Directed first 5 episodes
Hugo Speer and Sharon Small will head up the cast for US anglo-entertainment specialist Acorn TV’s straight-to-series commission of British drama series London Kills.
Dramatising the experiences of a team of top murder detectives, two series will be produced back-to-back, comprised of five one-hour episodes each, with filming starting this week.
Speer stars as Detective Inspector David Bradford, who comes back to work after his wife goes missing with no significant leads on her case. Small (Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Trust Me) meanwhile stars as ambitious Detective Sergeant Vivienne Cole, who has been running the murder team in David’s absence and is frustrated by David’s approach to their investigations.
Bailey Patrick (Casualty, EastEnders) plays Detective Constable Rob Brady, an ex-soldier who acts as peacemaker between the two, warring, senior officers; and Tori Allen-Martin plays trainee Detective Sergeant Billie Fitzgerald, a new recruit who favors DS Cole.
Guest stars in the series will include Glynis Barber (Dempsey & Makepeace, EastEnders), Melanie Gutteridge (Shakespeare & Hathaway, Holby City), Jennie Jacques (Vikings, The Delivery Man), Frances Tomelty (Catastrophe, Apple Tree Yard) and Dean Andrews (Last Tango n Halifax, Life Oon Mars).
This news follows Acorn TV’s recent expansion into 12 Latin American countries and a commission for series 2 of Agatha Raisin, starring Ashley Jensen.
“With Agatha Raisin, Series 2 already in production, Acorn Media Enterprises and Acorn TV are excited to start production on our second commission and first straight-to-series order with London Kills this month,” said Shane Murphy, MD of Acorn Media. “We’ve put together a stellar cast of detectives.”