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"He’s someone who has really been through a lot in the Troubles, one of the silent ones who never reveal what they’ve been through." The series follows Detective Brannick as he's urged to drop his investigation into a cold case of mysterious disappearances. But the deeper he digs, the more he's embroiled in his own dark past, one that leaves him plagued by memories of his dead wife. Trending Nesbitt's full interview is available to read now in Radio Times [RADIO TIMES] It echoes similarities from 2014's The Missing, where he played a dad haunted by the disappearance of his young son and N...

Jimmy Nesbitt has revealed the pandemic gave him the chance to spend time with his dad in the last few months of his life. The actor, who makes a welcome and overdue return to our screens next week as veteran detective Tom Brannick in brand new drama Bloodlands, found himself facing lockdown with his father in Portrush. It was an unexpected bonus and a silver lining as the country headed into an uncertain few months. “We had just finished Bloodlands which was a hard and sometimes brutal shoot,” he said. “I represented my father at a family funeral as he wasn’t able to go and then I fo...

He added that the new crime drama will give people "a chance to see Northern Ireland in its beauty". "It will show Northern Ireland in a different light for people, on both sides of the water," Nesbitt said. Bloodlands sees Nesbitt go on the hunt for a mythical assassin in "an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance", according to the BBC. The series has been written by Chris Brandon, and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio is the executive producer. Nesbitt added: "I first met Jed Mercurio years ago when I was doing Jekyll and I've always liked his work.

James Nesbitt has said new drama Bloodlands will show Northern Ireland "in a different light".

James Nesbitt has said new drama Bloodlands will show Northern Ireland "in a different light".