjoyed my work. I have some bad news. I have been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

I have approximately 1 to 3 years to live. But I gotta tell ya, I sure as hell packed a whole bunch of living into my 68 years.

I got no change coming back that's for sure. And not too many regrets. Ok, gotta go. I'm gunna find out just what in the hell is going on down in that fruit cellar.

Take a stroll on over to FullEmpirePromotions and see what my friend Dominic has in the store. — with Danny Hicks.

https://www.facebook.com/dannyhicksfanpage/photos/a.213939488727873/2799317976856665/?type=3&theater

Fantastic Four's Josh Trank got "heavy pushback" for trying to cast a Black Sue Storm

Josh Trank has been making the rounds of late, drumming up support for his new Tom Hardy film Capone—and, perhaps inevitably, fielding plenty of questions about the apparent self-destruction of the 2015 Fantastic Four movie, an endeavor that functionally immolated his then-rising career.

Trank has been fairly insistent in interviews that he’s got few regrets about the film, despite all the conflicts and meddling that took place during its filming. But he did describe one moment of deep contrition about its creation, one that he expressed to First Cut’s The Meaning Of podcast this week: Not walking away from the movie after producers made it clear he wouldn’t be allowed to cast a Black actress as Susan Storm.

https://news.avclub.com/fantastic-fours-josh-trank-got-heavy-pushback-for-try-1843932358

Wish Dragon - Poster and Trailer - Starring Jackie Chan

Wish Dragon is an upcoming computer-animated comedy film written and directed by Chris Applehans. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Tencent Pictures, Base FX, Beijing Sparkle Roll Media Corporation, the Flagship Entertainment Group and Boss Collaboration, the film will star Jackie Chan (who is also producing the film), Constance Wu, John Cho, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Wong, and Bobby Lee.

The characters will be voiced in both the Chinese and English releases of the film.

The film is set to be released in 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing in China and the United States.

The story is "a genie-in-a-bottle retelling set in contemporary China", based on an original story by Chris Applehans (who will also direct the film). "The modern-day fairy tale picks up the moral challenges that emerge from the encounter between a boy and a dragon who is able to make wishes come true."

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/wish-dragon-poster-and-trailer-starring.html

Pulse - Poster and Trailer - Starring Caroline Brazier, Daniel Monks, and Scott Lee

A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved in Pulse, available this June from Dark Star Pictures.

Directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin and written by Daniel Monks, this critically acclaimed Australian supernatural drama will compel with it's wholly unique storytelling and award-worthy performances.

Featuring powerful turns from Caroline Brazier, Daniel Monks, and Scott Lee, Pulse  is an "innovative" (Gay Themed Films), "unique and interesting" (SWITCH) film that is available for Pride Month.

Pulse is available June 2 On Demand from Dark Star Pictures.

Watch Trailer
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/06/pulse-poster-and-trailer-starring.html

David Thewlis on playing a Na’vi in Avatar 2: "I’m fascinated to see how I’m going to look"

Over the course of lockdown, we've received a steady-stream of Avatar 2-related news. Multiple photos from behind-the-scenes have been posted online, showcasing just how intricate James Cameron's underwater sequel will be. Speaking to our sister publication Total Film in the news issue, David Thewlis – a newcomer to the series – talks about working on Avatar 2 and how the filming process worked. 

"I’ve got no idea what my scenes will be like because there are about 16 guys in the room with video cameras but they’re just shooting reference shots for Jim [Cameron] to look at later," he says. "What those guys are shooting will never be on the screen, what’s being shot is obviously on these sensors. There are about 200 around the room, doing their thing.

"I am a Na’vi, I’m a blue thing in it – which I didn’t quite understand when I went to meet [Cameron]. I was quite surprised when I got offered that. I’m fascinated to see how I’m going to look, because they sort of make them look a bit like oneself. It’s fantastic!"

https://www.gamesradar.com/avatar-2-david-thewlis-interview-navi-tf/

James Cameron Goes Into 14-Day New Zealand Quarantine Before ‘Avatar 2’ Restarts Filming

James Cameron is heading into a 14-day government supervised quarantine as production on his long-awaited “Avatar” sequels looks to restart in New Zealand. “Avatar” producer Jon Landau announced the quarantine while sharing a photo of Cameron and himself arriving in New Zealand from Los Angeles after a 13-hour direct flight. The two men had originally planned to be back in New Zealand working on the “Avatar” sequels in the early spring, but production was suspended in mid-March amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Productions in New Zealand started ramping back up again in May, paving the way for Cameron and Landau’s return. The 14-day quarantine means production on the “Avatar” sequels will likely resume in June. The sequels will be one of the first major Hollywood tentpoles back in production.


https://www.indiewire.com/2020/06/james-cameron-quarantine-before-avatar-filming-restart-1202234709/

Music director-singer Wajid Khan passes away

Wajid Khan of Bollywood music composer duo Sajid-Wajid, credited with albums like Dabangg and Wanted, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday due to complications arising from a renal ailment and COVID-19. He was 42.

Wajid’s final rites were held on Monday morning in Mumbai.

Wajid Khan was admitted to Surana Hospital and Research Centre in Chembur after he developed an infection. A treating doctor said Wajid had a long history of infection, and had also undergone a kidney transplant. And since the operation, he was immunocompromised.

The doctor added, “Later, we conducted a COVID-19 test, and it came positive.”

Dr Prince Surana, medical director at Surana Hospital and Research Centre, confirmed Wajid Khan died due to complications from a renal ailment and COVID-19 infection.

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/music-director-wajid-khan-dead-6436540/lite/

Coronation Street to recommence filming

Coronation Street’s cast and crew have returned to work after an enforced production break due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier today (Monday 1 June) the production team began a health and safety induction to familiarise themselves with the new protocols that are now in place throughout the studios and on the Coronation Street set. The new safety measures are in accordance with the recently issued TV production guidelines which will be observed whilst filming the top ITV soap.

The crew are also undertaking the preparatory work necessary to recommence filming next Tuesday, 9 June 2020 at the programme’s studios in Trafford, Manchester.  The pattern of recording will initially produce three episodes per week.

The return to filming will ensure the soap, which celebrates its 60th anniversary in December, stays on air in July. The new episodes will be scheduled following the instalments recorded earlier this year before the coronavirus pandemic halted production.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/coronation-street-to-recommence-filming.html

The Salisbury Poisonings

In March 2018 Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency. This three-part dramatisation focuses on the extraordinary heroism shown by the local community.

Introduction by writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn
At the heart of our retelling of the events that occurred in Salisbury in 2018, is a story about the internal mechanisms of a public health crisis response. It follows the work of a public servant called Tracy Daszkiewicz, the Director of Public Health of Wiltshire Council, as she works with colleagues to try to combat a lethal and invisible enemy that has appeared out of nowhere. The public health response team of which Tracy is a part instigates a lockdown. They close a local economy. They set up an elaborate system of contact tracing and testing. They source and distribute Personal Protective Equipment for use on the frontlines. And they deal, every day, with a terrified and frustrated public. They all wonder - both Tracy and the people she is trying to protect - whether life will ever be the same again. The answer, in the end, is that catastrophe forces us to look in the mirror, and to confront who we really are. After that, things are never really the same.

More at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/06/the-salisbury-poisonings.html