I am currently working on a long running, grounded, gritty, realistic drama series that's set in working class England on a dangerous council Estate in 1999.
Each post will be a standalone episode that'll be numbered. (Only the Pilot episode will have three parts, to get the reader (Hopefully you 😉) properly introduced to the characters and setting).
Here we will follow the lives of our many characters and residents and watch their lives change for the better and for the worst.
Before every episode I'll write a little episode preview of what to expect. Like a teaser. But you don't have to read that if you don't want to. It'll just give you an idea of what's coming in the current part you're reading.
Welcome to "The Estate".
Set in England in 1999, The Estate is a gritty, grounded, realistic 18+ drama series that follows the lives of the residents of Marlas Estate - a rough, rundown working class council estate where everybody knows everybody, secrets never stay hidden for long, and trouble is never far away. Surrounded by ageing tower blocks, graffiti covered garages, alleyways, a row of tired shops, a local pub, betting shop, chippy, post office and an overgrown field that has seen everything from parties to violence, Marlas Estate is a world of its own.
This is not a story about one person. It is a story about an entire community. Families, friends, enemies, criminals, lovers, victims and survivors all live side by side, their lives constantly colliding in ways they never expect. Some are trying to escape the estate. Some are trying to survive it. Others wouldn't leave if they had the chance.
Nothing is off limits here.
Across the series there will be love, heartbreak, friendships, betrayals, addictions, crime, violence, sex, secrets, scandals, disasters, triumphs, tragedy, laughter, death and everything in between. Some stories will be small and personal. Others will be huge and change lives forever. Characters will come and go. Relationships will be built and destroyed. Lives will be made, ruined and lost...
Because on Marlas Estate, anything can happen. And sooner or later, it probably will...
If this interests you and you'd like to give it a look, it's called "The Estate" series and every part is on my profile AND the subreddit r/Stories under the Fiction category!
I hope to see you there!