Dead Like You

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A group of friends on a stag night are involved in a road accident and are killed except the groom, a wealthy Brighton property developer who has vanished. Detective Superintendent Grace is called upon by colleague Detective Sergeant Branson to help. The search and investigation uncover lines of inquiry which involve his bride and his best friend and business partner. You worry that the saintly Grace is a bit too stolid for Simm, who in his youth embodied many a zippy livewire. A quirk or two might make endow his decency with more charisma. This is a TV detective so colourlessly married to his job he’s now dating the show’s nice criminal pathologist. John Simm plays tenacious detective DS Roy Grace in the ITV drama based on the novels by Peter James. Following strong viewing figures for the opening episode, a second series of three films was then commissioned in 2021, with broadcasting beginning in May 2022. [5] A third series was subsequently commissioned in 2022, with filming beginning in August 2022 and broadcasting starting in March 2023. [6] Production [ edit ] Thomas Coombes as Johnny Kerridge in the cast of Grace Dead Like You (Credit: ITV1) Grace Dead Like You cast: Thomas Coombes plays Johnny Kerridge

A third series was subsequently commissioned in May 2022, adapted from the novels Dead Like You, Dead Man's Grip and Not Dead Yet. For this series, Russell Lewis stepped down as showrunner and principal writer, with former Whitechapel writers Ben Court & Caroline Ip penning two episodes, and prolific screenwriter Ed Whitmore penning the other. The series also features Sam Hoare as a new ACC, following the departure of Rakie Ayola at the end of series two. [14] The series, based on the bestselling novels by novelist Peter James, [2] was adapted by acclaimed screenwriter Russell Lewis, with a pair of films, comprising the novels Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead, filmed in 2020 for broadcast in 2021. [3] Dead Simple, broadcast in March 2021, attracted an estimated 7.2m viewers, which made it the fifth-most-watched programme for the week of 8–14 March, according to BARB. [4]Pennyworth’s Claudia Jolly plays Pippa Starling, newcomer Joanna Brooks stars as Maggie, You actor Ben Wiggins plays Oliver Starling, and The Key’s Heather Ann Foster stars as Rachel Ryan. First pictures of Grace filming on location, 16 September 2020". Brighton & Hove News . Retrieved 7 March 2021. Elsewhere, The Undeclared War’s Ernest Gromov plays Det Marcel Kullen, Death in Paradise‘s Kiera Lester is Sasha, Doc Martin’s Nicholas Tizzard stars as Dominic Pope, and Before We Die actress Rebecca Scroggs is Ari Branson. John Simm on his new ITV detective drama, Grace: 'Nobody wants to see Covid on film', 11 March 2021". iNews . Retrieved 12 March 2021. The actress has also appeared in television shows including Soldier Soldier as Bernie Roberts, EastEnders, Sea of Souls and Doctor Who.

Other notable roles include that of Jimmy in Whitechapel, Tommy Flynn in the Manchester-based comedy In with the Flynns, and Shaun in Misfits. Sam Hoare replaces James D’Arcy as DS Cassian Pewe in Grace series 3 (Credit: ITV1) Sam Hoare replaces James D’Arcy as DS Cassian PeweOther notable roles include Sebastus in Plebs, James Robinson in Dark Angel, Alan Reynott in McMafia, and Gabriel in Knightfall. However, the next morning, Roy Grace and Glenn Branson discover that someone staying at the hotel was sexually assaulted, and they must investigate all guests, including high ranking East Sussex police attendees.