‘Line of Duty’ Creator Jed Mercurio’s HTM Sets Crime Thriller ‘Payback’ at ITV, BritBox International (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV has commissioned “Line of Duty” and “Bodyguard” creator Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television to produce crime thriller series “Payback” with BritBox International as co-production partner.
The six-part series stars Morven Christie (“The Bay”), Peter Mullan (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Prasanna Puwanarajah (“Ten Percent”) and Derek Riddell (“Industry”).
Written by Debbie O’Malley (“Call the Midwife”), “Payback” follows Lexie Noble (Christie) as she becomes entangled in a police operation to topple a notorious crime lord, Cal Morris (Mullan).
The drama will be filmed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas. Christie said: “I fell in love with Lexie from the first page, and I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Peter and this wonderful team in my hometown.” “Payback” was commissioned by ITV head of drama Polly Hill.
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