Jenna Coleman and Ewen Leslie to star in BBC drama The Cry
Jenna Coleman and Ewen Leslie are to lead the cast in the BBC One production.
Jenna Coleman in the TARDIS on beeb sci-fi series Doctor Who.
“From Helen FitzGerald’s addictive and exciting novel, to Jacquelin Perske’s beautifully written scripts, I’m absolutely thrilled to be a part of the amazing team that has been formed to bring these complicated characters and thrilling story to the screen. Synchronicity Films have a great track record in producing high quality drama and Glendyn Ivin is without a doubt one of the most exciting directors working today. I’m over the moon that they’ve asked me to join this amazing project.” – Ewen Leslie
Jenna Coleman who has proved a success in ITV’s period drama Victoria as well as a long running companion to The Doctor in beeb sci-fi series Doctor Who is to team up with Ewen Leslie of Safe Harbour and Top of the Lake fame to star in The Cry, a four-part psychological BBC One drama written by Jacquelin Perske, adapted from the novel by Helen FitzGerald.
The beeb series will see filming in Scotland and Australia by Synchronicity Films with The Cry the first scripted television commission for the Scottish-based production company.
The storyline will follow Joanna (Coleman) and her husband Alistair (Leslie) as the pair deal with unthinkable tragedy under the white light of public scrutiny and in their private lives when their newborn baby is abducted from a small coastal town in Australia – changing their lives and their marriage forever. It is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young woman, exposing the myths and truths of motherhood.
“I first read Jacquelin Perske’s script on a plane, it felt like walking a tightrope, racing page to page, unsettling, unknowable, uncomfortable, and thrilling. I look forward to tackling this challenge and bringing it to the screen with such a talented team in Glendyn Ivin, Brian Kaczynski and Claire Mundell with Synchronicity Films and the BBC.” – Jenna Coleman
