Doctor Foster and Doctor Who stars Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker are teaming up for a new heist show called Frauds for ITV.
Created by Suranne and Anne-Marie O'Connor (the team who brought you Maryland), the ITV drama centres around two friends who plan to commit one last sting together.
What is Frauds on ITV about?
The show is set in Spain and begins with Bert (Suranne Jones) being released from a maximum-security prison on grounds of compassionate discharge due to a terminal cancer diagnosis, and she has no one else to spend her final days with other than her old friend Sam (Jodie Whittaker), who is trying to live a quiet, anonymous life away from crime.
Pricked by those feelings (of guilt and a fierce friendship coupled with deep mistrust) she reluctantly agrees to give her ailing former friend a bed in the idyllic smallholding she calls a home. Despite trying to keep Bert at a distance, she is immediately pulled back into their complex and addictive relationship." ITV teases.
"On the pretext of one final, multi-million-pound art heist, Bert attempts to lure Sam out of retirement, but at what cost? Can Sam stay one step ahead of her former friend, who is clearly capable of treachery? Or will the push and pull of their toxic friendship see them both ruined before they are able to pull off the job and escape one another for good?"
Frauds cast
• Suranne Jones (Vigil, Gentleman Jack, Doctor Foster) is Bert
• Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) is Sam
Speaking to ITV about the show, Suranne Jones said: “Working on Frauds with Anne-Marie and Monumental for the last 2 years has been a wild ride. We took the idea of toxic female friendship and turned it on its head to give the heist genre an emotional heartbeat.
I have always wanted to work with Jodie, and now I am. I hope you love Bert and Sam and all they get up to as much as we do.”
Is there a release date for Frauds on ITV?
There's no release date for Frauds yet, but the new drama will air on both ITV and STV and will be available to stream on ITVX and STV Player. We will keep you updated when we know more!
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