Two of the stars of All Creatures Great and Small are among the cast of a new Channel 5 psychological drama
The Fortune starts on Channel 5 in June(Image: Channel 5 screengrab)
Channel 5 has confirmed the release date of a “gripping” new drama with two stars from All Creatures Great and Small.
The Fortune – which stars Callum Woodhouse and Matthew Lewis alongside Poldark‘s Eleanor Tomlinson – will be released on June 2.
The broadcaster shared a snap on Instagram showing cast members around a coffin with the tagline: “When there’s a will, there’s a war.” The caption said: “An inheritance from a stranger… sounds like a dream come true. But luck like this? Always comes at a cost.”
When The Fortune was announced, Channel 5 described it as “a gripping, psychological drama that asks: what if your past isn’t what you think it is?”
Eleanor stars as Amanda Blakefield, whose life is a happy one with her husband Jimmy, played by Matthew (who is best known as Hugh Hulton in All Creatures), and their son Luke (James Younger).
A synopsis said: “Amanda has her world shattered after she is left an enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard of before.
“Her life starts to disintegrate as she becomes embroiled in the world of The Worrall Family.
“The patriarch Martin Worrall (Denis Lawson), is head of a family which is bound in past secrets. As Amanda’s story leads her further and further into the Northumbrian countryside, she begins to unravel the past. And all of their lives are turned upside down.”
Rebecca Front will play Martin’s wife Fiona, and Callum Woodhouse, who stars as Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, will play his son Anthony. Other cast members include Stephen Tompkinson, Paula Wilcox, Danielle Walters and Nina Wadia.
When the series was announced last year, Paul Testar, commissioning editor at 5, said the series “explores the fragility of family and the ripple effects of long-buried truths, all anchored by a brilliant cast led by Eleanor Tomlinson”.
He added that it was a drama “that promises to keep audiences hooked from the very first minute”.
Viewers have said they “can’t wait” for the drama, with one posting on Instagram: “I love this cast!”
“Will be amazing,” said someone else, as another commented: “Can’t wait for this. Looks brilliant from the trailers. And what a stellar cast.”
“ACGAS legends reunite,” another person remarked.
The Fortune airs at 9pm on June 2 on 5.