ITV and Sister (Chernobyl, Black Doves) have released the first images from new 6-part Scottish thriller, Coldwater.
Starring Andrew Lincoln (Teachers, The Walking Dead), it’s set in the fictional Scottish village of Coldwater.
The story is described as that of “a normal man, in a normal marriage, who finds himself in a far from normal situation. A man who discovers a newfound sense of his own power, right at the moment he falls under the influence of someone incredibly dangerous.”
Lincoln plays John, a repressed man, who is shocked to find himself in middle age, secretly raging at his life as a stay-at-home dad in London.
His failure to intervene in a violent confrontation in a playground brings this identity crisis to a head and he moves his family to Scotland.
There he becomes friends with next-door neighbour Tommy, played by Ewen Bremner, a charming, confident man and devoted husband to the local vicar Rebecca, played by Eve Myles. But John’s wife (Indira Varma) despises Tommy and believes he’s hiding something.
Only after a series of unsettling incidents start to occur John begins to wonder who the real Tommy actually is.
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The series is written, created and executive produced by David Ireland (The Lovers, Ulster American, Cyprus Avenue). Lee Haven Jones (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Passenger, Doctor Who) directs the first three episodes. Andrew Cumming (Shetland, Payback, Cold Feet) directs the second half of the series.
The series will be executive produced by Chris Fry (Black Doves, Kaos, Landscapers), Alice Tyler (The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies), Lydia Hampson (The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies, Cheat, Fleabag) and Jane Featherstone (Black Doves, Eric, Chernobyl), for SISTER, David Ireland and Andrew Lincoln with Brian Coffey (Dinosaur, Our Ladies) set to produce.
Coldwater will air on ITV this autumn.
