Anna Friel scales The Heights with 5’s Louise Candlish adaptation

FIRST LOOK: Anna Friel stars in The Heights, an adaptation of Louise Candlish’s novel of tragedy and revenge coming soon to 5 in the UK.

Friel plays Ellen, a working mum happily living in London and devoted to her family and fiercely protective of her children. But when her teenage son Lucas (Kit Redding) brings home new friend Kieran (Conrad Khan), cracks began to appear in Ellen’s family life.

Kieran is rude, reckless and manipulative – leading Lucas astray. As Lucas falls deeper under Kieran’s influence, Ellen becomes increasingly desperate to protect him — but a devastating tragedy leaves her consumed by grief, rage and a growing obsession with the truth.

The cast also includes Diarmuid Noyes as ex-husband Vic, Stephen Tompkinson as Ratcliffe, Mark Stobbart as Justin, Charis Agbonlahor as Prisca, Natasha Raphael as Freya, Yasmine Odofin as Jade and Jolly Abraham as DI Wilson.

The six-part series comes from Clapperboard Studios and is distributed internationally by Fox Entertainment Global.

Candlish is an executive producer alongside Kate Croft and Mike Benson, with Emma Foley as producer for Clapperboard. Simon Tyrrell is the writer, with Dominic Leclerc directing.

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