Of course, fans of Herron\u2019s will be all too familiar with his Slough House book series<\/a>, which has been adapted as the acclaimed Slow Horses<\/a> show \u2013 also on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n As if we needed further convincing, its leading actresses will undoubtedly have you keeping an eye out for this drama \u2013 as both Emma Thompson<\/a> and Ruth Wilson<\/a> have been confirmed to lead the new thriller.<\/p>\n Of course, both actresses are known for a slew of roles not limited to but including Thompson\u2019s scene-stealing performance in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande<\/a>, as well as Wilson\u2019s own role opposite Idris Elba in Luther<\/a>.<\/p>\n In Down Cemetery Road, Thompson will star as\u00a0struggling Oxford private eye Zo\u00eb Boehm, while Wilson will star as Sarah Tucker, \u201cwho becomes obsessed with the whereabouts of a child she believes to have gone missing\u201d.<\/p>\n As per the synopsis: \u201cWhen a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbour Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her \u2013 and enlists the help of private investigator Zo\u00eb Boehm.<\/p>\n \u201cZo\u00eb and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.\u201d<\/p> Creative director of Apple TV+ Europe, Jay Hunt, said on the announcement of the series: \u201cDown Cemetery Road has all the hallmarks of Mick Herron\u2019s funny and acerbic writing, and I\u2019m delighted we will be bringing it to life for Apple TV+ with such a stellar cast.<\/p>\n \u201cEmma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will make it an unmissable companion piece for Slow Horses on our service.\u201d<\/p>\n The new series also sees\u00a0Morwenna Banks (Funny Woman, Slow Horses) serve as lead writer and executive producer, the latter of which she\u2019s doing alongside Thompson and Herron, who also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If it is to be a \u201ccompanion\u201d piece to Slow Horses, as Hunt says, it\u2019ll have no shortage of fans \u2013 as the original series has garnered a legion of loyal viewers since it premiered in 2022.<\/p>\n Since then, the show has continued to be bestowed with critical acclaim, and even before the release of season 4, was renewed for season 5 this past January.<\/p>\n The fifth season will be based on Mick Herron\u2019s fifth novel<\/a>, London Rules, and will follow on from the\u00a0fourth season<\/a>, which is expected to arrive later this year.<\/p>\n![\"Lorna](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/439840-ca16b43.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"The")
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