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Magpie Murders start this Thursday on Britbox
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Coming to
Britbox next week
Thursday February 10th is their original series
MAGPIE MURDERS which will stream in six episodes on the British streamer and will later on cross the Atlantic and air on
PBS Masterpiece for US audience! Based on
Anthony Horowitz’s novel it stars
Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland, editor to best selling writer Alan Conway
(Conleth Hill). But, when the infamous mystery writer hands over his latest manuscript, the last chapter is missing. Before Susan can get her hands on the missing chapter, Conway is murdered. Naturally, she sets off on a quest to figure who dunnit. In his last novel he
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Lesley Manville and Conleth Hill lead the cast
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turned everyone he knew into the characters of this murder mystery within the murder mystery. Part of the series is set in the 1950s United Kingdom and
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The new series will stream in six episodes on Britbox and PBS
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part in today's London an Suffolk which she visits to find out the ending of her writer's unfinished story. Check out the fun trailer below and tell us what you think:
After her four day series The Teacher last week,
Sheridan Smith is back Monday February 7th at
ITV with her new weekly drama
NO RETURN which will also have all of its four episodes immediately available on
Britbox.
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Sheridan Smith lead No Return ITV and Britbox drama
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She and
Louis Ashbourne Serkis, play mother and son, Kathy and 16 year old Noah.
Michael Jibson plays Martin, Kathy’s husband and father to Noah in the series that deals with themes of parental love, guilt, grievances, and the issues around consent for teenagers!
LOOKING FORWARD TO
an idyllic all-inclusive luxury break in Turkey to enjoy the sun and sea with extended family members, Kathy (
Sheridan Smith) and Martin
(Michael Jibson), their son Noah (
Louis Ashbourne Serkis) and younger daughter
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No Return will air weekly on ITV and stream in full on Britbox
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Jessica (
Lily Sutcliffe) are blissfully unaware of the horrific ordeal about to unfold. Their holiday is a chance to unwind and for Kathy and Martin to spend some much needed time together. Until unsuspecting Noah accepts a seemingly innocent invitation to a beach party from a fellow holidaymaker,
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Louis Asborne Serkis takes the role of the gay teen
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Rosie (
Jodie Campbell), who is staying at the same hotel. Suddenly Kathy and Martin’s world spectacularly falls apart when they are left desperately fighting for their son’s freedom against extremely challenging circumstances.
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Ridley Road's Nicola Shindler is executive producing
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An arrest, an expensive and alien legal system, looming media coverage and resistance from fellow holidaymakers to come to their aid leaves the distraught parents fighting for Noah’s freedom when ironically he should be at school sitting his latest exams.
