Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer tipped for Bafta wins after ‘powerful’ Help performances

Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer have been tipped for Bafta wins following their ‘powerful’ performances in Channel 4’s film Help.

Help, written by Jack Thorne, tells the tale of Sarah, played by Comer, a newly appointed carer who strives to protect her patients in a fictional Liverpool care home throughout the 2020 lockdowns. Graham plays one of the care home’s residents who is suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s.

However, when the pandemic hits and staff members fall ill from the virus, Sarah finds herself running the care home alone during a night shift, dangerously low on PPE and desperate to save the lives of her residents, many of whom are struggling from the symptoms of Covid.

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Since airing last night, both Comer and Graham have received acclaim among viewers for the roles they played in the story, with many hailing them as worthy of winning ‘all the awards’.

One person wrote on Twitter: “Jodie Comer & Stephen Graham are literally national treasures. Their level of acting is second to none.”

Another commented: “Yeah so Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham need to win every award going for these performances.”

Writer Jack Thorne came up with the idea for the film when he ‘saw care homes getting squashed and battered by the government’ throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said, as per Metro: “Hearing the stories of those at the frontline, having people break down in tears on Zoom in front of us has been incredibly moving and galling.

“Getting the story right will be incredibly important, we are aware of the pressure upon us, this has to be written and made with anger and precision. We hope we do it justice.”

Help is now available to watch on Channel 4.