TWO BIRDS: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV DRAMA STARRING SHERIDAN SMITH AS JACKI WEAVER JOINS THE CAST

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ITV has released first look images from new original drama Two Birds, starring Sheridan Smith (I Fought The Law, Mrs Biggs) and Stephen Peacocke (Five Bedrooms, The Newsreader) as Academy Award® nominated Australian icon Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom, Yellowstone) joins the cast.

Set and filmed on location in Perth and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Two Birds is a mystery crime thriller. Centring Constable Izzie Cornwell (Sheridan Smith), who arrives in the remote Australian mining town of Dugdale from the UK hoping for a fresh start.

Only to have a disastrous misstep pull her into an increasingly tight web of deceit, guilt, and rising danger as she navigates a murder investigation that brings her toe to toe with the fierce matriarch of notorious local crime family Mrs Baxter (Jacki Weaver) who is determined to protect her family and uncover the truth.

Joining the previously announced cast is Colin Friels (Water Rats, Malcolm) and Jacki Weaver, who will replace Judy Davis in the production due to scheduling conflicts as the formidable Mrs Baxter.

The series is supported by an exceptional ensemble cast including Fiona Button (The Split, Industry), Eva Morgan (The Gathering, This City is Ours), Harry Greenwood (Klara and The Sun, Tenzing), Nic Cassim (Mr Inbetween, The Twelve S1), Victoria Fowler (Dalliance, Bump), Lila McGuire (Goolagong, The Twelve S2), Kit Jeakings-Bull (Invisible Boys), Matthew Pearce (Home and Away), Sarah Roberts (Scrublands, Home and Away) and Matt Day (Rake, Strike).

Sheridan Smith said: "I'm thrilled to be playing the irresistibly complex Izzie Cornwell who is in search of new beginnings in Australia. Helen FitzGerald has created a dream role for me, as Izzie, through no fault of her own, becomes embroiled in a web of secrets and lies. I'm also looking forward to returning to film in Australia and working with the team at AC Chapter One, ITV and STAN, Australia as we bring Two Birds to life."

Two Birds is a co-production between ITV and Stan.