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The Curfew: When fear becomes law, who saves our souls?

By Anna Rees Green2026-02-25T05:24:00

Writer Anna Rees reflects on The Curfew, the Channel 5 adaptation of Jayne Cowie’s dystopian novel, exploring a Britain where men are legally confined indoors after 7pm in the name of women’s safety. As this dark feminist utopia unfolds, Rees probes a deeper moral question: can a society governed by suspicion and control ever deliver the justice and restoration that faith demands?

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