Julie Graham, Siobhan Redmond, Sarah
Woodward and Olivia Vinall are:
QUEENS OF MYSTERY
Sly Fox
Productions in association with Ferncroft Media, are in production with
their brand new drama series QUEENS OF MYSTERY, commissioned
by Acorn TV with Acorn Media Enterprises.
A
contemporary, warm-hearted spin on the classic murder mystery, QUEENS OF MYSTERY will feature a
stellar line-up of great British acting talent including Julie Graham,
Siobhan Redmond, Sarah Woodward and Olivia Vinall as the eponymous
Queens, alongside a sterling supporting cast and guest stars including Martin
Trenaman and Omid Djalili.
Created for
television by writer Julian Unthank (Doc Martin, New
Tricks), the show has been commissioned by Acorn Media Enterprises
(AME), the UK-based development division for the Acorn brand of RLJ
Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE). It will comprise of three feature length
episodes and is currently filming in carefully chosen locations across the UK.
A British television deal is under discussion.
QUEENS OF MYSTERY follows the entertaining
adventures of Beth, Cat and Jane Stone, three crime-writing sisters, and their
28-year old niece, Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone. Using their extensive
knowledge of crime – both
real and fictional – they solve whodunit
style murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. But no matter
how many cases they are able to crack, the unsolved mystery that haunts them
all is that of Matilda’s
mother’s disappearance.
Between investigating murders from the curious to the bizarre and writing their
own renowned novels, the three aunts also attempt to help their perennially
single niece find love.
Star of stage and television Olivia Vinall (The Woman in White, Apple Tree Yard, Maigret) will play the ambitious
Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone. Her aunts are set to be played by
respected actors Julie Graham (The Bletchley Circle, Shetland) as the rebellious Aunt Cat; Sarah Woodward (The Politician’s Husband, New Blood) as the motherly Aunt Beth; and Siobhan
Redmond (Alfresco, Between the Lines) as the book smart Aunt Jane.
They will be joined
by Andrew Leung (Doctor Who) as the
dashing Dr. Daniel Lynch; Rebecca Grant (Doctors, Holby
City) as Daniel’s strident girlfriendNatasha; Michael
Elcock as Police Constable Terry Foster, who has had a long term
crush on Matilda; and Martin Trenaman (The
Inbetweeners) as the dry Inspector Derek Throne.
High profile guest
stars include Selina Cadell (Doc Martin), Omid Djalili (Dickensian,
The Mummy), and Chu Omambala (Liar).
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