Former Coronation Street star Katherine Kelly looks almost unrecognisable in first-look images from Channel 4's upcoming crime thriller, In Flight. The six-part series, set to premiere on Tuesday, 12 August, follows single mother and flight attendant Jo Conran as she becomes entangled in a dangerous criminal syndicate.
Kelly, best known for playing Becky McDonald on the ITV soap from 2006 to 2012, stars alongside Top Boy's Ashley Thomas and Rebel Moon's Stuart Martin. Thomas plays Jo's former partner and customs officer Dom Delaney, while Martin portrays gang member Cormac. The cast also includes Bronagh Waugh, Harry Cadby, Corinna Brown, and Ambreen Razia.
The synopsis reveals: 'As Jo becomes ensnared in the murky underworld of corruption and hired killers, she is forced to carry out their orders while desperately trying to find a way out. She turns to her ex, Dom, for help however, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive.'
Co-creators Mike Walden and Adam Randall described the series as 'our spin on the noir genre, a high stakes, stylish, romantic thriller with iconic characters and nerve-shredding action.' They added: 'Jo is a character close to our hearts. She is an ordinary woman facing extraordinary odds. We can't wait for audiences to meet her.'
In Flight was produced by Buccaneer Media and filmed in Belfast earlier this year. It airs on Channel 4 at 9pm on Tuesday, 12 August.
