‘Line of Duty’ makers’ new Channel 4 thriller ‘Born to Kill’ begins filming

Romola Garai (The Hour) and Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) have started shooting Channel 4’s Born to Kill in Cardiff, Wales. The new four-part psychological thriller from Line of Duty producers World Productions is the first commission for female writing duo Tracey Malone (Rillington Place) and first-time TV writer and BIFA-nominated actress Kate Ashfield. Born to Kill … >

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‘True Blood’ star replaces Christopher Eccleston in ITV’s ‘Safe House’

Stephen Moyer and Zoe Tapper have joined the cast of Safe House. Four new 60-minute episodes of the drama will begin filming in Wales, Liverpool and Manchester later this month. The thriller series launched on ITV last April, averaging 6.5 million viewers and a 24% share. Season 1’s Christopher Eccleston, Marsha Thomason and Paterson Joseph were all originally due to return for … >

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‘Thirteen’ star Jodie Comer joins BBC One’s ‘Rillington Place’

BBC One’s new true crime drama Rillington Place has begun filming in Scotland. Written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness) and Tracey Malone (Born To Kill), the three-part drama is based on the real-life multiple murders undertaken by John Christie in Notting Hill in the 1940s and 1950s. The subsequent tragic miscarriage of justice, which led … >

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BBC One orders ‘Rillington Place’ drama based on shocking true story

BBC One has announced the commission of a new true crime drama from Silent Witness writer Ed Whitmore and Born To Kill writer Tracey Malone. Rillington Place is based on the real life multiple murders that took place around the late 1940s/early 1950s at the notorious address in Notting Hill. The three 60-minute episodes will … >

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ITV orders second season of ‘Safe House’

Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston will return to ITV next year for a new season of Safe House. The suspenseful event thriller launched in April, featuring Eccleston alongside Nicola Stephenson, Jason Merrells, Marsha Thomason and Paterson Joseph. Season 1 averaged 6.5 million viewers and a 24% share of the audience, winning its scheduling slot for … >

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