CHANNEL 5 RENEWS THE HARDACRES COSTUME DRAMA FOR SEASON TWO AND THE TEACHER FOR SEASON 3 WITH VICTORIA HAMILTON! PLUS IMPOSTER THRILLER AND COOPER AND FRY

  CHANNEL 5 RENEWS  

THE TEACHER AND THE HARDACRES SERIES

Beside ordering six brand new series which I will announce when the casting for each is revealed, Channel 5 has also renewed popular costume drama The Hardacres for season two and THE TEACHER anthology series for 

Victoria Hamilton will lead The Teacher season 3

season 3. This time it will star Victoria Hamilton in the lead role as Helen; a respected 50-something drama teacher, struggling to keep up with modern social expectations in a reputable private school. Caught repeatedly stumbling over student Dee’s correct pronouns, Helen is then challenged by outspoken pupil Cressida over her decision to use Shakespeare as opposed to more modern dramatic works. A difference of opinion rapidly turns into a sinister grudge match and after a tragic event on school grounds, the situation intensifies when a video emerges suggesting Helen is to blame

Kym Marsh will star in Imposter series

 and she finds herself being blackmailed.

 

 IMPOSTER MURDER THRILLER

From the ones we know the cast, there is four part series IMPOSTER set in sunny Australia, where a splashy seaside hotel becomes the centre of a bitter family dispute when matriarch Helen refuses to sell, despite pressure from her three adult children. But what her children don't know is that Helen has a daughter who she gave up for adoption decades ago, and when Amanda suddenly appears, Helen welcomes her into the family with open arms – but is Amanda who she says she

Robert James Collier will take the lead

 is? Kym Marsh and Jackie Woodburne are set to star.

 

COOPER AND FRY 

Downton Abbey's Robert James Collier will, meanwhile, lead four 120 minute TV films COOPER AND FRY based on best-selling novels by Stephen Booth. Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, the series follows two mismatched young detectives: affable local Ben Cooper, played by Robert James-Collier, and guarded newcomer Diane Fry, played by Mandip Gill. Thrown together to investigate a string of mysterious deaths they must learn to work together to get results. As their personal lives begin to intertwine, a unique friendship begins to form… But it won’t always be easy.