The new year is off to a heartbreaking start for Bernie, as she struggles to deal with the death of son-in-law Billy.
“Bernie watched her son Paul die from MND, which was horrific, and now has to come to terms with the fact that Billy has also died,” laments Kate. “The thing with Bernie is she wants to take care of people, and as a result of that she’s buried a lot of grief. So we wanted to explore what would happen if she had to deal with another really tragic death, and how that grief manifests.
“We are taking Bernie on a really interesting journey, and it gets to the point where, because it’s been bubbling for such a long time, it eventually kind of erupts for her. When…