Keeley Hawes will star in new ITV drama 'Finding Alice'.
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The upcoming six part series - which was created by the 43-year-old actress alongside writers Roger Goldby and Simon Nye - focuses on the lead character's raw and blackly comic journey of grief after the death of her husband Harry, which unveils a mess of secret debt, suspicion and criminality.
'Line of Duty' star Keeley said: "I am absolutely delighted to be working with the brilliant Simon Nye and the hugely talented Roger Goldby on a project that means so much to all of us.
"I have been a huge fan of [Red Production Company founder] Nicola Shindler for many years and I'm thrilled to be working with her at last on 'Finding Alice.' "
Alice is left with a sense of loss and abandonment when Harry has a fatal fall down the stairs after they move into their dream house, which he designed.
It's a weird, wonderful and impractical home, which leaves the lead character disorientated and unable to open the garage does.
A press release teases: "If that were her only problem...
"Men have a habit of hiding stuff that they don't want to deal with, and Alice discovers that Harry was worse than most."
ITV's head of drama Polly Hill added: "This is a brilliant script - emotionally truthful and darkly funny.
"It's about family and grief and introduces us to the wonderfully original character of Alice. The show has been developed with Keeley Hawes, and Alice was written for her, and she is going to be unmissable in the role.
"I'm delighted to be working with Simon Nye, Roger Goldby and Nicola Shindler to bring 'Finding Alice' to ITV next year."
And producer Nicola commented: "When Keeley, Roger and Simon came to me with 'Finding Alice' I was so excited to find a project about a complex, flawed and funny woman in such extreme circumstances who I felt an audience would fall in love with.
"This is exactly the kind of drama I love to make at Red and look forward to starting shooting."
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