Warren Brown, Shelley Conn & Andrew Lee Potts are By Any Means

Filming has begun in Birmingham on BBC One’s brand new drama, By Any Means, from Red Planet Pictures; the makers of hit series Death in Paradise. Cast include Warren Brown, Shelley Conn, Andrew Lee Potts and Gina McKee.

This original crime drama, created by a team of writers led by Tony Jordan follows a clandestine police department living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game. Living in the shadows and treading the fine line of the law, the maverick team bridge the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.

Polly Hill, BBC Head of Independent Drama said: “It’s great to see such a strong cast come together to form this original team in By Any Means. Tony has created a maverick team which we think our BBC One audience will enjoy and this cast will brilliantly bring that to screen.”

Led by the sharp and elusive Jack Quinn (Brown), alongside straight-talking Jessica Jones (Conn) and digital whizz-kid Thomas Tomkins (Potts), the shadowy and brilliant team will stop at nothing to fight fire with fire. Using insider tip-offs from the mysterious Helen Barlow (McKee), the team weave a web of cunning and deception, so when the law can’t take the criminal down, it’s up to them to deliver their unwary targets into the arms of justice.

Other names who will appear in the series include Elliot Knight, John Henshaw, Keith Allen, Kate Dickie, Neil Maskell and Martin Jarvis.

Commenting on his new role, Warren Brown said: “I’m thrilled and excited to be working on By Any Means. I loved Jack Quinn from the moment I read the script- he’s a great character full of contradictions which I’m looking forward to bringing to life.”

By Any Means is a Red Planet Pictures production for the BBC.