Thanks! Actress MyAnna Buring, who plays Ms Sturgess, says the portrayal of her in the Salisbury Poisonings may surprise those who remember media coverage of her death in 2018. Her funeral took place at the end of the month, where her young daughter Gracie gave a moving eulogy.Charlie regained consciousness two days after Dawn died, and was discharged on 20th July. Soaps The Salisbury Poisonings airs on the BBC for three nights (Image: PA). She was simply an innocent pawn in major geopolitical games being played. You can unsubscribe at any time.Dawn Sturgess tragically died after being poisoned by NovichokImages of the counterfeit perfume box found by Charlie RowleyMyAnne Buring as Dawn Sturgess in The Salisbury PoisoningCharlie Rowley also ended up in hospital but regained consciousnessPrime Minister Theresa May said she was "appalled and shocked" by the death of DawnThe Sturgess family grieve for Dawn at her funeral in the BBC drama The Salisbury PoisoningsThe flat where tragic Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess fell ill is to be demolishedJohnny Harris and MyAnna Buring play Dawn and Charlie in the BBC drama And yeah, it’s been very difficult to kind of come to terms with that.”But, thankfully, Sarah Bailey did go back into the house to fetch the cat – and she has confirmed that the cat (Pippin) is absolutely fine.For those that have asked, Pippin is alive and well. Disney+ It felt huge.”All three victims of that initial poisoning incident ultimately survived the ordeal, against the odds.Yulia Skripal was discharged from hospital on 9th April, and her father was able to leave hospital on 18th May after more than two months. He continues to recover.As soon as he was able to talk, Charlie explained that he’d given Dawn a perfume bottle he’d found in a charity bin; she sprayed her wrists with it shortly before she collapsed.The perfume bottle found to be filled with enough Novichok to kill thousands, and police believe this is what the poisoners had used to spray Sergei Skripal’s door back in March before carelessly disposing of it in a bin.After a huge operation, British authorities identified two suspects. These all characterised her and made her a human being, and make a very, into a very special person.”Dawn died on 8th July after doctors switched off her life support. Initially, doctors believed that their illness was cased by the use of contaminated illegal drugs; Dawn (played by MyAnna Buring) was struggling with alcoholism, and Charlie (played by Johnny Harris) had a background as a drug user.On 2nd July, doctors became concerned about their unusual symptoms and sent off samples to Porton Down. The Salisbury Poisonings’ executive producer Lawrence Bowen said: “Half a teaspoon full of Novichok can kill 20,000 people. Find the newsletter for you "Sometimes the truth was so extraordinary that we thought: if we write this, people won't believe it. New BBC drama The Salisbury Poisonings follows how the attack on the Skripal's with deadly nerve agent Novichok had wide-ranging ramifications - and cost one innocent woman her life. “We were sifting through the CCTV and we had a kind of ‘gotcha’ moment when we identified the attackers. But now they were seriously ill and fighting for their lives at Salisbury District Hospital.Once the authorities discovered Sergei’s identity and noted the Skripals’ strange symptoms, alarm bells quickly began to ring.
There are still no answers to the real questions.”Speaking about the role, actress MyAnna Buring admitted it was "sensitive and tricky" playing Dawn just two years after her death. He was the first into the house, touching the door handle (thought to have been poisoned with Novichok), and – even though he was dressed in a protective suit – he became unwell shortly after leaving the building. I know some have said, "Oh, it's too soon to tell the story. We don't want to bring up bad memories. Thanks! A consultant told me: 'Don’t touch your face'.