The bilingual four-part drama also stars Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, and Rose Ayling-Ellis.
The BBC have confirmed the lead cast for Reunion.
The drama comes from Sheffield born deaf writer William Mager, and stars Matthew Gurney (Theatre Ad Infinium) and Lara Peake (Rivals), with Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters), Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) and Rose Ayling-Ellis (Doctor Who).
The series promises to break new ground as a bilingual show, featuring both British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English.
Reunion is described as an emotional thriller of revenge and redemption following the journey of Daniel Brennan, played by Matthew Gurney, a deaf man determined to right his wrongs while unravelling the truth behind the events that led him to prison. Brennan embodies the struggle of a man caught between two worlds, unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community following his heinous crime. Amidst this isolation, Brennan’s only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter Carly, played by Lara Peake, who he has not had any contact with since his arrest over a decade ago.
Anne-Marie Duff stars as Christine, desperate to find Brennan and get to the full truth behind what he did, alongside Eddie Marsan as Stephen Renworth, Christine’s protective boyfriend, while Rose Ayling-Ellis plays her daughter, Miri.
The series comes from Sheffield based Warp Films and filmed in and around the city.
Matthew Gurney said:
“Reunion is an amazing storyline and is completely different from my previous work. My character Brennan is on a wildly different journey than that portrayed by normal deaf lives, this portrays a man who is hated within the deaf community. It shows how deaf people react and act on screen in an honest and authentic way. We are different to hearing actors, we are so much more visual storytellers, it’s not about relying on sound it’s about using your eyes and seeing what is going on in the story”.
Reunion comes from creator and writer William Mager, and director Luke Snellin (One Day).
We’ll keep you posted on Reunion, which will air on BBC One and the iPlayer.