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Posted on March 26, 2025 / by admin in 2026, ITV

Gemma Arterton

Acclaimed award-winning actress Gemma Arterton (Funny Woman, The Critic) will lead the cast of ITV’s thrilling new espionage drama, Secret Service, adapted from the tense and topical novel by ITV News anchor Tom Bradby and produced by Potboiler Productions.

Joining Gemma is an impressive ensemble cast featuring television, film and theatre actor Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Mark Stanley (Adolescence, Happy Valley), Alex Kingston (Douglas is Cancelled, Doctor Who), Roger Allam (Endeavour, The Choral), Amaka Okafor (Bodies, The Responder) and Khalid Abdalla (The Day of the Jackal, The Crown).

Commented Gemma Arterton: “I am delighted to be stepping into the world of such a topical and gripping espionage thriller with this talented creative team. Collaborating with Tom Bradby, Jemma Kennedy, James Marsh, and the remarkable production team at Potboiler is incredibly exciting. I can’t wait to bring this story to life alongside the outstanding cast.”

The five-part series marks a creative reunion between Tom Bradby and Oscar- winner James Marsh, the renowned director behind Man on Wire, which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and The Theory of Everything, the multi-award-winning biopic of physicist Stephen Hawking. This collaboration follows their successful partnership on feature film Shadow Dancer.

Commented James Marsh: “We’ve assembled a brilliant ensemble of actors to bring to life these gripping, compelling scripts which have uncanny echoes in real-world politics. It’s an exciting and irresistible prospect for a film maker.”

Tom has also teamed up with fellow screenwriter Jemma Kennedy (The Buccaneers, Captain Webb) to bring this gripping drama to life, which will be filmed on location in Malta and London this spring.

Commented Tom Bradby: “It is unbelievably exciting to be on the cusp of filming this drama and very thrilling to be working with James Marsh again, after the brilliant experience we had with Shadow Dancer. And as for the cast? Gemma Arterton, Rafe Spall, Roger Allam and many more fantastic actors… I’m really blown away by the quality of the cast Gail and the producers have put together. And the show could hardly be more timely and topical.”

Commissioned for ITV by Director of Drama, Polly Hill, Secret Service promises to be a powerful drama that captures the complexity of contemporary geopolitics while delivering edge-of-your-seat storytelling. The series will premiere on ITV1, STV, ITVX, and STV Player in 2026.

 

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Posted on March 23, 2025 / by admin in 2025, Comic Con
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Posted on March 17, 2025 / by admin in 2025

Acorn TV’s Gritty Fan-Favorite Crime Drama, “The Chelsea Detective,” Returns on April 7

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NEW YORK – March 17, 2025 – Season 3 of Acorn TV’s captivating hit crimedrama The Chelsea Detective, starring Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, The King’s Speech, 1917) and Vanessa Emme (Dublin Murders, Three Families) returns with all-new episodes on Monday, April 7 in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Season 3’s remaining three episodes will air weekly on the service with SAG(R) Award-winner Alex Kingston (A Discovery of Witches, Doctor Who, ER) guest starring as US Ambassador Emily Morgan in the debut episode, “Deadlock.” The Christmas Special, which serves as the first episode of the 4 x 90 season, premiered in December 2024 and is available to stream on Acorn TV.

The upcoming season sees DI Max Arnold (Scarborough) and DS Layla Walsh (Emme) delve once more into the darker side of Chelsea that lurks beneath its glossy façade. Season 3 finds Max and Layla investigating the discovery of an ex-soldier’s body in an allotment, the brutal murder of an antiques dealer, and the mysterious case of a climate scientist found dead in a stolen car.

But, while Max remains adept at solving crimes, things are far from straightforward at home. After all their ups and downs, Max and his estranged wife, Astrid (Anamaria Marinca, Deadline) are now trying couples therapy in a bid to revive their relationship and unpack where it all went wrong for them.

Sophie Stone (Shetland) returns as the brilliant, if occasionally daunting, Chief Forensics Officer Ashley Wilton, Lucy Phelps (Grace) as research and tech queen DC Jess Lombard, Peter Bankolé (Peaky Blinders) as officer DC Connor Pollock, along with Frances Barber (Whitstable Pearl) as Max’s Aunt Olivia who remains as full of joie de vivre as ever. With three new thrilling cases taking the team from intrepid mudlarks on the Thames foreshore to the formidable power of the US Embassy, the all-new season presents the team with their toughest challenges yet.

The Chelsea Detective, an Acorn TV Original Series, is created and executive produced by Emmy(R) Award-winning Peter Fincham (The Lost Prince, Smack the Pony, I’m Alan Partridge) and executive produced by Ella Kelly (Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders). The three, feature-length episodes are written by Glen Laker (Vera, Prime Suspect), Debbie Oates and Ian Kershaw (Cold Feet, Medici) and Nicola Wilson (Call the Midwife, Good Karma Hospital). The series is produced by Lauriel Martin (Dodger, Smothered) and the directors are Jennie Darnell (Payback, Trigger Point) and Richard Signy (Death in Paradise, Silent Witness).

The Chelsea Detective is produced by Acorn TV’s Acorn Media Enterprises, Germany’s ZDF and the BBC Studios invested indie Expectation. Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed and fast-growing streaming service devoted to British and international mystery and dramas, serves as the exclusive home for the series in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. BBC Studios distributes the series internationally.

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