Joanne Froggatt To Star In ITV’s Hitchcockian Thriller ‘Angela Black’
‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Liar’ star Joanne Froggatt is set to return to ITV in ‘Angela Black‘, a brand-new Hitchcockian psychological thriller written by BAFTA-nominated and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producers and screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams (‘The Missing’, ‘Liar’, ‘Fleabag’).
Angela Black’s (Golden Globe and BIFA-award winner Froggatt) life appears idyllic: a lovely house in suburban London, days working as a volunteer at the dogs’ home, two wonderful sons and a charismatic, hard-working husband, Olivier (Michiel Huisman – ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Haunting of Hill House’). However, beneath this façade of charmed domesticity, Angela is also the victim of domestic abuse.
Trapped in a relationship she cannot escape, Angela is approached out of the blue by Ed (Samuel Adewunmi – ‘The Hatton Garden Job’, ‘Stan Lee’s Lucky Man’), a private investigator, who spills Olivier’s darkest secrets. When faced with some horrifying truths about her husband, a stunned Angela is left reeling. Can she really trust Ed? Can she leave behind her life as she knows it and finally free herself from Olivier? With one encounter, Angela’s life switches from school runs and the dogs’ home to private detectives and buried secrets as she risks everything she holds dear to fight back against the man who has suppressed and tormented her for most of her life.
“I am honoured to be working with Two Brothers Pictures again and this important and timely story from the brilliant Harry and Jack Williams is like nothing I’ve read before,” commented Froggatt. “Angela is a complex and intriguing character and I hope audiences will be immediately drawn into her gripping, and sometimes heart-breaking journey, just as I was”.
‘Angela Black’ is a Two Brothers Pictures (an all3media company) production, headed up by award-winning writers Jack and Harry Williams. The duo will executive produce the series alongside Two Brothers Pictures Head of Drama, Christopher Aird (‘Baptiste’, ‘Liar’, ‘Clique’) and Sarah Hammond (‘Fleabag’, ‘Back to Life’). ‘Angela Black’ will be produced by Natasha Romaniuk (‘Fleabag’, ‘The Spilt S2’) and directed by Craig Viveiros (‘Rillington Place’, ‘And Then There Were None’). The drama has been commissioning in the UK by ITV and by Spectrum in the USA. The show is produced in association with all3media International, the global partner on the drama handling international sales.
“We are thrilled to be working again with the brilliantly talented Joanne, and to have her joined by such amazing actors as Michiel and Samuel is more than we could have hoped for,” add Harry and Jack Williams, Writers and Managing Directors of Two Brothers Pictures. “This script is unlike anything we’ve written before – and there’s no one better than Craig to bring this dark, Hitchcockian psychological thriller to life”
Angela Black is filming in London and the surrounding area this month and will be adhering to the TV and film production industry-wide health and safety guidelines published in May, alongside the recent guidance developed by all UK broadcasters, the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Service (COBA) and Pact.
“Angela Black is that rare series – a slick, twisty thriller that keeps us guessing, while also excavating the issues of control and manipulation,” said Katherine Pope head of Spectrum Originals. “I couldn’t imagine a better team with the Williams brothers at the helm and the brilliant Joanne Froggatt bringing ‘Angela’ to life. With the wildly talented Michiel Huisman and Samuel Adewunmi rounding out a stellar cast, this series will captivate audiences until the very end.”
‘Angela Black‘ will air on ITV in the UK and Spectrum in the USA.
