Following the success of the first film in April 2011, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher II: The Murder In Angel Lane is based on the life and times of Inspector Jonathan ‘Jack’ Whicher, the real-life pioneering detective who worked in the newly established Detective Branch of the Metropolitan Police during the 19th Century.

Colman will play Susan Spencer, who employs Mr Whicher as a private inquiry agent to investigate the savage murder of her niece, 16 year old Mary.

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The cast also includes Shaun Dingwall (Above Suspicion) as Inspector George Lock and William Postlethwaite as Mary’s lover Stephen Gann, with William Beck (Casualty) reprising his role as Chief Inspector Dolly Williamson and Tim Pigott-Smith (The Hour) returning as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Richard Mayne.

Filming on two-hour film will take place over the next few weeks in Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire and central London.

Laura Mackie from ITV’s Drama Commissioning team commented: “We’re delighted Paddy Considine has agreed to reprise his role as Jack Whicher, the most celebrated detective of his day. Neil McKay has taken the character and produced a gripping and compelling story.”

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