{"id":6611,"date":"2021-11-02T13:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1488312"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:08:09","slug":"connie-nielsens-jo-makes-a-shocking-discovery-in-first-look-at-close-to-me","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/connie-nielsens-jo-makes-a-shocking-discovery-in-first-look-at-close-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Connie Nielsen\u2019s Jo makes a shocking discovery in first-look at Close to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A bran new, star-studded drama is set to take Channel 4 by storm this month.\u00a0Close to Me will see Wonder Woman\u2019s Connie Nielsen play Jo, a woman who suffers a head injury before waking up in hospital with no recollection of the past 13 months.<\/p>\n

Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston plays her supportive husband, Rob, who is keen to protect his wife from some of the events she can\u2019t remember by keeping secrets from her.<\/p>\n

The series is based on Amanda Reynolds\u2019 novel of the same name and, judging by the exclusive clip of episode one below, it promises to be full of twists and turns.<\/p>

Eccleston had previously told RadioTimes.com<\/a> that playing Rob was a\u00a0\u201creversal\u00a0of the usual, far too familiar, sensitive, caring female taking a supportive role to a male as they wrestle with existential dilemmas,\u201d and we can definitely see his character\u2019s caretaker personality in the clip.<\/p>\n

Nielsen Jo is seen scribbling on the wall before explaining she needs \u201csomething tangible\u201d and asking for her husband\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

After quipping that they could\u2019ve used some paper instead, they are interrupted by a surprise visit. Jo\u2019s best friend Cathy (played by Unforgotten\u2019s\u00a0Susan Lynch) drops in. Rob is visibly concerned about how this might affect Jo\u2019s health, but he leaves them to it.<\/p>\n

Cathy makes a shocking revelation to Jo before she\u2019s hurried away by Rob, who thinks Jo should get some rest. Want to know what happened between the pair? Take a look at the clip below:<\/p>\n