Christopher Eccleston in Safe House. (Picture: ITV)
ITV have released pictures of Christopher Eccleston, the actor who played The Ninth Doctor, in their upcoming drama Safe House (starts April 20 at 9pm on ITV). The four-part drama also stars Paterson Joseph (Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways) and Peter Ferdinando (Half Face Man in Deep Breath). Click on the images included here for bigger versions and check out the synopsis below.
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Former police officer Robert (Christopher Eccleston) and his wife Katy (Marsha Thomason) left city life behind them after Robert was injured, whilst trying to protect a witness in his care. The witness, Susan Reynolds was fatally shot. Robert has been struggling with the guilt he feels over the death of Susan.
In a bid to put the past behind them, Robert and Katy now run a guest house, hidden away in the idyllic Lake District. A surprise visitor turns up, DCI Mark Maxwell (Paterson Joseph), an ex-colleague and old friend. He suggests that the guest house is perfectly positioned to operate as a safe house, Robert is tempted but will Katy agree?
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Later, DCI Maxwell finds himself dealing with a family left reeling from an unexplained assault. The father, David (Jason Merrells), has been hospitalised and an innocent passer-by is in a critical condition. DCI Maxwell needs to work out why this family was targeted and track down the assailant.
Mark calls Robert to see if he and Katy will take David, Ali (Nicola Stephenson), Louisa (Harriet Cains) and Joe Blackwell (Max True) and keep them safe. They agree. Deep down Robert wants to protect this family to prove that he can still do the job - and make sure that this time nothing goes wrong.
