“When you’ve got nothing, there’s nothing to lose.” <\/p>
We finally have a first look at upcoming Channel 5 drama\u00a0Desperate Measures<\/a>, which stars Sherlock<\/a>\u2018s Amanda Abbington and \u00a0Luther<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0Warren Brown.<\/p>\n The action thriller is set to tell the tale of one woman, Rowan (Abbington), whose teenage son Finn (Jesse Cescatti-McFarlane)\u00a0is coerced into a botched drug deal by a local gang and has to desperately find a way to pay back the money that Finn lost.<\/p>\n So, she resorts to formulating and carrying out a dangerous heist on the bank that she works for.<\/p> And RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively reveal the new trailer for the drama, which gives us our first look at the tense four-parter.<\/p>\n In the trailer, we see how Rowan is faced with the painstaking decision to undergo the ultimate criminal act in order to protect those she loves. It\u2019s tense, keeping us guessing, and so there\u2019s no wonder what the series will do to us once it airs later this year.<\/p>\n In the trailer, we hear Rowan explain: \u201cSometimes in life, you find yourself in an impossible situation. Where your choice to look after the ones you love means having to do the wrong thing but for the right reason.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n We soon see how the bank cashier starts to map out her heist mission on the walls of her living room, drawing up plans and intricate maps about how to pull it off. But will she succeed and not get caught?<\/p>\n With police car chases, Rowan pulling guns on people and those around her urging her not to do it, it seems as though this is one series that will keep us gripped from start to finish.<\/p>\n Watch the trailer below.<\/p>