Sheridan Smith is set to star in new BBC drama about dementia - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Sheridan Smith is set to star in new BBC drama about dementia By You Magazine - June 4, 2018 Sheridan Smith has been cast in upcoming BBC One show, Care, which will tackle the heartbreak of dementia and the difficulties of finding care. Co-written by Jimmy McGovern, who was behind 2017 hit Broken, and before that The Accused – Care will be a one-off 90 minute drama. Getty Sheridan will play Jenny, a single mother with two daughters who relies on the help of her own mother Mary (Gavin & Stacey‘s Alison Steadman) to juggle her childcare with her full-time job at a local supermarket in Liverpool. When Mary suffers a horrific stroke and develops dementia, the family struggle to cope, as Jenny and her sister Claire (Little Boy Blue’s Sinead Keenan) try to balance their day-to-day lives while caring for their mother and fighting for the professional help she desperately needs. The drama is inspired by the real-life experience of McGovern’s co-writer Gillian Juckes. Announcing the show, Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama said: ‘It’s always an honour to work with Jimmy McGovern, here joining forces with Gillian Juckes on her first script for a television drama. Together they tell a truly remarkable story of one woman’s battle to get the best care for her mother. The cast, led by the wonderful Sheridan Smith, will portray this poignant story with the warmth and gravitas it deserves.’ The drama will strike a nerve with many people who have seen a loved one battle with the disease. The Alzheimer’s Society estimates that over 1 million people will be living with dementia by 2025 and over 2 million by 2051. Many people find it hard to access the right care, with the majority of families having to cover the cost of care by looking after their relatives for free, or paying for private social care. The BBC are yet to announce an air date for Care, but filming will start on location in Liverpool imminently. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved