In the 1960s we have one of the first families to move to the estate, a worker from the local steel mill and his new bride. At the end of the 80s, a mid-20year old Liberian brother and sister with their young cousin move into the flat, refugees from the emerging civil war, initially as a temporary measure, but soon realising that there’s very little chance of them getting back home. Then in 2015, following a significant redevelopment, a young, single, professional woman, following a personal break-up and apparent break-down, has relocated from London.

Through these three stories, we’re given a glimpse into their lives against a backdrop of a changing Britain. The narrative jumps months and years, pausing at key elements in the country’s, and the families’ history. There’s the emergence of Thatcher and the destruction of the unions; there’s the shift in economic policy that led to estates like Park Hill go from aspirational living to no-go hotbeds of crime; and then there’s the recent redevelopment that takes social housing and turns it into homes for the well-to-do.

Sky’s Edge is a feat of ingenuity. Chris Bush’s book is so creative in taking these three very different stories, anchoring them in a single location and using that to spotlight the shifting sands of modern Britain. It’s a bold and powerful story. Robert Hastie’s direction is equally inventive. Running the three narratives in parallel, separately, and simultaneously is at first a bit confusing, but is ultimately a genius move. Some of the strongest scenes involve all three families in the same room, each in their own narrative and unaware of the others. It’s powerful but ghostly eerie.