Filming commences on highly anticipated new crime drama, Grace, starring John Simm
Filming has commenced on brand new ITV crime drama, Grace, from acclaimed screenwriter and Endeavour creator, Russell Lewis.
Starring acclaimed actor John Simm as tenacious detective Roy Grace, Russell has adapted two of international bestseller Peter James' award winning novels which introduce the audience to Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.
Co-produced by Second Act Productions, Tall Story Pictures, part of ITV Studios and Vaudeville Productions, the 2 x 120 screenplays narrate the first two stories in the popular Roy Grace series, Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead.
Joining John Simm, as filming commences in Brighton, are Richie Campbell (Liar, Blue Story, Top Boy) who takes the role of DS Glenn Branson and Rakie Ayola (Noughts + Crosses, Shetland, No Offence) as ACC Vosper.
Laura Elphinstone (Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, Line of Duty) is DS Bella Moy, Amaka Okafor (The Split, Vera) plays DC Emma Jane Boutwood, and Brad Morrison (National Theatre Live; Twelfth Night) takes the role of DC Nicholl.
Rebecca Scrogs (Alex Rider, Flack, Scarborough) plays Branson's wife Ari, Alexander Cobb (Doctors, Vera) plays Kevin Spinella and they are also joined by Adrian Rawlings (Chernobyl, Girlfriends, Innocent), Natasha Joseph (Get Even, Doctors, Sex Education), Tom Weston-Jones (Warrior, The Terror, Dickensian), Matt Stokoe (Cursed, Jamestown, Bodyguard), Alisha Bailey (Save Me, Chewing Gum) and Maggie O'Neill (White Lines, The Split, Shameless).
The first film, Dead Simple, opens with Grace running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little or no prospect of success. He's fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, which haunts his thoughts. His unorthodox police methods have come under scrutiny once again and Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
With so much at stake, his colleague Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson knows he has more to give and asks him for help with a case. When a stag night prank appears to go wrong and the groom goes missing, Branson calls upon Grace to unravel events that led to the mysterious disappearance three days before his wedding to his beautiful fianc .
A successful property developer with everything to live for, there is no trace of the missing groom. Is this a case of stag night shenanigans gone badly awry? Or is this something more sinister?
With nothing but instinct, a lingering suspicion and his obsessive nature, Grace doggedly pursues the groom's disappearance and becomes uneasily close to the bride to be
Executive producers are Andrew O'Connor and Paul Sandler for Second Act Productions, Patrick Schweitzer for Tall Story Pictures, Michael Vine for Vaudeville Productions, and Russell Lewis and Peter James. The first film, Dead Simple, is directed by John Alexander (Belgravia, Trust Me, Jamestown) with the second film, Looking Good Dead, directed by Julia Ford (Sticks and Stones, The Bay II, Safe).
Writer Russell Lewis is also known for his work on Morse, Lewis, Murphy's Law, Sharpe's Peril and Kavanagh QC.
Commented Russell Lewis:
I'm thrilled and honoured to be involved in bringing Peter James' brilliantly gripping series of Roy Grace novels to ITV. Each story is a fantastic, hair-raising, twisting, switch-back of a roller-coaster ride that grips the reader from first to last, and the opportunity to translate that best-selling magic to television is like all one's Christmases and birthdays come at once. As his millions of fans and admirers are well aware, Peters meticulous research and eye for detail is the stuff of legend. His long established, close relationship with the police, taken together with a knowledge of Brighton and the South Coast that is the sole preserve of the born and bred lends his stories an unimpeachable veracity of place and procedure. That John Simm will be breathing flesh to the bones of Roy Grace really is the cherry on a dark, and troublingly encrimsoned cake
ITV's Head of Drama, Polly Hill, and Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair Jones have commissioned Grace for the channel. Huw will oversee production of the drama from the channel's perspective.
Commented Peter James:
John Simm, who actually looks like the Roy Grace of my imagination, is inspired casting! With John in the lead, the brilliant scripting by Russell Lewis, and our wonderful production team, I'm confident that fans of my novels and of TV crime dramas in general will be in for a treat.'
ITV Studios will be responsible for the international distribution of Grace.
[end]
Note to Editors:
Tall Story Pictures, Second Act Productions and Vaudeville Productions, for Grace are adhering to the TV and film production industry wide guidelines published in May and the guidance developed by all UK broadcasters, the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Service (COBA) and Pact covering how pairs and small groups of actors can interact closer than two metres safely on set. This guidance is also complementary to the British Film Commission guidelines on managing the risks with film and high-end TV drama production.
The new health and safety measures implemented to ensure filming on high-end dramas can resume include regular coronavirus testing of cast and crew and temperature checking before filming. Social distancing will be adhered to by crew members, and the actors and production teams will observe closed cohort guidelines which limits contact with other individuals whilst filming. COVID Supervisors will also be employed on set to ensure health and safety protocols are adhered to.
Camera and sound equipment will be fully sanitised at the en
Most recent headlines
25/09/2020
SAN JOSE, Calif., September 24, 2020 Cowen Senior Analyst Paul Silverstein wil...
25/09/2020
Download the image here
Sky today announces that BAFTA and Academy Award nomin...
25/09/2020
We're back this autumn with a double dose of portrait magic! While Stephen M...
24/09/2020
NEW YORK-Advertising is stronger when TV and digital work together, according to a new study from Comcast Cable's advertising sales division Effectv and Med...
24/09/2020
INDIANAPOLIS-After a lengthy search process that began in March, the Society of Broadcast Engineers Board of Directors has approved the appointment of James Rag...
24/09/2020
NEW YORK-Samsung has maintained, and even grown, its position as the top provider of smart TVs in the U.S., according to the latest report from Statista. Accord...
