Kym Marsh and Dannii Minogue star in Channel 5s The | UK News

The Imposter is a model new drama set to grace Channel 5. The sequence, consisting of 4 episodes, will probably be broadcast over 4 consecutive nights and boasts an spectacular solid.

The thrilling new sequence options Coronation Street and Waterloo Road actor Kym Marsh, alongside Jackie Woodburne, famend for her function as Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, and singer Dannii Minogue, who makes her performing comeback after more than three a long time.

Also becoming a member of the solid of The Imposter are Home and Away’s Charlie Clausen, Offspring star Jane Harber and Don Hany, another acquainted face from Neighbours.

Filmed earlier this yr in Melbourne, Australia, The Imposter sees a bitter household feud escalate into betrayal and in the end homicide when a secret from a long time in the past is unearthed. The sequence synopsis reads: “A sprawling seaside hotel sits at the heart of a dispute between matriarch Helen and her three adult children, Simon, Kate and Ian.

“The children need to promote but Helen is against the profitable deal, despite her ailinghealth. But Helen also has a secret – an older baby, Amanda, who she gave up for adoption in the UK before the other children have been born.

“When Amanda turns up out of the blue, Helen embraces her, believing she is the answer to her problems. But is Amanda who she says she is? The lucrative hotel is the ultimate prize and a twisted scheme soon spirals into betrayal and ultimately, murder.” Here’s a look at the solid.

Jackie portrays Helen, a girl in her late sixties whose life has been formed by her strict Irish upbringing and a pivotal resolution made in the mid-seventies that eternally altered her path.

Helen and her teenage love, Bill, had their total future forward of them when Helen turned pregnant. Shortly after, they have been granted permission to to migrate to Australia, like many others from their technology.

The couple embarked on their journey to the other aspect of the world, leaving their child lady, Amanda, behind for adoption. This resolution has haunted Helen ever since.

Audiences will recognise Jackie from her memorable function as Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, as properly as her performances as Maggie Gordon in The Young Doctor and Julie Egbert in Prisoner: Cell Block H.

Kym steps into the footwear of ‘Amanda’. Speaking about what drew her to the character, Kym shared: “I just knew this was going to be fun to play. There is so much depth to her.

“Clearly, unhealthy issues have occurred in her life to make her the way in which that she is. What I actually liked is that the script wasn’t that typical moustache twiddling, Scooby Doo-esque villain. She is way more complicated than that.”

Kym is best known for her role as Michelle Connor in Coronation Street and Nicky Walters in Waterloo Road. She has also graced the stage in numerous roles and starred in The Syndicate.

Prior to her acting career, Kym was a member of the pop group Hear’Say.

Dannii will portray Amanda in ‘The Imposter’, marking her first acting role in thirty years. Discussing what drew her back to acting, Dannii revealed: “Great writing, good solid and crew and filming in my hometown! An added pleasure was my son asking me if he may attend the filming to see how the method works – this was a first for me ever. He was actually in seeing the method of making scripted tv.”

Previously, Dannii played Emma Jackson in ‘Home and Away’. When asked about her sister Kylie Minogue’s reaction to her new role, Dannii shared: “Immediate pleasure. She thinks it’s great for me to be leaping back into performing again.”

Don Hany, recognised from ‘East West 101’, ‘The Survivors’ and ‘Neighbours’, will play Simon, while Jane Harber, recognized for ‘Offspring’ and ‘The Moodys’, takes on the function of Kate. Charlie Clausen, acquainted to audiences from ‘Blue Heelers’ and his function as Zac MacGuire in ‘Home and Away’, will painting Todd.

Jackson Gallagher, who viewers could bear in mind as Josh Barrett in ‘Home and Away’ and from ‘Playing for Keeps’ and ‘Neighbours’, has been solid as Ian. Kabir Singh, recognized for his roles in ‘Plum’ and ‘The Tourist’, will play Lee.