ITV confirms air date of Jodie Whittaker drama – a year after it was dropped

The Sun

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ITV has finally confirmed the air date for Jodie Whittaker's new drama — a year after it was mysteriously dropped from schedules.
The former Doctor Who star will front the long-awaited series, which is now set to hit screens later this month.
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One Night follows Jodie Whittaker alongside Yael Stone and Nicole da Silva as three friends bound by a dark secret that resurfaces years later, threatening to tear their lives apart.
The gritty drama promises twists, tension, and powerhouse performances from its all-star cast.
A month after Aussie drama One Night dropped in the UK last November, it vanished from Paramount+ without warning — just three months after landing on the platform.
At the time, bosses blamed a shift towards ' Hollywood -style' content with mass appeal, alongside cost-cutting moves.
Now ITV has swooped in to bring the series back, giving fans the chance to watch — or discover it for the first time.
The full drama will stream from Saturday, August 16, with the first episode also airing on ITV1 that night.
One Night marked Jodie's first TV role since making history as Doctor Who's first female Time Lord.
The 41-year-old star said she was drawn to the project because it tackled a story about sexual assault in a way she found 'completely unique' — offering a fresh and powerful perspective on a difficult subject.
She told the Metro: "'What made this completely unique to me and completely engrossing was the change of POV.
"Very often it's told from outside in – there's an investigation, there's detectives, there's people working things out.
Jodie Whittaker speaks out on Doctor Who future
"This is about the decimation something like that can have.
"It's also about how the event – whether it happened a minute ago or 20 years ago – is defining for a group of women that it affects, particularly this friendship group.
"But also what it's about is how we all survive something like that and who owns memory, who has the right to tell stories, and especially if that story is true."
The Sun revealed in April how Doctor Who could be facing the axe - with lead Ncuti Gatwa poised to quit and crew claiming to be laid off.
Jodie - who played the Thirteenth Doctor - spoke out about the show's future.
During an interview with Off Air with Jane and Fi, Jodie was asked whether the programme could "come back bigger and brighter."
She replied: "Every time there's a Doctor Who, I think there's some comment.
"I don't necessarily read anything to do with it now, but I watch it and I'm a huge fan of Ncuti [Gatwa].
"There is nothing more loyal and more beautiful than the Whovian community."
Jodie added: "So I don't think necessarily its fandom's reducing any way.
"So on a grown up basis of statistics, I've no idea, I'm completely unqualified."
The Sun previously told how show bosses have postponed any decision until Ncuti's second season has aired later this year.
His first series, which began last May, attracted between 2.25million and 3.18million viewers.
The actor is already believed to have filmed his regeneration exit scene — and crew fear the BBC will shelve the show after 62 years.
Meanwhile, Jodie has also teamed up with Suranne Jones 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.
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.
One Night is streaming on ITVX from Saturday August 16 and will air that night at 9.30pm on ITV1.
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