DUSTFALL: BBC ACQUIRED NEW AUSTRALIAN CRIME DRAMA STARRING ANNA TORV

The BBC has acquired Dustfall, a gripping new six-part crime drama series starring internationally renowned actor Anna Torv (The Newsreader, Territory), for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from Federation International.

Based on the novel The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis and adapted for television by BAFTA nominee Dianne Taylor (After the Party), Stuart Page (Total Control), Belinda Chayko (The Survivors) and Beatrix Christian (Black Snow), Dustfall is directed by Emma Freeman (The Family Next Door, The Newsreader) who also executive produces on the series alongside Anna Torv, Deb Balderstone, Xavier Marchand and Daisy Gilbert.

Currently in production on the Gold Coast of Australia, Dustfall is a propulsive, atmospheric Tropic Noir that follows a detective whose deep sense of justice is challenged by a world where victims are doubted, predators hide in plain sight, and the legal system too often falls short.

When seasoned detective Tig (Torv), returning to her hometown of North Gap after years in the city, uncovers a string of drink spiking assaults, the case is turned on its head when one of the main suspects is murdered.

The cast also includes Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply), Peter Fenton (Love is a Four Letter Word), Bert Labonte (Colin From Accounts), Lila McGuire (Goolagong), Harry Gilchrist, Ling Cooper Tang (Troppo), Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High), Alice Ansara (Black Snow), Zoe Phillips (Eden), Kate Box (Deadloch), Martin Sacks (The Survivors), Theo Haitana (Heart of the Man), Conrad Coleby (All Saints), Ben Knight (Bay of Fires), Kirsty O’Connor (A Little Resistance), Jay Ryan (Territory), Ed Wightman (Last Days of the Space Age), and Luke J Morgan (NCIS:Sydney).

Sue Deeks, Head of Scripted Pre-buy Acquisitions at the BBC says: “Starring the magnificent Anna Torv, Dustfall is a powerful, emotionally charged crime drama that is as thought-provoking as it is compelling.”

Dustfall (6x58’) is a Soapbox Pictures and Moonriver co-production for ABC in association with the BBC. The series is supported by Screen Australia and Screen Queensland. International sales are handled by Federation International.