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Pregnant Sheridan Smith breaks down in tears as family abandon her in Isolation Stories first look

Sheridan Smith’s character Mel is seen struggling to life in self-isolation alone while pregnant in a tragic first look at ITV’s new Isolation Stories.

The special 15-minute episode, which was all shot and directed remotely from fiance Jamie Horn’s home, will see her play a soon-to-be mum who feels abandoned by her family and friends.

In the first look clip, Mel is seen speaking to a man, before realising he has a house of people around him during lockdown.

Heartbroken, she tells him: ‘You’ve got 11 people, and you didn’t even ask me!’

Walking around an empty flat, Mel is seen finding it hard to adjust and figure out what to do with herself, but a friendly voice is seen telling her as she breaks down in tears: ‘I know you’ll be a lovely mum.’

Sheridan’s story is just one of four specials created for the new mini-series, which will run every day this week from 9pm, that aims to discuss different ways of dealing with the coronavirus lockdown.

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Sheridan’s character Mel breaks down as she struggles alone (Picture: ITV)
***STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL 2020*** CASTING REVEALED FOR NEW ITV DRAMAS, ISOLATION STORIES, REFLECTING LIFE IN LOCKDOWN Sheridan Smith, Robert Glenister, Tom Glenister, Darren Boyd, Angela Griffin, David Threlfall, Eddie Marsan and his sons Blue and Bodie, will appear in new ITV commission, Isolation Stories, a series of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown. Produced by Oscar nominated writer and producer Jeff Pope, and his factual drama label at ITV Studios, each episode will be 15 minutes in duration and will reflect what families are going through after weeks of isolation. Assembled in conditions the production company has never faced before and written and directed by an award-winning team, the series will air during the UK???s lockdown period and feature moments that are funny, sad, heartwarming and poignant. Commented Sheridan Smith: ???I am heavily pregnant and have been isolating at home so I jumped at the chance to make a drama about the massive drama going on all around us right now. I think it's really important to try and reflect what's happening to us whilst it is still actually happening.??? Mel Sheridan Smith stars in the first episode entitled Mel, written by Gaby Chiappe (The Level) and directed by Paul Whittington (White House Farm, Little Boy Blue). Alone, heavily pregnant, and fed up with life, Mel (Sheridan Smith) faces having to go through birth without the married father of her child - who has chosen to stay with his wife and family - and without her own family, who have given her the cold shoulder. She might be the only person in the country who doesn???t mind isolation. At least everyone else will understand what it???s like to be miserable??? Jeff Pope (Philomena, Stan & Ollie, A Confession, Little Boy Blue) is executive producing the series along with Tom Dunbar (A Confession) and has also written one of the episodes. The series will be filmed observing the strict rules of lockdown with actors and their families filming the scenes themselves watched remotely by the directors. Each of the directors - Paul Whittington, Paul Andrew Williams, Louise Hooper and David Blair - will be watching footage via their mobile phones and giving advice to the actors and their family members about camera positioning, scene composition and lighting as they record the scenes. The dramas will be produced by Matthew Bird, Ken Horn, Menzies Kennedy and Tom Dunbar. Isolation Stories will be distributed internationally by ITV Studios. For more information: sarah.gaffney@itv.com For pictures: Patrick.smith@itv.com
Sheridan’s story of Mel launches four special short films about life in quarantine (Picture: ITV)

Mel will see the character facing with having to go through birth without the married father of her child – who has chosen to stay with his wife and family – and without her own family, who have left her to fend for herself.

The actress is actually pregnant in real life, and is expecting her first child, a baby boy – with her due date expected this month after making the announcement in November.

‘I am heavily pregnant and have been isolating at home so I jumped at the chance to make a drama about the massive drama going on all around us right now,’ Sheridan said when the project was announced.

‘I think it’s really important to try and reflect what’s happening to us whilst it is still actually happening.’ 

Isolation Stories air nightly this week from 9pm on ITV.

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