Nick Blood and Saffron Hocking lead casting for Hit Point, brand new original drama series for U and U&DaveDeveloped & Produced by Urban Myth Films (a STUDIOCANAL company)
Co-financed by CANAL
Written by BAFTA-winner Howard Overman
NOW SHOOTING ON LOCATION IN LONDON
STUDIOCANAL is handling worldwide sales & distribution
Six-part police thriller to launch next year on both U and U&Dave
10th October, 2025, London: Nick Blood and BAFTA nominee Saffron Hocking have been cast in the lead roles in Hit Point (6x60'), the brand new scripted drama series coming to U and U&Dave in 2026. Nick Blood (Day of the Jackal) is set to play Leo and Saffron Hocking (Top Boy) will take on the role of Bella.
Hit Point is an adrenaline-charged blend of high-stakes crime thriller and sizzling romantic drama, following thirtysomething detectives Leo and Bella as their latest case pulls them into a dangerous West London underworld. On the hunt for answers, the lines between their personal and professional lives blur with every twist and betrayal. Packed with razor-sharp humour, and heart-stopping action, Hit Point is a gripping, fast-paced series where loyalty is tested, secrets explode, and love might just be the most dangerous game of all.
Nick Blood and Saffron Hocking are joined in the cast by William Abadie (Emily in Paris) as Pascal, Brendan Coyle (Toxic Town) as Michael, Peter Serafinowicz (The Gentlemen) as Carter, Nadia Parkes (Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story) as Sophia, Moe Bar-El (Alien: Earth) as Dylan, Ossian Perret (The Last Kingdom) as Lucas and Joshua Sher (The Undeclared War) as Alfie. Hit Point is now filming in London.
Written by BAFTA-winner Howard Overman (Misfits, The War of The Worlds), and directed by David Caffrey (The Gentlemen, Peaky Blinders), Hit Point is developed & produced by Urban Myth Films, a STUDIOCANAL company (Paris Has Fallen, The Lazarus Project), co-financed by CANAL , with STUDIOCANAL (Families Like Ours, Playing Nice) handling worldwide sales & distribution.
Hit Point is commissioned by Helen Perry, head of drama commissioning for UKTV, and ordered for U&Dave and U by Emma Tibbetts, director of programming, scripted, and Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning. David Caffrey directs, the executive producers are Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy and Howard Overman for Urban Myth Films and Helen Perry for UKTV. CANAL has pre-bought the series for its global footprint in over 50 countries including France and across Europe, Africa and Asia.
U&Dave is UKTV's free-to-air entertainment channel, home to original entertainment commissioning like Will & Ralf Should Know Better, Guy Martin: Proper Jobs, Silence is Golden and BAFTA-winning Big Zuu's Big Eats. All U&Dave programming can be found on U, UKTV's free streaming service with over 9000 hours of content from UKTV's free-to-air channels U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W, as well as programming exclusive to U.
Hit Point is the first original drama commission for U&Dave, but just the latest scripted drama for UKTV. In February this year the network's streaming service U and free-to-air channel U&Drama launched the reimagined Bergerac to an average 2.4million viewers. Starring Damien Moloney in the title role and written by Toby Whithouse, Bergerac will return for a second series next year. This year has also seen U and U&Drama air the second series of Robert Thorogood's The Marlow Murder Club, with a third announced for next year; and Outrageous, a 30s set drama based on the true story of the Mitford sisters. On UKTV's pay channel U&alibi, Bookish is written by and stars Mark Gatiss and will return for a second series next year; I, Jack Wright is written by Chris Lang and stars John Simm, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Trevor Eve; and Mudtown, a co-production with S4C, premiered in August, starring Erin Richards and Tom Cullen.
Hit Point is now in production and airs on U and U&Dave in 2026.
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For more information please contact:
Ben.Duncan@UKTV.co.uk
Rich.Cain@DDAGlobal.com
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NOTES TO EDITORS
All viewing figures quoted: Total Consumption series average including preview and same week repeats, and programme ranking based on 28 day consolidated viewing including preview.
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