The twisty thriller follows Simon Greene (James Nesbitt) as he embarks on a desperate search for his daughter Paige (Ellie de Lange) and gets caught up in a murder case, uncovering secrets that could threaten his family.
Played by actress Ellie Henry, who was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome as a teenager, there have been plenty of online comments about Anya and her wheelchair usage.
Some social media users have even highlighted it as if it was a continuity error, with Henry saying: “I was surprised that people thought it was a mistake because [production company] Quay Street are not out here making mistakes!”
"That’s through no fault of their own, this hasn’t been shown on screen. So I don’t expect people to know."
"There is so much more going on in this series than Anya’s disability. So I’m glad we stuck to that decision and like I say, I expected the questions. I’m just really glad that now I am able to answer it with my honest and lived experience, and hopefully make ambulatory wheelchair use a little bit more understood.”
“I really didn’t want it included in this series. I think there’s a time and a place and I think when disabled stories are told, that’s great," she said.
"There was so much going on, we didn’t need a conversation about it. I stand by the way we did it and I’m really pleased. We knew these conversations would have to happen afterwards and getting my lived experience is much better than getting a throwaway line on screen that you’re probably going to miss in all of the twists and turns anyway.”
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As for her own ambulatory wheelchair usage, Henry explained: “It basically means that I’m able to walk but I also have to use a wheelchair. There are so many different reasons why people use a wheelchair part-time, it could be due to pain, it could be due to nerve damage, dizziness, heart problems. There are just so many different reasons why people use them.
"Within the house, you can walk a bit or if you’re in a really familiar environment like at school and you’re able to walk around the classroom. I think it’d be lovely for people not to be so surprised when people do stand up out of their wheelchair.”
In terms of those conversations that went into Anya's wheelchair usage, Henry said: “The minute I was cast, the conversation was open. I was really lucky because I’m really open about my disabilities and my situation. I’ll happily talk to anyone and Quay Street were really receptive to that.
"We also had an access co-ordinator and they sent her the scripts first so that was one less thing for me to think about and do. She looked through all of the scripts and highlighted all of the things that maybe we’d have to tweak a little bit."
View oEmbed on the source website“I was 15 when I became an ambulatory wheelchair user and since the beginning, I’ve taken to social media," she explained. "I knew the career path I’d be following from that point in time and it’s been a great opportunity anyway because I’m going to be this way forever regardless.
"If I can help other people feel less alone in that or maybe someone’s family understand or someone’s friends, then that’s one less conversation that they have to have about disability. I feel really lucky and privileged to be able to have that social platform.”
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