PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 20:01, Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Chernobyl follows a variety of people involved in the nuclear disaster, from those affected by the radiation to those who did everything they could to contain it.
Some of those recruited to help with the clean up was group of miners, with Andrei Glukhov (played by Alex Ferns) leading them.
Now actor Alex, who many will recognise from EastEnders, has revealed his family was affected by the nuclear disaster.
“Chernobyl’s a hard story, especially for me,” he explained.
Not one of them reached the age of 50, including Robert
Chernobyl star Alex Ferns
“I’ll tell you why it’s a hard story. My uncle Robert used to work for the Scottish Water Board,” he told the Daily Record.
“When Chernobyl happened, the poisoned rain came over the west and centre of Scotland.”
He continued: “My uncle and his colleagues were out working in he rain in the Killearn area and asked to come in but were told by their [manager] to stay outside and to carry on working.”
Alex revealed they were forced to work outside which led to their early deaths.
“Not one of them reached the age of 50, including Robert,” he detailed.
