Code of Silence (TV series)

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Code of Silence
GenreCrime drama
Screenplay byCatherine Moulton
Directed byDiarmuid Goggins
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersRose Ayling-Ellis
Catherine Moulton
Tom Leggett
Damien Timmer
Production companies
Original release
Network ITVX

Code of Silence is an upcoming British crime drama television series for ITVX starring Rose Ayling-Ellis, Andrew Buchan and Charlotte Ritchie.

Contents

Premise

A deaf worker from the police canteen is called-in as an emergency lip reader for an investigation. [1]

Cast

Production

The series is written by Catherine Moulton and was commissioned by ITVX in May 2023. [2] The series is produced by Mammoth Screen for ITVX. ITV Studios are distributing internationally. The cast is led by Rose Ayling-Ellis, Charlotte Ritchie and Andrew Buchan. [3] The six-part series has Diarmuid Goggins as lead director. Tom Leggett and Damien Timmer are executive producers for Mammoth Screen, alongside Moulton and Ayling-Ellis. [4] [5]

Filming began in September 2024. [1] Filming locations include St Albans in Hertfordshire. [6]

Broadcast

The series is expected to air in 2025 on ITVX in the United Kingdom and on BritBox in North America. [7]

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