Shetland star lands new role in thriller after quitting | UK News
Shetland star Douglas Henshall has landed a new role after quitting the BBC crime drama as Jimmy Perez. The Bafta-winning Scottish actor, 59, is set to star in Paramount Plus’s upcoming gripping thriller show, The Revenge Club.
The six-part sequence is predicated on the upcoming novel The Othello Club by JD Pennington and According to the official synopsis, “The show follows six strangers brought together by a divorce support group, each reeling from betrayal and heartbreak, who quickly transform from therapy-seeking victims into architects of exquisite retribution.”
It provides: “With little in common beyond their pain, they form an unlikely bond, and a pact that will change their lives forever. What begins as a cathartic outlet quickly spirals into something far more dangerous.
“And as the group’s acts of revenge escalate from mischievous pranks to deadly “accidents,” the road between justice and homicide begins to blur. Rights had been acquired from Rosie Gurtovoy at PFD.”
Line of Duty star Martin Compston and Slow Horses’ Aimée-Ffion Edwards are set to take on lead roles as Callum and Emily.
As Well as Douglas, who will play Steve, it is also been introduced that the divorce group of characters consists of Meera Syal (Mrs Sidhu Investigates) as Rita, Sharon Rooney (Barbie) as Rachel, Chaneil Kular (Sex Education) as Tej and Amit Shah (Happy Valley) as Malcolm.
Set to star as the police officers who are investigating the murders are Aoife Kennan (Vera) and Rob Malone (The Witcher) as Rosa and Leon.
Meanwhile Niamh Walsh (Jamestown), Wil Coban (The Boys in the Boat), Christina Bennington (Halo) and Eoin Duffy (The Dry) are all set to star in the sequence also.
The sequence has been created by Gabbie Asher, who is understood for her writing work on The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Call the Midwife, Waterloo Road and The English Game.
She will serve as an government producer on the sequence alongside writer Pennington, with episodes set to be written by Matt Jones (The Split) and Adam Usden (Lupin).
On the order of the new sequence, Sebastian Cardwell, Paramount’s Deputy Chief Content Officer UK, stated: “The Revenge Club is a sharp, stylish and darkly funny thriller, brought to life by a brilliant cast and an exceptional creative team. We’re thrilled to be part of this gripping project and to champion it as a standout addition to our expanding slate of bold, original UK content.”
The Revenge Club will probably be coming to Paramount Plus in the UK and Ireland.
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