UK’s Channel 4 Orders Crime Drama ‘My Name Is Lizzie’ Starring Niamh Algar
Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Niamh Algar, who is set to star in HBO Max’s upcoming Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves, is to front a crime drama for the UK’s Channel 4.The British broadcaster has ordered My Name is Lizzie (w/t), which tells the true story of the high-pressure investigation into the devastating murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992.The series is written by Emilia di Girolamo, who wrote The Tunnel, Sky’s UK version of The Bridge, and produced by All3Media-backed Story Films.Algar, who also starred in C4 drama The Virtues, plays Lizzie James, female undercover officer, who is asked to become sexual bait for a suspected killer.