A new crime drama set to appeal to fans of Silent Witness arrives on ITV this week. Winter, starring Richard Armitage as leading forensic pathologist Dr Ethan Winter, begins on ITV1 on Wednesday, September 30.
Set in Bristol, the series follows Dr Ethan Winter as he works alongside DI Lauren Bell, played by Annabel Scholey, and DS Ellis Daldry, played by Jamie Kenna. The show consists of standalone episodes with a thread running throughout.
Plot and Characters
The original concept for Winter was grounded in success from having run for five series in France. A synopsis for the new series reads: "Together the team need to crack a series of twisted and compelling murder cases. With his unflinching eye for detail and deep knowledge of the human body, Winter sees what others miss, revealing the secrets the dead leave behind."
Beneath the charm, wealth and cool exterior, Winter is a man tormented by the violent death ten years ago of someone close to him. The case was closed, a man put behind bars. But when a recent suicide arrives in the lab bearing a chilling clue that echoes the earlier death, Winter is shaken to the core. Gradually, as his conviction grows that the wrong man is in prison and the killer must still be at large, Winter begins to investigate.
Director's Perspective
Despite her doubts and instincts to keep her distance, Bell is reluctantly drawn into a case that threatens to unravel everything the pair thought they knew. Talking about what she hopes viewers will take away from the series, director Kaat Beels said: "I hope they’ll enjoy solving the puzzles together with the police and with Winter, that they’ll love our characters, understand Winter and see Bell’s struggles. I hope they find a connection with them all."
On what sets it apart from other crime procedural dramas, Kaat touched upon Silent Witness, the long-running BBC drama that follows a team of exceptional forensic pathologists. Kaat said: "Visually, we’ve tried to elevate our show to create an interesting, cinematographic world. It’s shot in a different way to something like Silent Witness, or similar shows I've seen."
Winter starts on ITV1 on Wednesday, September 30 at 9pm.
