'' That Summer Day '' is a one-hour docudrama directed by Jon East , written by Clive Bradley ( who also wrote '' Last Rights '' ) , produced by Hannah Pescod and executive produced by Jon East and Mark Redhead that provides a fictional account of the lives of six children on the day of the bombings of the London public transport system on 7 July 2005 . The drama combines fictional elements and archive footage from television and radio to document the effect the events had on the children . The programme 's creation is the result from the correspondence the CBBC website received following the events , from children struggling to come to terms with it . In the early development of the show , the creators visited schools and people from charities like ChildLine , who had talked to children about the subject , to find out which themes and issues the programme needed to address to properly respond to the questions raised by children . The programme was filmed on location in London and at Islington Green School . Several of its students were extras during filming
bombings of the London public transport system
7 July 2005 London bombings
That Summer Day