Protection (TV series)

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Protection
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Kris Mrksa
Screenplay by	Kris Mrska
Starring	Siobhan Finneran; Katherine Kelly; Nadine Marshall;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Willow Grylls; Charlie Hampton; Elaine Pyke; Kris Mrksa;
Producer	Rebecca Davies
Production companies	New Pictures; All3Media International;
Original release
Network	ITVX

Protection is a British crime drama television series made for ITV. It was released in the United States on BritBox in late December 2024.

Synopsis

Protection explores the world of witness protection in the UK from the point of view of a police officer (Finneran).^[1]

Cast

Siobhan Finneran as DI Liz Nyles
Katherine Kelly as DCI Hannah Wheatley
Nadine Marshall as DCI Amanda Kelman
Barry Ward as DS Paul Brandice
Chaneil Kular as DS Raj Kholi
David Hayman as Sid Nyles
Nichola Burley as Gemma Brandice
Akiya Henry as DS Sue Beardsley
Alec Newman as Edward Crowther
Tom Christian as DI Tommy Jardine
Jodie Price as Jasmine Nyles
Andrew Knott as DI Richard Bewley
Ace Bhatti as DCI Arun Kapoor
Tilly Kaye as Amy McLennan
Charlotte Mills as DS Rachel Gordon
Jonathan Cake as John Gibson
Ian Pirie as Assistant Chief Inspector Rory Davenport
Zora Bishop as Rezan Crowther
Syrus Lowe as DC Noel Taylor
Nick Moss as Freddie Howard
Joseph Millson as Elliot Hughes
Reuven Walker as Arlo Crowther
Louise Lee as Nurse
Naomi Yang as Irene Kim
Kris Hitchen as Jimmy McLennan
Adam Long as Patrick Ellis
Waj Ali as Soran Ahmadi
Anthony Flanagan as DCI Amos Wilson

Production

The series has been written by Kris Mrksa from first-hand accounts by a 30-year veteran of witness protection specialism for the Metropolitan Police in which they handled cases including police informants, war criminals, and terrorists. The six-part series is produced by New Pictures in association with All3Media International. Willow Grylls and Charlie Hampton serve as executive producers alongside Elaine Pyke and Kris Mrksa. The series is produced by Rebecca Davies.^[2]^[3]

Filming took place from July 2023 through to September 2023 in the north-west of England with filming locations including Birkenhead,^[4] Runcorn,^[5] and Liverpool.^[6]

Broadcast

The series broadcast date is still to be announced.

References

^ Craig, David (27 September 2023). "Happy Valley's Siobhan Finneran leads new thriller with Katherine Kelly". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ Steadman, Emily (27 September 2023). "Happy Valley star to lead cast of twisty new ITV police thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "ITV gets Protection from New Pictures". Televisual. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ Nightingale, Chloe (29 September 2023). "New ITV thriller 'Production' filmed in Birkenhead". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ Ivey, Erin (29 July 2023). "New ITV drama Protection being filmed at Runcorn Shopping City". Runcornandwidnesworld. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ Hadfield, Charlotte (29 September 2023). "New ITV drama filming in Liverpool with Happy Valley and Corrie stars". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

External links

Protection at IMDb

[1] Craig, David (27 September 2023). "Happy Valley's Siobhan Finneran leads new thriller with Katherine Kelly". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[2] Steadman, Emily (27 September 2023). "Happy Valley star to lead cast of twisty new ITV police thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[3] "ITV gets Protection from New Pictures". Televisual. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[4] Nightingale, Chloe (29 September 2023). "New ITV thriller 'Production' filmed in Birkenhead". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[5] Ivey, Erin (29 July 2023). "New ITV drama Protection being filmed at Runcorn Shopping City". Runcornandwidnesworld. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[6] Hadfield, Charlotte (29 September 2023). "New ITV drama filming in Liverpool with Happy Valley and Corrie stars". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

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