{"id":5079,"date":"2021-09-29T13:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1348864"},"modified":"2021-09-29T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T12:01:06","slug":"hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollington Drive: start date and time, cast and latest news on ITV drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Anna Maxwell Martin and Rachael Stirling star in the dark new thriller. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>ITV kicks off its latest original drama series tonight, telling a dark story about the disappearance of a child from a picturesque suburban neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Hollington Drive unfolds from the perspective of two sisters, Helen (Rachael Stirling) and Theresa (Anna Maxwell Martin), the latter of whom fears her son may be involved in the uncertain fate of the missing classmate.<\/p>\n<p>Over four episodes, we\u2019ll gradually learn exactly what happened, as the troubled family is forced to face past and present traumas as a formal police investigation lands at their door.<\/p>\n<p>The premise might sound rather bleak, but there will be moments of lightness in Hollington Drive, as director Carolina Giammetta discussed at a press event marking the launch of the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got humour in a script like this, you\u2019ve got to be really careful that it\u2019s not too funny, but not too dark,\u201d she explained. \u201cBut it\u2019s got to be realistic and when we put characters in an extreme situation, human beings do things that aren\u2019t quite what we expect them to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that was really important for me,\u201d Giammetta continued. \u201cBut there\u2019s lots of emotional things that happen in the story as well, so I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s a dark comedy in any way, but there is humour there \u2013 so the tone is quite specific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read on for more details including start date and time, as well as cast, plot and trailer, while you can also check out our location guide for details on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/hollington-drive-location-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">where Hollington Drive was filmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is Hollington Drive release date on ITV?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>CONFIRMED:\u00a0<\/strong>Hollington Drive starts tonight, <strong>Wednesday 29th September<\/strong>\u00a0at 9pm on ITV.<\/p>\n<p>The series consists of four episodes in total and will air weekly, which points to a finale date on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday 20th October<\/strong>, meaning fans won\u2019t have to wait long to find out the truth behind this dark crime story.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hollington Drive cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1348896\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/hollington_drive_episode_1_cast-3e84d94.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Hollington\" title=\"&quot;hollington_drive_episode_1_cast&quot;\" \/><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/hollington-drive-cast-itv\/&quot;\">Hollington Drive cast<\/a> is led by Line of Duty and Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin and Detectorists\u2019 Rachael Stirling, who play sisters living on the same picturesque suburban street.<\/p>\n<p>Stirling plays Helen, headmistress of a local school which is shaken to its core when a pupil mysteriously disappears, while Martin portrays Theresa, who fears her son could have been involved in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Rhashan Stone (Finding Alice) and Peter McDonald (Dublin Murders) play their respective partners, while Fraser Holmes and Amelie Bea Smith (The Haunting of Bly Manor) play the kids who fall under suspicion of a terrible crime.<\/p>\n<p>Jodie McNee (Little Boy Blue) and Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood) play the distraught parents of the missing child, while Ghosts co-creator Jim Howick takes on a dramatic role as police investigator DS Parks.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Nwosu (Sticks and Stones) and newcomer Tia May Watts also star.<\/p> <h2><strong>Hollington Drive plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hollington Drive opens on a warm summer evening, as Theresa and her husband host a barbecue in their beautifully maintained garden (see here for our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/hollington-drive-location-guide\/&quot;\">Hollington Drive location guide<\/a>), with sister Helen and her family enjoying the sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>All seems well, until Theresa\u2019s 10-year-old son asks if he and his cousin Eva can play in a nearby park, stoking up some uncertainty in his mother about leaving the children unattended.<\/p>\n<p>She is convinced to let them go but goes out searching for them when they don\u2019t return home in time, ultimately finding them arguing on the edge of a woodland area.<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, Theresa receives word that another child in the neighbourhood has gone missing, causing her to become suspicious over whether her own son and niece could have had something to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a premise that some viewers may feel they\u2019ve seen before, but Martin assured that this is far from a \u201ccookie cutter\u201d drama while speaking at a virtual press event marking the launch of the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to understand that in Sophie\u2019s writing, and what Carolina [Giammetta] brings to it in terms of her directing, that it is much more nuanced than that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Martin continued: \u201c[It\u2019s] really exciting to be part of a project like that, not just from a sort of cookie cutter, \u2018Oh God, another child goes missing\u2019 drama, which this is not.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hollington Drive trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ITV has been airing the below teaser for Hollington Drive, which teases the mystery at the heart of the show, as a troubled family are drawn into a police investigation into a child\u2019s disappearance. Watch here:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hollington Drive premieres on ITV tonight at 9pm. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Anna Maxwell Martin and Rachael Stirling star in the dark new thriller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5080,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/hollington-drive-start-date-and-time-cast-and-latest-news-on-itv-drama.jpg",620,413,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":"Anna Maxwell Martin and Rachael Stirling star in the dark new thriller.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5079"}],"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\/5080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}