{"id":41172,"date":"2023-12-06T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1939592"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:48:47","slug":"lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Duncan, Clarke Peters, Sue Johnston in thrilling Truelove trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;We&#8217;re invisible \u2013 nobody sees a pair of pensioners.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 06 December 2023 at 11:00 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>The line-up of television for 2024 is already looking promising, with more new year treats having been confirmed in recent schedules.<\/p>\n<p>One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/channel-4\/\">Channel 4<\/a>\u2018s most anticipated upcoming dramas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/truelove-channel-4-first-look-newsupdate\/\">Truelove<\/a>, is positively star-studded, and will pose a slew of ethical questions which will undoubtedly keep viewers hooked.<\/p>\n<p>Well, as well as getting a bunch of first-look pictures back in October, we now have a trailer for the upcoming thriller, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n<p>The clip opens up with the main group of friends coming together at another friend\u2019s funeral, talking plainly about how they\u2019d approach death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all need to promise that if any of us need it, we\u2019ll step up,\u201d Tom (Karl Johnson) says as the group enjoy a drunken night together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd help each other across the threshold,\u201d David (Peter Egan) chimes in closely after, before the group shouts out \u201cTruelove!\u201d together.<\/p> <p>It\u2019s not long before we see that Tom has received a diagnosis of his own, and not wishing to end up like their friend that died, he repeats the Truelove pact back to Lindsay Duncan\u2019s Phil and Clarke Peters\u2019s Ken for them to help him end his life.<\/p>\n<p>While the dilemma is a tough one, from the looks of the trailer, they do as their friend tells them and help Tom, but it\u2019s not long before young police officer Ayesha (Kiran Sonia Sawar) comes sniffing around.<\/p>\n<p>But as ex-police chief Phil says to Ken: \u201cWe\u2019re invisible \u2013 nobody sees a pair of pensioners, that\u2019s our superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Ayesha starts to piece the clues together, she realises that this group of pensioners could be helping each other to die, but it doesn\u2019t seem to be a pressing issue for anyone else. Will the group manage to get away with it and stick to their pact with one another?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer for yourself below.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Truelove | Official Trailer | Lindsay Duncan, Clarke Peters, Sue Johnston &amp; Peter Egan | Channel 4\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_c6pNpacerw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>The new drama is coming to Channel 4 in January 2024, so there\u2019s not long to wait if the trailer has peaked your interest. And it\u2019ll likely be full of many a twist and turn, as it comes from the team behind BAFTA Award-winning series The End of the F***ing World.<\/p>\n<p>As well as having flecks of humour and major themes of love and friendship, this is a drama that also seems to be unafraid of tackling some knottier topics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/malpractice-season-2-niamh-algar-exit-newsupdate\/\">Malpractice renewed for season 2 \u2013 Niamh Algar not returning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/shetland-season-8-finale-clip-newsupdate\/\">Shetland\u2019s Bobby Bain arrested in first look at season 8 finale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the synopsis:\u00a0\u201cThis gang of old friends make a drunken pact: rather than let each other suffer a slow and dreadful decline, they will step in and engineer a dignified death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn short, they will help each other die when the time is right. Because that, they all agree, is a sign of Truelove. But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into a shocking reality\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruelove wrestles with the knottiest of ethical questions out there \u2013 is it ever right to help end a life? It\u2019s also a love story, as a long-extinguished romantic flame is rekindled between two people who missed out on each other when they were younger, offering them a second chance to experience the love of their lives before time runs out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Truelove premieres on Channel 4 on Wednesday 3rd January at 9pm. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\" data-count=\"1327\" data-paragraphs-left=\"12\">\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Want to visit Death in Paradise locations in Guadeloupe at a discount?\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Radio Times is offering savings of up to 7% for registered users booking their next holiday with travel website Expedia.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/offers\/expedia-holiday-discount-registered-users-exclusive-newsupdate\/?utm_source=In-article&amp;utm_medium=Site&amp;utm_campaign=Expedia+Partnership.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Claim your exclusive Radio Times Expedia holiday discount now<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Radio Times Podcast<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8220;We&#8217;re invisible \u2013 nobody sees a pair of pensioners.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41173,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer.jpg",2048,1366,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/12\/lindsay-duncan-clarke-peters-sue-johnston-in-thrilling-truelove-trailer.jpg",2048,1366,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\"We're invisible \u2013 nobody sees a pair of pensioners.\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/41172"}],"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\/41173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}