Stephen Lawrence was a black British teenager from Plumstead in south east London who was murdered while waiting for a bus in Well Hall Road, Eltham on April 22, 1993.

A new ITV series explores Stephen's parents, Doreen and Neville Lawrence, and their journey in achieving justice for their son after the racist knife attack.

The new three-part ITV programme, titled Stephen, is a sequel to the 1999 programme about the case titled The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence.

DCI Clive Driscoll (played by Steve Coogan), who led the investigation, works closely with the Lawrences to put together an investigation that secures the convictions of two of Stephen’s murderers - 18 years later.

The first episode of Stephen aired on Monday, August 30 at 9pm on ITV - and it will be followed by the second on Monday, September 6 at 9pm.

In the coming episode, DCI Driscoll tries to win the trust of the Lawrence family and key witnesses.

The final episode of the trilogy is set to air on Monday, September 13 at 9pm on ITV.

The responsibility of getting a new drama on the murder of Stephen Lawrence right “weighed very heavily”, its executive producer Mark Redhead has said.

He added sthat there was a “big responsibility” to tell the stories of Stephen’s parents Neville and Doreen Lawrence.

“That responsibility to get this right weighed very heavily on me, because it is Neville and Doreen’s lives,” he said.

“Like Baroness Lawrence does, I want something positive to emerge from the tragedy of Stephen’s death.

“I have the most incredible admiration for Doreen and Neville.

“It is remarkable how they have turned something so negative into a force for good.

“In terms of telling this story, it is really important that we try and shine light into dark corners and face those things.

“That’s part of the process of making this country a better place.

“It is something I care about very deeply as I think most people do.

“Most people share the values that we promulgate in the drama.”

Coogan labelled his character as “a beacon of the honest, decent, hard-working, methodical policeman” and said the story is an important one to tell because it shows “that things can be achieved by a conscientious work ethic”.

“Lots of things are achieved that way, but they go uncelebrated because they appear to be undramatic and undynamic.

“It’s an acknowledgement of those people.”

He added: “I don’t often play decent people, I normally play people who are dysfunctional.

“And so, I wanted to play Clive.

“I wanted to play a decent person.”

Neville Lawrence said: "A whole new generation of people need to know about the murder of my son and what followed after that.

“There are also other families who have gone through the same thing we went through all those years ago and are still going through.

“We need to remind them so people can try and understand a little bit about the pain that families like us and lots and lots of other families who have lost loved ones in similar situations have suffered and are still suffering.”

Have you got a story for us? You can contact us here.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with all the latest news.

Sign up to our newsletters to get updates sent straight to your inbox.