24/09/2020
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Startup Skyboxe said it has received Federal Communications Commission certification for a new fixed wireless device that would replace the cab...
24/09/2020
CINCINNATI-The E.W. Scripps Company has announced that it has acquired the national broadcast network Ion Media for a price of $2.65 billion. The deal will comb...
24/09/2020
BOTHELL, Wash.-The schedule is set for the Alliance of IP Media Solutions' (AIMS) IP Oktoberfest 2020 virtual event. IP Oktoberfest, taking place from Sept....
24/09/2020
WASHINGTON-Qualified noncommercial educational (NCE) TV translator stations will not be required to send an email notification regarding carriage to MVPDs by Oc...
24/09/2020
ATLANTA-Turner Sports and Major League Baseball have agreed to a seven-year multimedia rights extension that will keep the MLB and Turner partnership going thro...
24/09/2020
View Larger Image
SGO has released a new upgrade of the industry-standard VR ...
24/09/2020
After the Pandemic - News in the 2020s...
24/09/2020
New design and experiences help members build meaningful relationships Published on Sep 24, 2020
LinkedIn Corporate Communications
Share
LinkedIn
Fac...
24/09/2020
Acclaimed sustainability and design contest celebrates ten years by launching in FIVE international cities in 2021
Thirteen cities spanning seven continents by...
24/09/2020
In a Live Streaming World...
24/09/2020
Denison Technologies, Inc., and HMS Networks, Inc. are pleased to announce a sol...
24/09/2020
Canon U.S.A. Intros New 4K UHD Portable Zoom Lens with Wide Focal Range; New EOS...
24/09/2020
Turner Sports Re-Ups MLB Rights Deal Through 2028, Adds Tuesday-Night Game Franc...
24/09/2020
Pete Bevacqua Takes Over as Chairman of NBC Sports Group He takes the mantle from Mark Lazarus, who was recently promoted to Chairman of NBCUniversal Television...
24/09/2020
SEC on CBS Embraces New Workflows; F&F GTX-19 Is at Center of Production Efforts Golf, NFL coverage gives the team a leg up on the college football season By K...
24/09/2020
NBC Sports Teams With Fighting Irish Media, Notre Dame Studios for Live Football...
24/09/2020
Telekom helps small business digitalization with free of charge net and personal...
24/09/2020
The personalized text messaging software company has experienced rapid growth in...
24/09/2020
Clear-Com's FreeSpeak II eases production workflows in unprecedented immersive concert experience
In early September, Brown Note Productions (BNP) teamed...
24/09/2020
VIZ Media Announces Broadcast Partners for Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
SAN FRANCISCO, CA VIZ Media, the leading pop culture publisher and producer of Japane...
24/09/2020
NAB Show New York Presents Session on Deepfakes and Disinformation in Election C...
24/09/2020
Highlighting Eutelsat's capabilities to support customers by providing satellite operation services for commercial or governmental use.
Paris, 24 Septembe...
24/09/2020
Actress Faye Brookes is the fourth celebrity skater confirmed to take part in Da...
24/09/2020
Actor and singer Jason Donovan has revealed today that he is the fifth celebrity...
24/09/2020
Nokia and Optus to provide IoT software solutions to Australian mining, utilitie...
24/09/2020
Nokia public safety AI prototype wins 2020 AFCEA International EPIC App Challeng...
24/09/2020
From September 24, the 5G Ride initiative minibus will operate along a short rou...
24/09/2020
For what feels like forever, broadcast TV industry buzz has centered around impression-based selling and automated transactions. But while those things are inde...
24/09/2020
As podcasting consumption has grown worldwide, so has the trend of podcasts serving as the source material for movies, TV shows, and news broadcasts for an alwa...
24/09/2020
NELVANA ALIGNS SESAME STREET WITH ICONIC CANADIAN BRANDS IN LATEST COLLABORATION...
24/09/2020
The Gadget Show returns to Channel 5 with ATEM Mini Pro posted: 24/09/2020
Blackmagic Design today announced that an ATEM Mini Pro has helped the latest ser...
24/09/2020
Mark Davies, director of products and technology at TSL Products, explains how advanced control surfaces can ensure creative production freedom and the highest ...
24/09/2020
Doreen Greaton discovers how shotgun microphones and in-ear monitors helped Formula Es sound team make sure everything was crystal clear
By Contributor
Publis...
24/09/2020
Idea behind the vans concept was to create a multimedia approach reflecting the changes in media production.
By Jenny Priestley
Published: September 24, 2020 ...
24/09/2020
Philip Stevens investigates a new studio for Croatian broadcaster HRT designed by a rock-star architect
By Philip Stevens
Published: September 24, 2020
Phi...
24/09/2020
Aims to increase diversity at BBC Studioworks by engaging directly with school leavers and providing opportunities for employment in the Elstree and White City ...
24/09/2020
New facility will look at high-end and affordable mo-cap, content generation for TV, film, VR and AR and development of intelligent tools for post production in...
24/09/2020
Streamer actively recruiting someone to head up the services UK launch
By Jenny Priestley
Published: September 24, 2020
Streamer actively recruiting someon...
24/09/2020
Written on 24 Sep 2020
Isotropic Systems' prototype multi-beam terminals t...
24/09/2020
--
ARRI, responding to market requests for high-quality zoom lenses to match and accompany the Signature Primes, announces four new Signature Zooms designed f...
24/09/2020
--
Sonnet Technologies today announced the Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card, th...
24/09/2020
--
Founded in 1958, Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Largo, Mar...
24/09/2020
--
Cine Gear Expo announces a rousing virtual lineup for their much-anticipated annual Film Series Competition to be held at 12 noon, Saturday, October 3, 202...
Filming commences on highly anticipated new crime drama, Grace, starring John Simm
