Tonight BBC1 aired A Song For Jenny, a drama based on Julie Nicholson’s book which explores her response to her daughter’s death at Edgeware Road tube station in the July 7 bombings.
The drama was screened two days before the 10th anniversary of the bombings.
Julie Nicholson’s daughter Jenny, who was 24, was killed in one of a series of explosions on the capital’s transport network.
Watching BBC drama a song for Jenny about 7/7. I believe it's gonna get emotional
— LCFC Family (@LCFCFamily) July 5, 2015
The drama replays real news footage from the day and relives the horrors of what it’s like to have had a family member involved in the tragedy.
already liking Emily Watson in A Song for Jenny ! tough tv #asongforjenny
— nigel (@Nurse_nigel_) July 5, 2015
Emily Watson played the lead in the drama.
Adapted by the award-winning Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, the drama follows the Nicholson family’s journey from denial, through to anger and mourning.
Only 15 minutes in and I can't watch A Song for Jenny #bbc… this stirs raw memories 10 years on. Was a student at UCL at the time of 7/7.
— Fatima Jaffer (@fatima_jaffer) July 5, 2015
If you're a parent, or even if not, Song for Jenny is a hard watch, a very hard watch #7/7
— The Real Tony G (@GrocerJackUK) July 5, 2015
A very poignant turning point in the drama comes when it is revealed that most of the injured on the underground had been identified, implying that Jenny was no longer alive.
Watching A Song for Jenny, thinking of all the families of the victims on that terrible day 10years ago and the survivors
— Karen Privett (@essexjovi) July 5, 2015
Jenny’s body is later identified. The family are told that they must wait 28 days before her body is released.
A Song for Jenny on BBC1 is so so sad. Its breaking my heart.
— Lottie (@misslottieatkin) July 5, 2015
Julie decides that she must visit Jenny’s body.
A Song For Jenny has me in pieces. I remember everything about that day. Exactly where I was. Can't believe it's been 10 years.
— Ross (@ross_phillips91) July 5, 2015
Losing her child made Julie question her career choice to be a priest.
A Song For Jenny really drives home the emotional impact caused by terrorism.
— Jen B ✌️ (@jennifer_baxter) July 5, 2015
Julie chose to piece together how Jenny’s day so that she could make sense of what had happened. She described this as “her daughter’s Stations of the Cross”.
A song for Jenny, heartbreaking but everyone in this has played brilliantly. RIP to all those who lost their lives in the 7/7 bombing
— Catherine Warren (@cobalob) July 5, 2015
52 people were killed in the London bombings.
