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First Pictures Of BBC One's New Surveillance Thriller The Capture Released

First Pictures Of BBC One's New Surveillance Thriller The Capture Released

After 'Bodyguard' and 'Line of Duty' they've set the bar pretty high...

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

The first picture of the BBC's new surveillance thriller The Capture has been released.

The Capture will run for six episodes initially and stars Holliday Grainger - from Strike, amongst other things - and Fantastic Beasts star Callum Turner.

Whilst we don't know a great deal about the show yet, the BBC will be hoping to follow up on the success of shows like Bodyguard and Line of Duty with their next big budget drama.

It seems as if the show will focus on the modern phenomenon of 'fake news' and 'post-truth' agendas. Pretty topical, to say the least.

Holliday Grainger.
PA

The official synopsis for the show reads: "When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter.

"But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.

"With DI Rachel Carey drafted in to investigate Shaun's case, she quickly learns that the truth can sometimes be a matter of perspective. Should she trust Shaun Emery?"

Grainger will take on the role of DI Rachel Carey, in case you'd not figured that out. Also appearing in the show will be Guardians of the Galaxy's Laura Haddock, Hellboy star Ron Perlman, and the original X-Men films' Famke Janssen.

Ron Perlman.
PA

Oh, and Paul Ritter from Chernobyl and (slightly less well-acclaimed show) Friday Night Dinner is in it too.

The series is being made by Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios. It looks like we'll see the show later this year.

The series will be overseen by David Heyman, who produced several of the Harry Potter films, as well as Tom Winchester and Rosie Alison for Heyday Television, Ben Irving for BBC One, and Tom Coan for NBC.

The first shot of 'The Capture'.
BBC

The controller of BBC Drama, Piers Wenger - no, that's not an amalgamation of two famous Arsenal fans - said that the show will tell a story that is 'research based but with huge flair in its storytelling. The Capture shines a light on surveillance culture and asks what happens in a world where we can no longer trust the evidence in front of us'.

Well, they've set the bar pretty high with some of their recent shows. Bodyguard was huge worldwide, and everyone is catching on to Line of Duty at last.

Let's see how they get on with this one.

Featured Image Credit: BBC

Topics: TV and Film, UK Entertainment