BBC new drama "The Rapture" used climate change storytelling consultants
The show was informed by Climate Spring, a very well-funded organisation
Have you been watching the BBC’s new psychological thriller, The Rapture? (that’s if you have a BBC license at all).
“Set in Wales against the backdrop of a blistering heatwave, The Rapture follows forensic psychologist Gabs Fox as she meets 17-year-old Bethany Krall in a high-security psychiatric hospital. Convicted of murdering her mother, Bethany insists she’s innocent...and claims she can predict the future”, reads an explainer by Climate Spring, an organisation that acted as “story consultants for Mammoth Screen [the production company behind The Rapture] and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings on this production.” (More on Climate Spring in a bit).
The series is packed with references to climate change - in one scene it’s 42 degrees; the characters often look sweaty and complain about the lack of air conditioning; Bethany Krall can predict apocalyptic weather events; and there are climate activists, whereas the baddies (I think; I haven’t finished the series yet) are from an organisation called “Choose Hope” (complete with the same branding as Choose Love), a cult that’s busy telling young people not to worry about the planet being doomed.
