Thank God The World Has Changed

Sinéad Cusack on her connection with her character in a story of triumph over prejudice and abuse…

- Hannah Davies

NEW DRAMA

Moving On

MONDAY-FRIDAY / BBC1 / TIMES VARY

Sinéad Cusack is picky about the telly roles she takes on. They have to be real, gritty and emotional. And there’s no doubt that her character in the first episode of the new series of Moving On, the acclaimed daytime drama made up of stand-alone stories, ticks all those boxes.

Sinéad plays single mum Pat, whose grown-up daughter Rachel (The Ice Cream Girls star Jodhi May, who also wrote this episode, called Invisible) was abused by her teacher (former The Bill star Simon Rouse) when she was 12.