Two queens of British TV join forces for thrilling new ITV drama
TEAMING UP Two queens of British TV join forces for thrilling new ITV drama
SURANNE JONES and Jodie Whittaker have teamed up for a thrilling new heist drama called Frauds.
The two queens of the small screen star as duo Bert and Sam, whose intertwined past resurfaces in the setting of Southern Spain after a decade of separation.
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Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker have teamed up for a thrilling new heist drama called Frauds
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Suranne, pictured in Doctor Foster, are pals in the series
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Jodie as Doctor Who
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Bert, played by Suranne, is fresh from a spell in a Spanish prison but hellbent on one final, multi-million-pound art heist so calls on old pal Sam (Whittaker).
The six-parter, which will air later this year on ITV, was filmed in Spain in January and also stars Karan Gill, Christian Cooke and Talisa Garcia.
It was created by Suranne and Maryland's Anne-Marie O'Connor, who wrote the script.
Suranne said: 'We took the idea of toxic female friendship and turned it on its head to give the heist genre an emotional heartbeat.
"I have always wanted to work with Jodie, and now I am. I hope you love Bert and Sam and all they get up to as much as we do."
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Adrian Dunbar is hoping to do a TV travelogue with his Line of Duty co-star Neil Morrissey
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ADRIAN DUNBAR is hoping to do a TV travelogue with his Line of Duty co-star Neil Morrissey.
The pair – pals since drama school 40 years ago – filmed an episode of ITV's DNA Journey together in 2023, which saw them tour the UK exploring their family histories.
Adrian told the White Wine Question Time podcast: 'Hopefully we might get on the road again, because we have such a good time together.
Of Line Of Duty returning he said: 'We're all kind of waiting on the BBC to say 'Yay, it's all happening, let's go'. They'll make some kind of statement sometime.
But he admitted: 'I'll need to lose a bit of weight to get back into the uniform.'
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