As Rose Ayling-Ellis starts filming Code of Silence series 2, ITV reveals new cast and story details
Series two continues the production’s commitment to authentic representation both on and off screen, featuring a diverse cast and crew that includes talent from the deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities.
What is Rose Ayling-Ellis up to at the start of series 2
The ITV press release carries a lot of detail on the storyline as well as new cast.
Two years on, Alison (Ayling-Ellis) has completed her forensic lip-reading training with the police and is called upon to assist with a high-stakes surveillance operation involving Ruby Dowling (Emily Head), a woman caught up in a sophisticated money-laundering syndicate.
Of course matters soon become more complicated:
After being arrested when illicit cash is discovered hidden in her car, Ruby is released on bail back into a dangerous world where she finds herself trapped between police scrutiny and ruthless criminals. When she becomes the victim of a brutal attack, DI James Marsh (Andrew Buchan) and his team – DS Daniel Henshaw (Jonah Hauer-King, pictured above), DS Ben Lawford (Nathan Armarkwei Laryea) and DC Lizzie Silver (Sasha Desouza-Willock) – are left searching for answers.
As to Alison:
Tasked with decoding vital CCTV footage, Alison’s unique expertise becomes crucial to the investigation. But as hidden secrets begin to emerge, the case takes a disturbing turn, revealing threats far closer to home. With loyalties tested, trust beginning to unravel and dangerous criminals closing in, Alison discovers that uncovering the truth may come at a devastating personal cost – and could make her the next target.
What about the cast news?
Rose is joined by returning cast members Andrew Buchan (Black Doves, Passenger), John Bishop (The Accused), Nathan Armarkwei Laryea (The Witcher, Doctor Who) and Fifi Garfield (Coffee Morning Club, Deaf Funny).
New cast members include Jonah Hauer-King (A House of Dynamite, The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Jo Joyner (Little Disasters, Ackley Bridge), Sophie McShera (Downton Abbey, The Gallows Pole), John Hollingworth (Poldark, The Crown), Sasha Desouza-Willock (Vengeance: Murder on the Heath, London Kills) and Emily Head (Whitstable Pearl, The Inbetweeners).
We expect the show to air n 2027. We’ll bring you more news as we get it.