A trailer as been released for The C Word, BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of Lisa Lynch’s inspiring and candid book about her experience of cancer.

Based on her popular blog which was launched shortly after her diagnosis in 2008, the one-off 90-minute drama stars Sheridan Smith as Lisa and is described as a “magical love story”.

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The official synopsis reads: “Twenty eight years old and newly married to Pete, a man she is crazy about. She’s right at the start of things, her life going in the right direction and in the order she planned it. Then out of the blue, the life-altering event that changes everything. One minute her life was normal, the next, in an instant, that normality was gone.

“From the start, Lisa is determined not to let cancer change her, she’s going to get through this and get her life back, exactly as it was. Through it all, Lisa is someone you want to be with. She’s the heart and definitely the lungs of a tight-knit family. She’s one half of an amazing marriage. She’s a best friend and big sister. She’s an English everywoman of sorts. She’s also a writer, because without ever imagining it or meaning for it to happen, her blog about her experiences has a profound effect on people. Somehow, one woman just being honest, being funny, being everything she was before, but talking about living with cancer, is a watershed. People from across the world, strangers going through the same things as she is, read and comment and tweet and realise they’re not alone.”

Smith commented last year: “Lisa first contacted me via Twitter, and we quickly became friends. She called me ‘SS’ and I called her ‘LL’. Her zest for life was infectious and I was moved and inspired by her courage and bravery. I couldn’t help but love her. That’s why I want to tell her story.”

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