Rose Ayling-Ellis stars as a lip-reading crime-solver in ITV’s clever new series Code of Silence, and it's set to be a ground-breaking emotional thriller.
The exciting new crime drama was created by Catherine Moulton who drew on her own experience with hearing loss and lip-reading. The show is also enriched by a diverse cast and crew from the Deaf as well as disabled and neurodiverse communities.
Here's everything we know so far about the gripping new drama...
What is Code of Silence about?
Rose plays Alison Brooks, a deaf woman who's spent years working in a police canteen secretly lip-reading conversations. Then, her world is turned on its head when she's enlisted to use her skills to help surveil a gang who are plotting a dangerous heist. DS Ashleigh Francis and DI James Marsh recruit Alison for the covert operation and she quickly becomes crucial to solving the case.
"Alison is thrust into an exhilarating and perilous new world," explains the ITV synopsis. "But everything grows more complicated when she finds herself drawn to suspect Liam Bayne (Kieron Moore). Despite the escalating risks and threats to her personal life, Alison refuses to walk away."
Who's starring in Code of Silence?
Rose Ayling-Ellis takes the lead in the new drama as Alison Brooks, supported by an exciting line up including:
- Kieron Moore (Vampire Academy, Masters of the Air, The Corps) - Liam Bayne
- Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts, You) - DS Ashleigh Francis
- Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman) - DI James Marsh
- Nathan Armarkwei Laryea (The Witcher)
- Joe Absolom (Doc Martin, A Confession)
- Beth Goddard (The Serpent Queen, Manhunt)
- Andrew Scarborough (Emmerdale, Wolfblood)
- Fifi Garfield (Coffee Morning Club, Deaf Funny)
- Rolf Choutan
How can I watch Code of Silence?
The Code of Silence will premiere on ITV1 and be available to stream on ITVX. Although the exact release date hasn't yet been announced, we know the show is expected to air between April and June this year, so there could be just a matter of weeks before it's on our screens.
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