The Blame is a new drama series airing on ITV soon, which stars Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth.
The six-part series is adapted from the novel of the same name by Charlotte Langley and is written by Megan Gallagher.
It follows DI Emma Crane (Keegan) and DI Tom Radley (Booth) investigating a tragic murder in the fictional town of Wakestead.
The pair discover that the 16-year-old victim was with a police officer when she died, leaving them to believe one of their own team may be responsible.
A synopsis adds: "As Emma and Tom dig deeper, they uncover a web of lies, institutional cover-ups and moral compromise, which forces Emma to question the people closest to her."
Discussing what attracted her to the role of DI Emma Crane, Keegan said part of it was her "highly ambitious nature".
She added: "She works in a male-dominated environment and that’s something she finds difficult.
"She’s driven by a need to find justice and to give a voice to those who haven’t got one - especially women.
"I’d never played a police officer before, so that was exciting.
"Also, the storyline was interesting in how it tackles that ‘lad culture’ and misogyny within the workplace.
"I hope it starts conversations and changes behaviours."
Meanwhile, discussing his role as DI Tom Radley, Booth shared: "I’d never played a detective before, so that was a draw.
"He also seemed like an interesting, complex human.
"He’s quite relatable but absolutely flawed and a character who is navigating a very grey area.
"He is someone who wants to do good, but who gets sucked into making morally complex decisions by a broken system."
The Blame full cast list
- Michelle Keegan as DI Emma Crane
- Douglas Booth as DI Tom Radley
- Ian Hart as DCI Kenneth Walker
- Nathan Mensah as DC Lewis Brimah
- Nigel Boyle as Neil Shergill
- Joe Armstrong as Coach Kyle Frasier
- Matilda Freeman as Sophie Madsen
- Gavin Spokes as DC Joel Stevens
- Josh Bolt as DC Douglas James
- Ceallach Spellman as PC Callum Drummond
- Karen Ascoe as PC Kat Shaw
- Suanne Braun as Elaine Madsen
- Jamie Kenna as Gerry Madsen
- Aaron Anthony as DC Mike Baxter
- Grace Saif as Jia Jennings
- Annabelle Dowler as Ava Crane
- Vikash Bhai as Kapil Manek
- Cache Vanderpuye as Theo Asaro
- Anya McKenna-Bruce as Chloe
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When will The Blame be on TV?
The first episode of The Blame will air at 9pm on Sunday, September 20 on ITV1.
After that, the second episode will air in the same timeslot on Monday, September 21.
The remaining four episodes will air in the same pattern over the next couple of weeks.
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