'It's very different to Vera, but I think audiences will take to DI Matthew Venn and this compelling story in the same way. ITV's head of drama Polly Hill said: 'I'm delighted that ITV is working with Silverprint Pictures to bring another of Ann's brilliant novels to screen. The four-part series, written by Des screenwriter Kelly Jones, is described as a character-led crime drama driven by a flawed protagonist, Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband, Jonathan.Ĭleeves created Shetland and the long-running detective drama Vera, based on her Vera Stanhope series of novels, and starring Brenda Blethyn. Sim also continues to score ITV’s The Bay, which will return for its third season within the next couple of months.ITV has announced a new crime drama The Long Call, adapted from Vera creator Ann Cleeves' best-selling novel of the same title. The Long Call is premiering in the UK tonight on ITV and will debut in the U.S. on November 19 by IFC Films) has directed all four episodes. Lee Haven Jones who previously collaborated with Sim on the feature The Feast (to be released in the U.S. Kate Bartlett ( Flesh and Blood, Dark Heart) executive producing the Silverprint Pictures production. The 4-part crime drama revolves around Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband, a place he walked away from 20 years ago, after being rejected by his family. The show is written and adapted by Kelly Jones inspired by the best-selling novel of the same title by Ann Cleeves ( Vera, Shetland) and stars Ben Aldridge, Juliet Stevenson, Martin Shaw, Anita Dobson, Neil Morrissey, Dylan Edwards, Pearl Mackie, Sarah Gordy, Amit Shah and Alan Williams. Samuel Sim ( The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Spanish Princess, Domina, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the original music of the new ITV series The Long Call. Rocco on ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Details.Toby T on Daniel Hart Scoring David Lowery’s ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’.Sam Whitacre on Dave Metzger Scoring Disney’s ‘Wish’.William Lyons on George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’.William Morrison on Dave Metzger Scoring Disney’s ‘Wish’.

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