{"id":34215,"date":"2023-06-24T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T08:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1849261"},"modified":"2023-06-25T05:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:31:53","slug":"blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting\/","title":{"rendered":"Blindspot trailer reveals first look at Ross Kemp\u2019s return to acting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Kemp plays police detective Tony in the new Channel 5 thriller. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 24 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Ross Kemp is returning to acting for the first time since his <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders<\/a> return in 2016, and we now have our first look at his <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/channel-5\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Channel 5<\/a> series Blindspot.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer, provided as an online exclusive for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, gives us our first look at Ross Kemp in action as police detective Tony, who in the thriller series is investigating a report of a potential murder.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer also introduces us to Hannah, a witness played by Beth Alsbury who saw the attack on her area\u2019s CCTV system. However, with no one having reported anyone missing, everyone seems to doubt her account of events.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full trailer right here now.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6329969387112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>The official synopsis for the series says: \u201cA year after witnessing a traumatising attack in her neighbourhood, Hannah, a young wheelchair user, witnesses a copycat attack on her area\u2019s CCTV system, in the only part of her area not covered by cameras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attacker enters the area with an unknown woman but emerges alone. What happened to the woman?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/ross-kemp-eastenders-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ross Kemp says he\u2019d \u201cthink twice\u201d but won\u2019t rule out EastEnders return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/ross-kemp-deep-sea-treasure-hunter-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ross Kemp recalls moment he was \u201cstarved of oxygen\u201d on Deep Sea Treasure Hunter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cHannah believes she was murdered but there is evidence of a crime. She feels thwarted by Tony, the washed up and possibly corrupt police detective on the case, but she perseveres and soon finds her own life in danger trying to investigate what really happened in the blindspot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kemp previously spoke with <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> about what drew him to the series and back into acting, saying that it was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/ross-kemp-return-acting-empowering-blindspot-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the script and the story<\/a> which convinced him.<\/p> <p>Kemp said: \u201cI thought it was clever, in terms of what the story is about, about people being watched and how people interpret being watched. We are the most watched nation in the world \u2013 we\u2019re always being looked at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">He also added that he was persuaded to sign up because of the other people involved in the project, both in front of and behind the camera.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cJordan Hogg [the director] has got cerebral palsy, and Beth [Alsbury, playing the series lead] is obviously in a wheelchair\u2026 I thought it was quite enabling, without ramming it down your throat,\u201d he said. \u201cI just liked it from a point of view that it was about empowering somebody in a chair.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6329475757112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Blindspot will air on Channel 5 from Tuesday 4th July at 9pm. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Kemp plays police detective Tony in the new Channel 5 thriller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34217,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/blindspot-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-ross-kemps-return-to-acting-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Kemp plays police detective Tony in the new Channel 5 thriller.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/34215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}