Overview
- ITV says Secret Service will debut on ITV1 and stream on ITVX as a five-part drama led by Gemma Arterton as MI6 officer Kate Henderson.
- The plot follows Henderson as she probes a tip that a senior British politician could be linked to Russia while she navigates life as a mother of two.
- Tom Bradby adapted his Sunday Times bestselling novel for television with co-writer Jemma Kennedy and producer Gail Egan after a quick greenlight from ITV drama chief Polly Hill.
- Oscar winner James Marsh directs the first three episodes to give the show a cinematic scale, with locations that include Malta.
- The ensemble features Rafe Spall, Mark Stanley, Alex Kingston, Roger Allam and Khalid Abdalla.