Grace consists of two 90-minute mysteries adapted by veteran
Endeavour writer Russell Lewis from the Peter James novels
Dead Simple and
Looking Good Dead. The former premieres April 27 on the streaming service; the latter, which also features
Line of Duty’s Craig Parkinson, debuts Tuesday, May 4.
The first episode begins with Grace relegated to cold-case duty due to his unorthodox crime-solving methods. Not surprisingly for a TV sleuth, he’s also haunted by his past the disappearance of his wife six years earlier.
Richie Campbell as DS Branson and John Simm as DS Roy Grace (ITV)
But Grace gets the chance to handle a red-hot case when a colleague, Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson (
And the next popular literary character coming to our screens is hard-working, Brighton-based police officer Roy Grace. Adapted from Peter James’ international bestseller, Dead Simple, new ITV production Grace is written by Endeavour creator Russell Lewis, and stars John Simm, 50, in the title role. Calling it a “delicate balancing act”, the actor tried not to worry too much about what avid readers of the books would think of his performance. “While we’re trying to be absolutely true to the source material, it’s a TV show and so some fans of the novel will be up in arms because it won’t be the characters they had in their head,” acknowledges the Yorkshireman, during a Q&A on Zoom.
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Where was Grace filmed? Explore the filming locations of John Simm’s ITV drama
Grace arrives on ITV on Sunday, March 14th but just where was the thriller filmed? What filming locations were used during shooting?
We all love a dark and twisted crime thriller and ITV’s latest arrival is set to offer up just that.
Grace, based on the Roy Grace novels by Peter James, arrives on our screens on Sunday, March 14th and sees John Simm take on the titular role.
But just where was Grace filmed? What filming locations were used in the new ITV series?