Kate Winslet on making the devastating drama I Am Ruth with her daughter Mia Threapleton

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When Savage first got in touch with Winslet, she immediately said, “Yes, whatever it is, let’s do it.” Winslet pounced on the project because she knew how Savage worked. Sometimes the takes would be very long – one of our takes was 59 minutes, with a female camera operator just following us around the house with a camera on her shoulder.” Winslet, who entered the I Am Ruth screening and Q&A brandishing her phone in the air, with a tiny, blushing Threapleton saying a quick “hello” on FaceTime, said that there was certainly “personal overlap” when it came to Freya and Ruth’s relationship. So I just wanted to tell a story that felt timely and visceral and truthful, even though there are parts of it that are very hard to watch.” open image in gallery Kate Winslet and Mia Threapleton in ‘I Am Ruth’ The film is set in unidentified suburbia, and one of the priorities in making it was that it would feel relatable and accessible to people of all different socio-economic backgrounds. ‘Did I not listen?’ Sometimes I think the world we live in suggests that we have to be strong and have the answers, and now, more than ever, people don’t f***ing know what to do.” “We wanted to tell a story that would resonate,” she said, “and open up a conversation for people who just don’t know how to have it.” ‘I Am Ruth’ airs on Thursday 8 December at 9pm on Channel 4