ITV has commissioned a six-part heist drama starring Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack) and Jodie Whittaker (Time) as confidence tricksters gearing up for one last job.
Frauds follows Bert (Jones) and Sam (Whittaker). Both have been living in Spain for the last few years, Sam in the rolling hills and Bert in the slightly less idyllic setting of a prison cell. After a decade behind bars, a cancer diagnosis allows Bert to walk free on compassionate discharge.
With only a few weeks to live, she resolves to take on a multi-million-pound art heist that will test her mettle, and prove her worth. Sam reluctantly lets Bert back into her life, and quickly finds herself returning to the life of crime she’s tried to leave behind.
“At its heart this is a story of a complex, surprising friendship, which asks if Sam and Bert can pull together for one last job, or whether the past will derail them,” said Helen Ziegler, senior drama commissioning editor at ITV. “Suranne and Jodie are two incredible actors and it'll be thrilling to see what they bring to the central characters.”
Filming on Frauds began recently in Spain, and will air on ITV and STV, and be available on ITVX and STV Player.
