A drama that broke viewers' hearts three years ago will return to screens over four consecutive nights from this weekend.
Little Boy Blue is based on the real life murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in 2007. was unwittingly caught in the crossfire of a gang war. Shot in the neck outside the Fir Tree pub in Liverpool’s Croxteth, he died in his mother’s arms.
According to ITV : "Little Boy Blue explores their ordeal and looks at the agonising dilemmas of witnesses faced with becoming pariahs for speaking up. It tells the story of the long and extensive investigation, led by Merseyside Police SIO David Kelly, that eventually brought Rhys’ murderer and his associates to justice.."
A synopsis for episode 1 reads: "When 11-year-old schoolboy Rhys Jones is brutally shot dead walking home from football practice, Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly is charged with bringing his teenage killer to justice.
"His identity is well-known, but finding the evidence to charge him proves to be a far more difficult challenge.."
A number of well known faces star in Little Boy Blue...
Little Boy Blue cast
Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly – Stephen Graham
Melanie Jones – Sinead Keenan
Steve Jones – Brían F O’Byrne
Rhys Jones – Sonny Beyga
Assistant Chief Constable Pat Gallan – Sara Powell
DCI Mark Guinness – Stephen Walters
Kevin Moody – Michael Moran
Sean Mercer – Paddy Rowan
Jordan Olssen – Nathan Clark Smith
James Yates – James Nelson-Joyce
Claire Olssen - Faye McKeever
