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Edinburgh Live
19-05-2025
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- Edinburgh Live
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode
The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Get the latest Edinburgh Live breaking news on WhatsApp ITV has aired the first episode of Code of Silence as Rose Ayling-Ellis returned to prime time television in ITV's latest thrilling police drama. The six-part series follows Rose's character, Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. Alison works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and has a second job in a café but is struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV) The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3) The show also stars former Call the Midwife actress Charlotte Richie as DS Ashleigh Francis alongside Andrew Buchan as DI James Marsh. (Image: ITV) Within minutes of the ITV drama starting, viewers were all saying the same thing about the show. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "15 mins in to Code Of Silence and already hooked! Rose Ayling-Ellis is truly outstanding! loving the music (we all knew i'd comment on this hahaha) and also the cool toned colour grading is perrrrfect!" (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV) A second chimed in: "@AylingElli82298 Brilliant acting in Code of Silence. You are a great actress." While a third added: "Code of Silence is brilliant so far. Rose is fantastic." The next five episodes of the gripping drama will air on a weekly basis through to mid-June. Code of Silence is available to watch on ITVX


Wales Online
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode
Code of Silence viewers say same thing about Rose Ayling-Ellis' drama after one episode The thrilling crime drama kicked off on ITV on Sunday evening ITV has aired the first episode of Code of Silence as Rose Ayling-Ellis returned to prime time television in ITV's latest thrilling police drama. The six-part series follows Rose's character, Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who soon becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. Alison works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and has a second job in a café but is struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. Code of Silence fans have praised Rose Ayling-Ellis' next ITV drama (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Article continues below Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3) The show also stars former Call the Midwife actress Charlotte Richie as DS Ashleigh Francis alongside Andrew Buchan as DI James Marsh. The series follows the complex criminal investigation by Canterbury police (Image: ITV ) Within minutes of the ITV drama starting, viewers were all saying the same thing about the show. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "15 mins in to Code Of Silence and already hooked! Rose Ayling-Ellis is truly outstanding! loving the music (we all knew i'd comment on this hahaha) and also the cool toned colour grading is perrrrfect!" Fans are "already hooked" on Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) A second chimed in: "@AylingElli82298 Brilliant acting in Code of Silence. You are a great actress." While a third added: "Code of Silence is brilliant so far. Rose is fantastic." The next five episodes of the gripping drama will air on a weekly basis through to mid-June. Article continues below Code of Silence is available to watch on ITVX


Wales Online
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Who is in the cast of Code of Silence? Everything you need to know about the stars of the ITV drama
Who is in the cast of Code of Silence? Everything you need to know about the stars of the ITV drama ITV's latest thrilling police drama Code of Silence kicks off on Sunday Code of Silence: Rose Ayling-Ellis stars in ITV trailer Former EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis leads a stellar cast as ITV's latest drama, Code of Silence, arrives on screens on Sunday evening (18th May). In the series, Rose portrays Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian who becomes embroiled in a high-stakes police investigation. The thrilling plot following Alison who works in the canteen at Canterbury police station and a café, struggling to make ends meet. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when detectives recruit her to assist with a significant criminal case. Alison monitors a gang of criminals and uses her exceptional lip-reading skills to gather crucial information. The character's deafness is central to the plot, providing viewers with an authentic depiction of her interactions with others. Created by The Stolen Girl's Catherine Moulton, who drew on her own experiences with lip-reading and hearing loss, the series lead director is Kin's Diarmuid Goggins (The Night Caller, Kin, Witness No. 3). Here's everything you need to know about Code of Silence's lead stars. Rose Ayling-Ellis is portraying Alison Brooks in the new ITV series Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Alison Brooks The series is led by Rose Ayling-Ellis, who plays the lead role of Alison Brooks, and is best known for her role as Frankie Lewis, the daughter of Mick Carter, on EastEnders. She appeared on the BBC soap from 2020 to 2022. Article continues below In 2021, she won the 19th series of Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice, becoming the first deaf contestant to do so. The 30-year-old from Kent uses British Sign Language and has been deaf since birth. Rose was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her supporting performance in William Shakespeare's As You Like It. She also starred in the four-episode series Reunion as Miri Mokhtar and appeared in Doctor Who, Ludwig, and Summer of Rockets. Liam Bayne Kieron Moore stars as suspect Liam Bayne in Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Joining Rose is Kieron Moore, who plays suspect Liam Bayne. The 28-year-old from Manchester is relatively new to the acting world, with his first major TV role credited on IMDB as Emmerdale in 2019, where he played the role of Nav for one episode. Kieron then went on to star as Dylan for two episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education in 2021. He has since played Dimitri Belikov in Vampire Academy and Cliff Starkey in Steven Spielberg's Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air. DS Ashleigh Francis Charlotte Ritchie as DS Ashleigh Francis and Rose Ayling-Ellis as Alison Brooks in Code of Silence (Image: MAMMOTH SCREEN/ITV ) Actress Charlotte Ritchie returns to prime time television as she stars as DS Ashleigh Francis in Code of Silence. The 35-year-old, from London, is famed for playing Nurse Barbara in Call the Midwife between 2015 and 2018. In the BBC period drama, Barbara was rushed to the hospital after it was confirmed she had blood poisoning from meningitis, and she later died. Since bowing out of the show, Charlotte has starred in a number of popular drama including Doctor Who where she played the part of Lin, and also appeared as Iris Shepherd in Death in Paradise, and Matilda in Drifters. Charlotte is also famed for her recent role in the ITV series Grantchester playing Bonnie Evans and also Alison Cooper in Ghosts. She portrayed Alison in Dead Pixels until 2021, and in 2020, she played the character of George in Feel Good and DS Irene Ross in McDonald & Dodds. In 2023, she starred in the hit movie Wonka as Barbara. DI James Marsh Code of Silence stars actors Charlotte Ritchie and Andrew Buchan (Image: ITV ) Andrew Buchan rounds out Code of Silence's main cast. The 46-year-old from Stockport is famed for starring as Wallace Webb in Netflix's Black Doves and as Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown. He also famously starred as Mark Latimer in Broadchurch between 2013 and 2017 alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman, along with a long list of other shoes including Garrow's Law, Cranford, The Fixer. Over the years, he's also appeared in political dramas Party Animals and Industry. Full cast list of Code of Silence Rose Ayling-Ellis - Alison Woods Kieron Moore - Liam Bayne Charlotte Ritchie - DS Ashleigh Francis Andrew Buchan - DI James Marsh Nathan Armarkwei Laryea - DC Ben Lawford Joe Absolom - Braden Moore Beth Goddard - Helen Redman Andrew Scarborough - Joseph Holhurst Fifi Garfield - Julie Woods Article continues below The first episode of Code of Silence will premiere at 9pm on ITV1, and ITVX and STV Player on Sunday, May 18. The following five will then air on a weekly basis through to mid-June.