Bradley Walsh To Star In New ITV Drama Series

Inspired by recent true cases, ITV delves into the bonds which tie families together, and can tear them apart. Starring Holly Aird (Losing It, Waking The Dead), Bradley Walsh (Coronation Street), Adam Kotz (The Last King Of Scotland) and Nicola Walker (Spooks), TORN is a new drama from TXTV.

David (Adam Kotz) and Sarah’s (Holly Aird) world was ripped apart when their eldest daughter – 4 year-old Alice (Jo Woodcock) disappeared on a family beach holiday. In the absence of a body, the child was pronounced missing presumed dead and the case was closed. Despite everyone else in Sarah’s life grieving and eventually moving on, as a mother, she never gave up hope of finding her daughter alive.

Twelve years on, Sarah’s seemingly impossible dream of finding her lost daughter may become a reality when she is shocked to catch sight of a girl she is certain is Alice. Without understanding why, she instinctively knows in her heart that the girl is the daughter she lost so long ago, despite the protests of the girl’s parents, Stephen (Bradley Walsh) and Joanna (Nicola Walker).

What follows is an emotional account of one child torn between the love of two mothers.

TORN is commissioned by Nick Elliott, Controller of Network Drama for ITV1, produced by Jeremy Gwilt (Kitchen, Under the Greenwood Tree, Monarch of the Glen), written by Chris Lang (Amnesia, Lawless), and directed by Sarah Harding (Lewis).

Jeremy Gwilt says: “We are delighted to be making this powerful drama for ITV1 and to have assembled such a talented cast.”

Nick Elliott says: “To lose a daughter on a crowded beach is every parent’s nightmare. To find her again many years later but not to know if you will still be allowed to be her mother is an agonising dilemma. And when I read this script I knew we had to do it.”