Making waves

Making waves


By Michael Pickard
November 13, 2025

IN FOCUS

Storm clouds gather for the holidaymakers living together beside a Scottish loch in Channel 4’s atmospheric thriller Summerwater. Writer John Donnelly and executive producer Mike Ellen tell DQ about adapting Sarah Moss’s novel and the importance of challenging stories.

 

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