Jenna Coleman, who played The Doctor’s assistant in Doctor Who and has starred in dramas such as The Cry and The Serpent, is to lead the cast of a new four-part thriller for the BBC.
The Jetty was written and created by Cat Jones and stars Coleman as rookie detective Ember Manning.
A fire tears through a holiday home in a scenic Lancashire lake town. Detective Manning must work out how it connects to a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case and an illicit ‘love’ triangle between a man in his twenties and two underage girls.
But as Ember gets close to the truth, it threatens to destroy her life – forcing her to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about her past, present and the town she’s always called home.
Jenna Coleman said:
“I’m delighted to be returning to the BBC to be a part of The Jetty, with Firebird Pictures at the helm, bringing the story of Ember Manning to life. I look forward to exploring Cat Jones’ darkly probing scripts, alongside Marialy Rivas’ eloquent vision.”
Jones, who has previously written scripts for Waterloo Road and EastEnders, said she was “thrilled” to be bringing the drama to BBC One.
“The Jetty is a story I’ve wanted to tell for a long time but it wasn’t until it found its champions at the fantastically writer friendly Firebird, that it really came to life. What feels like a total dream team continues to grow with the addition of Marialy Rivas to direct and the brilliant Jenna Coleman. I’ve no doubt audiences are going to be completely transfixed by her as Ember,” Jones said.
The Jetty will be produced by Firebird Pictures, one of BBC Studios’ owned production labels.
