Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd will star in a new ITV thriller, The Only Suspect, adapted by Trigger Point‘s Simon Ashdown from Louise Candlish’s novel.
Produced by Red Planet Pictures, a Fremantle company, the show is set in a leafy London suburb and follows devoted couple Alex and Beth, whose picture-perfect life hides a devastating truth. “Moving between the present day and mid-90s Camden — at the height of Cool Britannia — the story opens during the sweltering summer of 1995, when a young man buries a body during a violent storm,” reads a plot synopsis.
It continues: “30 years later, another heatwave grips a very different world. The abandoned railway track where the body was hidden, running behind Alex and Beth’s street, is being transformed into a nature trail, spearheaded by Beth herself. What is a triumph for the neighbourhood instead threatens catastrophe for Alex. Because Alex is the young man who buried the body.”
The Only Suspect is said to explore obsession, deception, betrayal, the consequences of the recklessness of youth and secrets that refuse to stay hidden.
McKidd, also known for Trainspotting, said the project feels like a “coming home.” He continued: “As an actor, the complex and multilayered role of Alex is exciting to explore and I can’t wait to collaborate with Farren, the whole team at Red Planet Pictures and an amazing ensemble of great British actors.”
The four-part drama will be executive produced by Belinda Campbell and Tom Mullens on behalf of Red Planet Pictures, and Polly Hill and Huw Kennair-Jones for ITV.
The series will be distributed internationally by Fremantle, with filming set to begin in London this spring.
Read the full article here
