Anne-Marie Duff and Rafe Spall cast in BBC Two factual drama Salisbury

Anne-Marie Duff and Rafe Spall have joined BBC Two\'s new factual drama \'Salisbury\'.

The three-part series tells the story of the 2018 Novichok poisonings, which saw Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military officer and double agent for the UK\'s intelligence services, and his daughter Yulia Skripal poisoned by the nerve agent.

The \'Shameless\' star and \'Denmark\' actor will be joined by \'Game of Thrones\' star Mark Addy, \'Britannia\' actress Annabel Scholey, plus \'Jawbone\' star Johnny Harris and MyAnna Buring (\'The Ripper\').

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The show has been written by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn and produced by Dancing Ledge Productions.

Lucy Richer, Executive Producer for the BBC, said: "To have such a distinguished cast taking part in the drama is testament to the strength and quality of Adam and Declan\'s scripts. We are honoured to be telling this astonishing, powerful and moving story on the BBC."

The story follows the aftermath and how the local community dealt with the events, the writers spoke with real-life members of the town for accuracy.

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Adam and Declan said: "It\'s a privilege to be able to tell the story of people who were deeply affected by the events in Salisbury. During our months of research, we have been humbled to hear their stories, and to be able to tell them in this drama."

Laurence Bowen, Executive Producer for Dancing Ledge Productions added: "This is a story we all think we know, but the truth of what people experienced and of the local response to the chemical attack, is shocking and humbling in equal measure."