ITV has released a new trailer for Code of Silence, the new thriller featuring Broadchurch and Strictly Come Dancing stars.
EastEnders star turned Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis leads as Alison Woods, a deaf catering worker who is hired by the police for her lip-reading skills.
As we see in the trailer, the officers aren’t so sure that she’s up to the task as she lacks any sort of formal training. But she’s keen to prove herself.
Her mission is to keep an eye on a gang on criminals, and use her skills to find out what they are planning.
That’s already potentially dangerous enough, but she soon strikes up a bond with one of the gang members, putting the mission – and her own safety – at risk.
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Alongside Ayling-Ellis, the six-part series also stars Broadchurch’s Andrew Buchan, Ghosts actor Charlotte Ritchie, Vampire Academy’s Kieron Moore, The Witcher’s Nathan Armarkwei Laryea, Doc Martin’s Joe Absolom and Emmerdale’s Andrew Scarborough.
The official synopsis for the “gripping” drama teases: “Balancing undercover work, family pressures, and emotional fallout, Alison is forced to confront her limits – and change the course of her life forever.”
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Ayling-Ellis recently appeared in the show Reunion, from the makers of Netflix‘s Adolescence, and we thought it was “an excellent drama told by excellent actors”.
She will also be appearing in the third episode of the current season of Doctor Who (which will air on 26 April), and she recently revealed that, while filming it, she had “never felt so gross in my whole life”.
Code of Silence will premiere on ITV1, STV, ITV and STV Player on 18 May.
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