‘Grace’: Filming Begins On Season 4, Starring John Simm & Richie Campbell
Filming is now underway on Season 4 of the Brighton-based drama ‘Grace‘, which sees John Simm return, alongside Richie Campbell.
Based on the best-selling novels from globally renowned author Peter James, the drama stars Simm as tenacious Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Alongside Simm, the series stars Richie Campbell (Top Boy, Stephen) as DS Glenn Branson, Zoë Tapper (Liar) as Cleo Morey, Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty) as DS Norman Potting, Laura Elphinstone (Chernobyl) as DS Bella Moy, Brad Morrison (Dinosaur) as DC Nick Nicholl and Sam Hoare (The Capture) as ACC Cassian Pewe.
Joining them in Season 4 will be renowned TV and theatre actor, Robert Glenister. Glenister is known for his roles in shows such as ‘Hustle’, ‘Spooks’, and most recently ‘Sherwood’, along with popping up in series such as ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Strike: Lethal White’, and many others.
“I’m so pleased to be back on set, filming series four of Grace,” commented Simm. “Four of Peter James’ Roy Grace novels are being adapted for this series and Grace fans will be pleased to know the stories are as dark as ever with lots of twists and turns.”
The first film in the new series is called Dead Man’s Time. A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton home, draws Grace and Branson into a puzzling enquiry when thousands of pounds worth of beautiful antiques are stolen from the house. As Grace digs deeper into this mysterious crime, he unearths a web of ancient grudges – a web which leads him down a dark, murderous trail through the world of Brighton antiques, in a race against the clock, to untangle who is at the heart of this robbery, and bring Gavin Daly the answers he has been desperately chasing for many years.
In episode two, Want You Dead, Grace and Branson investigate a case where nothing is truly as it first appears. When an unidentified victim is found dead in curious circumstances, the post-mortem reveals more questions than it does answers. As Grace works to identify the body, hoping this might provide some crucial clue as to the killer’s motive, he soon has another death on his hands when a second victim shows up in central Brighton, discovered in similarly bizarre circumstances.
You Are Dead is episode three in which Grace and Branson are thrown into what is possibly their most disturbing and high-profile case yet, when an unsettling discovery of skeletal remains is unearthed by workmen digging up a path in central Brighton. Meanwhile, across the city that same morning, a victim is snatched in broad daylight. With no witnesses and no sign of who took her, Grace starts to suspect whether the victim’s fiance? is lying to the police.
The final episode in the series is Love You Dead. When a known Brighton burglar is found dead in his car, in gruesome circumstances, his wife claims that he had turned over a new leaf, but all the evidence points to the fact the victim may still have been up to his old tricks and was breaking and entering on the night he was killed. As Grace and the team work to hone in on the circumstances leading to the victim’s death, Roy receives a call from a US police contact about a crime abroad which bears the hallmarks of a mafia hit. The police are keen to trace a woman they believe to be from Brighton, who could be in danger. As Roy scours the city to help find her, it becomes apparent he isn’t the only one looking for this mysterious woman.
“We’re thrilled to be making another series of Grace,” adds ITV Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair Jones. “John and the team continue to bring Peter’s brilliant characters and stories to life in such an exciting way. It’s also great to be working with Tall Story and Vaudeville Productions again as we head back to Brighton for four brand new cases.”
Writers for this series are Ed Whitmore for episode one, Ben Court and Caroline Ip for episode two, Tony Marchant for episode three and Jess Williams for episode four. Brian Kelly will direct episode one, Billie Eltringham directs episode two and Kiaran Murray-Smith is also the series producer.
“As a writer, the chance to have such a phenomenal and collaborative cast and crew to bring my novels to life continues to be a dream come true,” said Author Peter James. “Audiences have so generously embraced the series with such enthusiasm and I cannot wait for Roy Grace fans, old and new, to see these four new episodes.”
Viewing figures for series three, which recently aired on ITV, averaged over 5.6m per episode, an increase on series two, with the first episode consolidating at 6.7m.
‘Grace’ is a co-production between Tall Story Pictures, part of ITV Studios, and Vaudeville Productions. Executive producers are Patrick Schweitzer for Tall Story Pictures, and Andrew O’Connor and Paul Sandler for Vaudeville Productions, Kiaran Murray-Smith and Peter James. International distribution is handled by ITV Studios.
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