BBC to make Windrush drama

BBC One has commissioned a drama about the Windrush immigration scandal.

Sitting In Limbo is a feature-length drama written by Stephen S Thompson and based on the true story of his brother Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British citizen.

The drama is set in 2016, four years after the coalition government introduced the hostile environment policy, and details Bryan’s struggle after he goes to get a passport only to discover there is no record of him as a British citizen.

Thompson said: “Like everyone caught up in the Windrush scandal, Anthony has been severely traumatised by the experience. It has badly affected his confidence and left him questioning his very identity.

“As his brother, I saw what he went through first-hand. It made me determined to tell his story.”