Sheridan Smith Teaming With Australian Stars From ‘The Newsreader’ & ‘Nitram’ For ITV-Stan Mystery Thriller ‘Two Birds’

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EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the back of her BAFTA nomination, Sheridan Smith is teaming with two Australian stars on an ITV-Stan mystery thriller from the producer behind Mr Bates vs the Post Office.

Smith will star in Two Birds opposite Stephen Peacocke (The Newsreader) and Judy Davis (Nitram).

Two Birds centers on British Police Constable Izzie Cornwell (Smith), who arrives in the small fictional town of Dugdale having been recently widowed and intent on a fresh start in Australia. Izzie is assigned to investigate a murder alongside her new boss Matt (Peacocke). When the victim is revealed to be part of a notorious local crime family, led by the formidable Mrs Baxter (Davis), the stakes intensify. 

The show is written by Helen FitzGerald (The Cry) and directed by BAFTA nominee James Griffiths (The Ballad of Wallis Island).

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