{"id":3207,"date":"2021-08-17T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1321671"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:11:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:11:07","slug":"annika-preview-clip-teases-nicola-walkers-di-annika-strandheds-first-case","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/annika-preview-clip-teases-nicola-walkers-di-annika-strandheds-first-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Annika preview clip teases Nicola Walker\u2019s DI Annika Strandhed\u2019s first case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Unforgotten star is back, this time in the Scottish coastline. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 17 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Nicola Walker\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/annika-release-date-alibi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Annika<\/a> is set to launch on Alibi tonight (Tuesday 17th August).<\/p>\n<p>The drama, based on the Radio 4 play of the same name, follows DI Annika Strandhed (Walker) as she joins Scotland\u2019s\u00a0Marine Homicide Unit, changing the radio play\u2019s Oslo setting.<\/p>\n<p>Her first case involves a gruesome murder by harpoon.\u00a0Ahead of the episode\u2019s release, an exclusive\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> preview shows Annika confront a suspect who claims she didn\u2019t do it while pointing a bow and arrow at her colleague \u2013 certainly an unusual way to prove one\u2019s innocence.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6268169040001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>Walker, who also voiced Annika in the radio play, is joined by the likes of Jamie Sives (Guilt), Katie Leung (The Nest), Ukweli Roach (Blindspot) \u2013 who appears in the preview above as Annika\u2019s colleague \u2013 and Kate Dickie (The Cry).<\/p>\n<p>In a move that sets Annika apart from the many crime dramas populating TV, Walker will be breaking the fourth wall, directly addressing the audience Fleabag-style. This was also a feature of the radio play. You can read our spoiler-free\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/annika-review-alibi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Annika review<\/a> to find out what we thought of the move, and Annika\u2019s first case.<\/p> <p>As well as settling into her new job as head of the\u00a0Marine Homicide Unit, Annika will also have her \u201cbrilliant yet complex\u201d teenage daughter Morgan daughter to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>Walker is no stranger to the troubled detective, having played DCI Cassie Stewart in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/unforgotten-season-four-itv-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Unforgotten<\/a> for four seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annika begins on Alibi at 9pm tonight. <\/strong><b>Looking for something to watch tonight? 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