A Chernobyl star attributes the death of cancer to his uncle on the "poisoned rain" of a nuclear disaster

Chernobyl star Alex Ferns revealed that his incredible performance was inspired by his own tragic story.

Ferns and his family believe that his uncle Robert Stephenson died after being exposed to rain poisoned by the nuclear disaster, reports the Daily Record.

Mr. Stephenson died of cancer at the age of 47 in 2004.

Before his death, he had told the actor and other family members that he was convinced that his illness had been caused by Chernobyl.

Ferns's television story about Sky Atlantic echoes this devastating family tragedy, with his character directing the show directing a group of miners working in dangerous conditions to Chernobyl to preserve the water supply in the weeks that have followed the disaster.

The Scottish actor has been hailed worldwide for his magnificent performance of the leader of the minor, Andrei Glukhov.

Mr. Ferns said, "The story of Chernobyl is difficult, especially for me, and I will explain why it is a difficult story.

"My uncle Robert used to work for the Scottish Water Board. When Chernobyl took place, the poisoned rain fell on the west and central Scotland.

"My uncle and his colleagues were working outside in the rain in the Killearn area of ​​Scotland and asked to come in, but their blunder told them to stay outside and continue working. They continued. "

In 1986, heavy rains hit western Scotland following the Chernobyl disaster.

The region was flooded with radioactive material – health authorities issued warnings forbidding them to drink rainwater on May 6, 1986, three days after radiation was discovered.

The most affected areas were in the highlands of the central region, and radiation levels peaked on May 7, while milk contained 225 becquerels per liter.

The normal range is 0.4.

The 50-year-old actor added that his uncle and his colleagues had all died of cancer before the age of 50.

"None of them have reached the age of 50, including Robert.They all died of cancer.I think this is an exciting tragedy.

"It's a reflection of the biggest image of Chernobyl we see on the show.

"Some people only care about someone else.

"It's personal, it's really.

"If the Chernobyl rain is what gave it cancer, they do not know it 100% but the family is convinced that it had something to do with it.

"In addition to telling me many times that he had felt that Chernobyl had made him sick, Robert 's closest friend said that there was also believed. "

Critics praised Ferns' performance as the performance of a lifetime.

The show is one of the highest rated of all time by viewers on IMDb.

He revealed that he had based his performance on his own father.

He said, "I was playing basically with my dad. My approach was to take nothing at all, which came from my father.

"He was a real worker, an electrician who worked everywhere. He was a real brave, so I think I inherited these genes. I am not very good at supporting people.

"He taught me to take no share of so-called higher places. This is happening in Glukhov. "

The show depicts the heroism of the workers involved in the disaster, including firefighters, miners and doctors.

Some of them even gave their lives to avoid a tragedy caused by political and managerial incompetence.

The disaster occurred during a reactor safety trial, and when tens of thousands of people died from radiation, the ordinary Soviets avoided even more loss of life.

Ferns said, "There is a lot of politics around that. But what we show is that at the end of the day, it is the workers who are being fooled.