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Code of Silence viewers say ‘chemistry is electric' between Rose Ayling-Ellis and her hunky co-star

Code of Silence viewers say ‘chemistry is electric' between Rose Ayling-Ellis and her hunky co-star

The Sun26-05-2025

CODE Of Silence fans have praised Rose-Ayling Ellis for her "electric chemistry" with hunky co-star, Kieron Moore.
In the new ITV thriller, the former Eastenders star and Strictly champ plays Alison, a deaf canteen worker who is recruited by the Canterbury police to help them lip read in a case.
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Soon she finds herself embroiled in the world of policing as the detectives race against time to stop a gang of criminals and their latest heist.
Her lip-reading skills become essential to the team, who have her looking through CCTV in order to interpret what the gang are saying in order to gain the upper hand.
But as she takes to the investigation, she finds herself drawn to Liam Barlow (Kieron Moore), one of the members of the gang with motivations of his own.
As the series continues to play out on ITV1, fans are gripped by Liam and Alison's growing bond, and can't get enough of it.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), one fan wrote: "CodeofSilence The chemistry between #roseaylingellis & #kieronmoore is electric.
"After watching the first 2 eps have had to binge watch the next 4 because I can't wait to see what happens next."
"Love the chemistry between Alison and Liam loving #CodeOfSilence," said another.
"#CodeOfSilence alison and liam the bad boy they are so cute together !," wrote a third, while a fourth said: "Boy that liam is a cutie. Next james bond !#CodeOfSilence"
Those watching the show on ITV1 are only halfway through the gripping series, which also stars Charlotte Ritchie and Andrew Buchan in its all-star cast, others have already binged the show, which is available in full on ITVX.
For those not in the know, it's safe to say that Alison quickly gets in over her head – with her life hanging in the balance.
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The show was also praised for its 'genius move' of having an ad break play out in silence – a nod to raise awareness to the themes of the show.
All the adverts shown on screen either featured sign language or would be subtitled.
Rose was also an executive producer on the show, and wanted to ensure a portrayal of a deaf person was done right.
In an interview ahead of the show's release, Rose told ITV News it was "vital" that it was shown how difficult lip-reading can be, with Alison being seen struggling as her colleagues don't talk directly to her, leaving her unable to understand what they're saying.
"There's too many myths around lip-reading," she said. "You think it's something that you just get and it's not."
She went on to explain that lip-reading also means understanding body language, facial expressions, movement and response – all things that Alison needs in the show and they were determined to examine as the series played out.
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