Richard Armitage in first look at new ITV thriller drama
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Red Eye, the new ITV drama starring Jing Lusi and Richard Armitage, has released its first look.
The six-part drama follows Dr Matthew Nolan (Armitage), who is arrested after being involved in a car crash in which a woman is claimed to have died. Despite maintaining he was alone, Matthew is escorted to Beijing by DC Hana Li (Lusi), but the flight isn’t exactly a safe passage.
The trio of first look images show the pair in character on the flight, with Matthew handcuffed as he ominously heads towards his fate, but Hana begins to suspect that a conspiracy is in action as she seeks to uncover the mystery.
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“After attending a medical conference in Beijing and coming frighteningly close to dying in a car crash, Dr Matthew Nolan, arrives home and is immediately arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport,” reads the logline.
“Exhausted and confused, Nolan is accused of the murder of a woman who was in the car he crashed. Despite his protests that he was driving alone, Nolan is set to return to China to face charges.
“DC Hana Li is the no-nonsense London officer charged with accompanying Nolan back to Beijing. Her resentment for this assignment, and of Nolan himself, is immediate. However, in flight, when a first death occurs, DC Li begins to suspect foul play.
“Further deaths confirm that Nolan is in danger, and after a call from MI5, Hana finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy. Back in London, we follow Hana’s sister, scrappy reporter Jess (Jemma Moore) who is running her own investigation into Nolan’s extradition and finds herself running for her life from an unknown assassin.
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“And in Thames House, the head of MI5, Madeline Delaney (Lesley Sharp), breaks protocol and risks her entire career to not only help Hana and Nolan stay alive but also to expose an international conspiracy that seems to implicate both China and people in her own government.”
The series has been directed by Kieron Hawkes, with the script being penned by Peter A Dowling. There is currently no exact release date, but the premiere has been mooted for the Spring.
Red Eye will air on ITV1 and ITVX later this year.
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