The Salisbury Poisonings

In March 2018, the quiet English city of Salisbury became the center of a national emergency. The BBC One drama, *The Salisbury Poisonings*, retells the shocking true story of this event. When a former Russian spy and his daughter collapse on a park bench, it is discovered they were poisoned with Novichok, a deadly military-grade nerve agent. The series focuses not on the international politics, but on the local heroes who responded to the crisis. It follows the Director of Public Health and police officers as they race against an invisible clock to identify the poison, trace its source, and prevent further casualties in their community. It is a gripping and humanizing look at how ordinary people react to extraordinary circumstances. The series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.