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LONDON: ITV has commissioned a new six-part drama, Fearless<\/em>, which is written by Homeland<\/em> writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson and produced by Mammoth Screen.<\/p>\n

A political thriller, Fearless<\/em> stars Helen McCrory as Emma Blunt, a solicitor known for defending lost causes. Blunt is investigating the killing of a schoolgirl in East Anglia and trying to free the man she thinks was wrongly convicted of the girl\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

Fearless<\/em> joins Mammoth\u2019s portfolio that also includes Victoria<\/em>, starring Jenna Coleman for ITV; Endeavour<\/em>, also for ITV; And Then There Were None<\/em>, a miniseries; and the international hit Poldark<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFearless<\/em> is a legal thriller,\u201d said Harbinson. \u201cBut one that\u2019s written in the crash zone where law and politics collide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harbinson added: “When, three years ago, Damien Timmer asked me if I was interested in writing a legal series inspired by the work of lawyers like Gareth Peirce and Helena Kennedy, I immediately said yes. Much of the work I\u2019ve done in America in the last ten years (24<\/em>, Person of Interest<\/em>, Homeland<\/em>) has been about life in the post 9\/11 (and post 7\/7) world. The so-called War on Terror has put serious stress on the ordinary workings of the law. National security justifies all sorts of police and state over-reach\u2014and the great majority of us are prepared to accept this. So I wanted to create a character who challenges these assumptions, who fights for those outside the normal run of society, and who is uncompromising, difficult and completely indifferent to unpopularity and danger. The result was Emma Blunt and Fearless<\/em>\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI\u2019m delighted that Helen McCrory has agreed to play Emma. She is a complex and contradictory character, and I am incredibly lucky to have someone of Helen\u2019s wit, warmth and intelligence bringing her to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCrory commented:\u00a0\u201cWhen l was at drama school l was inspired by Prime Suspect<\/em>, watching as Britain led the way in creating strong female characters to lead their dramas. l’m thrilled to be leading ITV’s new drama\u2014it\u2019s a thriller that starts deceptively small, then begins crossing borders to different cultures and continents. l knew and admired Patrick Harbinson\u2019s writing for Homeland<\/em>, and Pete Travis and l have worked together before\u2014that shorthand is so important on such a big project with ambitions running high. I can’t wait to start filming.\u201d<\/p>\n

ITV’s controller of drama, Victoria Fea, said:\u00a0\u201cEmma Blunt is the kind of character who hates to back down.\u00a0Against all the odds she\u2019s driven by the unfolding mystery of that 2003 murder and whether the killer was unjustly convicted. Fearless<\/em> is a complex, taut thriller and we\u2019re delighted to be commissioning the series from Mammoth Screen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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