Murderland cast and filming announcement

1st June 2009

Six weeks of principal photography began today on the ITV1 drama Murderland, with Robbie Coltrane leading the cast as detective Douglas Hain. Written by acclaimed writer David Pirie, directed by Catherine Morshead, produced by Touchpaper Scotland (part of the RDF Media Group) and commissioned by ITV1, the 3 x 60-minute drama will be filmed on location around London.

Coltrane will star alongside Sharon Small, Lucy Cohu, Amanda Hale, Nicholas Gleaves, David Westhead, Andrew Tiernan, David Gyasi and Bel Powley.

Murderland is an emotional and passionate thriller that tells a traumatic murder story through the eyes of three central characters: Carrie, the daughter of the murdered woman; Douglas Hain, the detective in charge of the investigation; and Sally, the murder victim. Still haunted by her mother’s murder, the adult Carrie cannot move on from the terrible, unexplained events that occurred when she was a child until she uncovers the truth.

Murderland has been commissioned by Director of ITV Commissioning Laura Mackie and Controller of Drama Commissioning Sally Haynes. "Following the success of ITV1’s Monday night thriller season, we’re delighted to commission Murderland. It’s also a great coup to have Robbie Coltrane return to ITV1 Drama in the role of DI Douglas Hain," said Laura.