A crime thriller set and filmed in Bristol will air on Channel 4 next month.
Six-parter Before We Die, based on the hit Swedish series of the same name, stars Lesley Sharp as Detective Hannah Laing (Afterlife and Scott & Bailey), who becomes conflicted when she discovers her son is an informant in a murder investigation.
Patrick Gibson (The Tudors) plays her mixed-up son, Christian, while Croatian actor Toni Gojanović (Success) takes on the role of Davor Mimica, leader of a criminal gang.
In Before We Die, the Mimicas, a family from Croatia, have recently moved to Bristol and run a successful restaurant where Christian works undercover.
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The show was filmed in Bristol and Belgium during autumn and winter 2020. Belgian director Jan Matthys, who made his name with Baptiste and The Last Kingdom, was behind the camera.
Channel 4 head of drama Caroline Hollick, who commissioned the series, said: “Every episode of Before We Die is a rollercoaster of excitement – and I’m so delighted to have Lesley Sharp bring her trademark gravitas and charisma to Channel 4."
Jo McGrath, of production company Eagle Eye Drama, added: “Before We Die is a powerful and original series which uses the grammar and architecture of a nail-biting crime thriller to tell the compelling emotional story of a mother and son’s dysfunctional relationship, beautifully juxtaposed against the close-knit ties of the crime family they are trying to bring to justice.
"Before We Die stands out as truly distinctive crime drama and I can think of no better actress than Lesley Sharp to bring this complex lead character to life.”
The date of the first episode and the Bristol filming locations are yet to be revealed.
