Fresh from the renewal of Bertie Carvel\u2019s Dalgliesh<\/a> and the commission of its first true crime drama, Maxine<\/a>, Channel 5 has just added another title to its ever-expanding drama slate: the thriller Witness No. 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n Its star, Nina Toussaint-White, runs away with the project in the eponymous lead role, a salon-owner who becomes \u2018Witness Number Three\u2019 for a murder case.<\/p>\n From the get-go, there are a few irksome or repetitive choices in the show\u2019s editing \u2013\u00a0I lost count of the number of times the first episode used long, extended pre-laps (a sound transition trick which leaves you sat watching one scene whilst listening to another).<\/p>\n But ultimately, the show\u2019s success rests on its lead star, and Toussaint-White (Bodyguard, The Sister<\/a>) definitely delivers.<\/p> The actress plays Jodie, a single mother and community-driven salon owner who is one of three early-risers to spot a couple of men walking through the local estate one morning.<\/p>\n When the police put out an appeal for information about the men, Jodie doesn\u2019t hesitate in coming forward (\u201cMost people keep their heads down,\u201d her partner tells her, half-exasperated, half-admiring).<\/p>\n However, what the police haven\u2019t yet told Jodie is that the men were in fact a killer and his victim, whom she saw moments before the murder took place.<\/p>\n The killer is a major player in a powerful gang and, after Jodie leaves the police station, she\u2019s being followed \u2013 almost as though the gang have been tipped off about her (we\u2019ll get to that in a moment).<\/p>\n So begins a campaign of witness intimidation against Jodie \u2013 helmed by gang member Po \u2013 starting with threatening pictures of wolves and gagged victims sent to her phone, before things begin to escalate as the gang takes increasingly drastic measures to protect one of their own.<\/p>\n That escalation and the fear of what\u2019s next for Jodie will have viewers hanging onto the edge of their seats \u2013 but\u00a0what will really grip viewers and keep them watching is the early suggestion that someone in Jodie\u2019s life has betrayed her.<\/p>\n Toussaint-White deftly portrays that growing paranoia, her face barely moving as we watch the inner-debate (Is this just an interested customer, or a gang member pushing for details?<\/em>) play out before us in her eyes.<\/p>\n However, as the show hints at early on, Jodie isn\u2019t being paranoid at all: there\u2019s someone out there who will stop at nothing to silence her.<\/p>\n Witness No. 3 is coming to Channel 5 on Monday 18th July, and will be\u00a0stripped across the week Monday-Thursday. Looking for something else to watch? Visit our Drama<\/a> hub or check out our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Monday, 18 July 2022 at 12:00 am 4.0 out of 5 star rating Fresh from the renewal of Bertie Carvel\u2019s Dalgliesh and the commission of its first true crime drama, Maxine, Channel 5 has just added another title to its ever-expanding drama slate: the thriller Witness No. 3. 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