James Nesbitt says filming Bloodlands in NI left his mouth paralysed due to bitter cold
The new role sounds like the Ballymena actor s most chilling one yet
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Having been away from his home island for a while, James Nesbitt was in for a shock to the system when he returned to Northern Ireland to film new thriller Bloodlands.
Bloodlands: First look at James Nesbitt s new crime drama filmed in Belfast
Mr Nesbitt said that Northern Ireland has a film and television industry as good as any in the world
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Anticipation for the upcoming crime drama Bloodlands produced by Line of Duty and Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio ramped up this week as the BBC released a new trailer.
The four-part thriller, set in Northern Ireland, stars James Nesbitt as police detective Tom Brannick, who is on the hunt for a serial killer known as Goliath.
The 40-second teaser reveals that the evasive murderer is responsible for killing Brannick s wife while he was at large 20 years ago.
The BBC One series, directed by Omagh and Dredd s Pete Travis, sees Brannick re-open the cold case after a possible suicide note is found in an abandoned car in Strangford Lough, a large inlet in County Down.
This is the BBCs description of the plot: When a car containing a possible suicide note is pulled out of Strangford Lough, Northern Irish police detective Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) quickly connects it to an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance. Bloodlands follows his hunt for the legendary assassin known as Goliath , an explosive cat-and-mouse game where the stakes have never been higher.
Mercurio, the man behind thriller hits like Line of Duty and Bodyguard is producing Bloodlands, the script is being written by first time TV writer, Chris Brandon.
He told the BBC he was “absolutely delighted that the first opportunity I get to tell a story on this scale, it is one that is so close to home and the people and places that raised me”.
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