Father and Son

Coming soon to ITV

Father & Son, a new four part drama starring Dougray Scott, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Rea and Ian Hart is coming soon to ITV.

A sophisticated and deftly-plotted thriller from the pen of Emmy award-winning Frank Deasy (Prime Suspect: The Final Act and The Passion) filming is currently underway on location in Ireland and Manchester.

Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s once rapid economic resurgence, Father & Son depicts the complexity of modern inner city life where crime is now a global business and where gun culture is an ever more entrenched part of everyday life. Ex-criminal Michael O’Connor (Dougray Scott) returns to Manchester from a quiet life in Ireland to save his teenage son from prison, but also to redeem his own troubled past.

ITV’s Director of Drama Commissioning, Laura Mackie, is delighted with the project: “Father & Son is a compelling, multi-layered thriller that will engage and entertain with every plot twist and turn. The scripts are undeniably gripping and the cast is very impressive.”    
 
Executive Producer Andy Harries (The Queen, Prime Suspect), said: “Frank Deasy has created an amazing portrait of urban life which is researched meticulously. It’s a surprising and stunningly original piece of writing. Brian Kirk is a director I have admired for a long time and he has a really brilliant partnership with producer, Michael Casey.”