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| Russell Tovey will lead the new series |
While we are deeply enjoying our dearest boy
Russell Tovey in
Years and Years over at BBC currently, he has already set himself another gig: he will lead new series over at rival ITV titled
FLESH AND BLOOD together with acting legends
Imelda Staunton, Stephen Rea, Vincent Regan and
Francesca Annis! The four part drama is a darkly witty and gripping exploration of family dynamics and modern relationships as they spiral towards a tragedy and possible crime.
FLESH AND BLOOD IS a modern story of three adult siblings - Helen (
Claudie Blakley), Jake (
Russell Tovey) and Natalie (
Lydia Leonard) - who are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien
(Francesca Annis)
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| Our dearest Vincent Regan is also in the cast |
declares she’s in love with a new man, Mark (
Stephen Rea). As she nears her 70th birthday, the siblings’ suspicions are heightened when retired GP Mark sweeps their mother off her feet, shifting her priorities away from her children. The happiness of her 45-year marriage to their father, Terry, is called into question, which sends a seismic shock through the lives of the siblings. Years of secrets, lies, rivalries and betrayals come to the surface and threaten to blow apart everything they’ve held dear. With their large family home overlooking the Sussex coast, their inheritance and the happy memories of their childhood all
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| Acting divas Francesca Annis and Imelda Staunton will lead the female cast. |
suddenly threatened by the arrival of Mark, the siblings attempt to find out more about him. But will their long-buried grudges and complicated personal lives allow them to pull together? Then there’s Mary (
Imelda Staunton), who has lived next door to Vivien for 40 years. Despite not being family, Mary appears unhealthily attached to Vivien and her family’s unfolding drama.
