Tony Grounds

Tony Grounds is the creator and writer of the BBC One drama series Our Girl.

BBC Writersroom spoke to Tony about the single film which was broadcast in 2013 and followed the story of Molly Dawes (Lacey Turner), from nobody to a soldier in the Royal Army Medical Corps, to her final arrival in Afghanistan.

Tony talked to us about how he wanted to write a story of hope from the perspective of disenfranchised youth, and wanted to show that everyone has the potential to do something.

He talks about why actress Lacey Turner was ideal to play the protagonist and sheds light on the research process and gaining access to Pirbright Barracks in Surrey.

• Read Tony's interview on developing the series of Our Girl, on our blog.