{"id":17661,"date":"2022-06-29T13:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1670889"},"modified":"2022-06-29T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:39:11","slug":"channel-5-announces-cast-for-new-maxine-carr-and-ian-huntley-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/channel-5-announces-cast-for-new-maxine-carr-and-ian-huntley-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 5 announces cast for new Maxine Carr and Ian Huntley drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Channel 5 has announced casting for its upcoming three-part series Maxine, which will explore the police investigation into school assistant Maxine Carr and her caretaker fianc\u00e9 Ian Huntley in 2002.<\/p>\n

Newcomer Jemma Carlton has been cast in the lead role of Maxime Carr while Line of Duty and White House Farm star Scott Reid takes on the role of Ian Huntley, with Steve Edge (The Madame Blanc Mysteries), Natalie Britton (Them) and Kate O\u2019Toole (The Dead) also included in the cast.<\/p>\n

Edge and Britton both play journalists \u2013 Press Associate reporter Brian Farmer and tabloid journalist Jane Kerrigan respectively \u2013 while O\u2019Toole\u2019s role has not yet been disclosed.<\/p>

According to Channel 5, the drama will explore Carr\u2019s tumultuous relationship with Huntley, who was later imprisoned for the double murder of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.<\/p>\n

It will cover, \u201cWhy she lied for him and how she became public enemy No.1, and will reflect the scale of the police investigation into the murders and subsequent media frenzy around the biggest manhunt ever seen in British history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series is written by Simon Tyrrell (The Spanish Princess), with Blood\u2019s Laura Way taking on directorial duties and Mike Benson and Julie Ryan serving as executive producers.<\/p>\n

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Maxine Carr<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Benson \u2013 the Managing Director of production company Clapperboard \u2013 said of the series: \u201cThe events of Soham in 2002 were a tragedy which touched the nation at large \u2013 and as such the casting process has been of primary importance to allow us to tell the story authentically and sensitively.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe we\u2019ve brought together a hugely talented and intelligent cast who bring nuance and a sense of realism to some really challenging roles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Filming on the series began on location in May and it will air on Channel 5 later this year.<\/p>\n

Visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features, or take a look at our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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