Sheridan Smith is to star in a brand new BBC crime drama.
The 43-year-old actress has made a profession out of showing in gritty sequence akin to ‘4 Lives’, ‘The C Phrase’ and ‘The Moorside’ since she made her identify on the sitcom ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’ as a youngster and is now gearing as much as star in ‘The Cage’ reverse ‘This Is England’ actor Michael Socha.
When Leanne (Smith) and Matty (Socha) uncover they’re each robbing from the protected on the Liverpool on line casino they work in, their lives are set on a collision course; with one another, the native gangster they’re stealing from, and the police.
The five-part thriller will likely be directed by Al Mackay (‘Kidnapped’, ‘With out Sin’) and will likely be shot in and round Liverpool and Merseyside.
The sequence has been penned by Tony Schumacher, who was additionally behind the BBC sequence ‘ The Responder’, which targeted on his personal days as a police officer.
He stated: “Coming again to the BBC with my second main present and having the ability to work with such abilities as Sheridan, Michael and the groups at Aspect Footage and the BBC is such an honour. On high of that, having a director of Al’s calibre actually is the cherry on the large Liverpool drama cake we’re baking collectively. I am hoping folks will discover it humorous, darkish, however most of all full of affection, life and leisure and I am unable to anticipate the world to see it.”
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, stated: “’The Cage’ is character-driven, massively entertaining and stuffed with coronary heart, and I’m delighted that Tony has chosen the BBC to be the house of his second sequence following on from the success of The Responder. With Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha main the solid, Al Mackay directing and the workforce at Aspect Footage producing, viewers are in for a deal with.”
